On September 1, a group of prominent legal scholars joined AEI’s J. Joel Alicea to discuss one of the most timely—and divisive—debates in the conservative legal community: What is the relationship ...

Trump’s Greenland Grab Ignores One Crucial Detail: He Doesn’t Have the Authority The ‘Illegal Stop’ Narrative Isn’t Just Wrong. It’s Dangerous Backing Off Hyde Would Betray a Core Principle on ...

Is originalism a morally empty jurisprudence? For decades, various scholars working within the natural-law tradition have argued that the answer is “yes.” To these scholars, because originalism ...

Since I have just said a few words on natural law and economic freedom, I want to say a few words about a natural law conception of social justice and how it can help us now. Some people think social ...

It is a singular honor to be delivering the Joseph Story Distinguished Lecture at The Heritage Foundation, and Ed Meese’s presence here tonight makes this honor all the more meaningful.[1] For those ...

Despite the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging a new Tennessee law defining terms by their 'natural meaning,' the plaintiffs in the case are declaring victory. In an order issued late Friday, Davidson ...

Natural Law and Human Rights: Toward a Recovery of Practical Reason, by Pierre Manent (University of Notre Dame Press, 149 pp., $29) Russell Kirk once described natural law as “an ethical knowledge, ...

In an essay only available to First Things subscribers — wanting to read it is why I finally got off my rear end and subscribed to the magazine whose site I read every day, several times a day; you ...