Sarah and David kick off the week with an exciting discussion of liberal constitutional originalism with Akhil Amar, author of The Words That Made Us: America’s Constitutional Conversation, and constitutional law professor at Yale University. Our guest gives a dynamic perspective of the decision in Roe v. Wade, as well as dives into the nitty-gritty of the varying modes of constitutional interpretation. Who gets to decide what the common good is? Are philosophers really as smart as they think they are?
Show Notes:
- The Words That Made Us: America’s Constitutional Conversation
- Amarica’s Constitution
- Eradicating Bush-League Arguments Root and Branch: The Article III Independent-State-Legislature Notion and Related Rubbish
- Time: Why Liberal Justices Need to Start Thinking Like Conservatives
- New York Times: The Constitution Is More Than a Document—It’s a Conversation