Unprecedential goes on summer break: Adam and Elayne look back, and look ahead
Unprecedential goes on summer break: Adam and Elayne look back, and look ahead
After fifteen months and 46 episodes, Unprecedential is packing up and going to the beach. Today’s episode features Adam... Read more
22 Jul 2021
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27mins
Is America's criminal justice system truly just? Judge Jed Rakoff argues for reform
Is America's criminal justice system truly just? Judge Jed Rakoff argues for reform
The Bill of Rights provides a great number of protections for accused and convicted criminals: it promises trial by jury... Read more
8 Jul 2021
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1hr 9mins
Fears of a setting sun: Dennis C. Rasmussen on the worries of Washington, Hamilton, Adams, and Jefferson
Fears of a setting sun: Dennis C. Rasmussen on the worries of Washington, Hamilton, Adams, and Jefferson
From today’s vantage point, the Founding era often seems a time churning with decisive hopefulness. The 1789 Constitutio... Read more
24 Jun 2021
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58mins
Neither monarch nor magistrate: Joseph M. Bessette and Gary J. Schmitt on crafting a republican executive
Neither monarch nor magistrate: Joseph M. Bessette and Gary J. Schmitt on crafting a republican executive
When the Constitutional Convention began in 1787, delegates were tasked with creating a government that could simultaneo... Read more
10 Jun 2021
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1hr 1min
Defining women’s rights: Erika Bachiochi on the constitutional debate over women’s equality
Defining women’s rights: Erika Bachiochi on the constitutional debate over women’s equality
Since the 19th Amendment ratified women’s right to vote in 1920, the quest for women’s equality in America has taken man... Read more
27 May 2021
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57mins
The politics of religious freedom: Helen Alvaré on worship in a secular age
The politics of religious freedom: Helen Alvaré on worship in a secular age
Both historically and constitutionally, the freedom to worship has been a centerpiece of American politics. For much of ... Read more
13 May 2021
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46mins
Politics, faith, and the law: Ryan Anderson on American religion and public policy
Politics, faith, and the law: Ryan Anderson on American religion and public policy
The relationship between politics and religion is inevitably fraught. In the American context, various confessions have ... Read more
29 Apr 2021
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1hr 11mins
Free speech on campus: Stuart Taylor and Nicole Neily on defending dialogue in higher education
Free speech on campus: Stuart Taylor and Nicole Neily on defending dialogue in higher education
Higher education is supposed to provide space for citizens to generate new ideas, consider old ones, and debate about so... Read more
15 Apr 2021
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51mins
Political science: Tony Mills on expert judgement and public policy
Political science: Tony Mills on expert judgement and public policy
The pandemic has dramatically emphasized the authority that scientific expertise commands in our political culture. As t... Read more
1 Apr 2021
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54mins
Truth will set you free: Jamie Fly on America's message abroad
Truth will set you free: Jamie Fly on America's message abroad
As Ivana Stradner and Gary Schmitt noted in Unprecedential’s previous episode, the United States maintains many politica... Read more
18 Mar 2021
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43mins