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Aaron Walayat

Aaron J. Walayat is an attorney based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He received his B.A. from Washington & Jefferson College and his J.D. from Emory University. His scholarly interests include philosophy of law, legal history, and law and religion and his publications have appeared in the Australian International Law Journal, the Pace Law Review, and the Journal of Chinese Humanities.

Clarence Thomas

A Constitution for Everyone

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Originalism is a theory of interpretation, but like any form of legal interpretation, it means little unless applied to facts. And facts are wrapped up in stories. Judge Thapar’s book is a reminder not to forget this.
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On State Powers

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Chief Judge Jeffrey Sutton’s new book, Who Decides?, provides a powerful argument for ordinary people who feel powerless in their ability to affect the course of national politics. State constitutions provide an alternative venue for meaningful political change and are an important way to exercise constitutional self-government.
Norman Rockwell painting

Rehabilitating Rockwell from the Culture of Kitsch

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Rockwell’s work may be pop culture rather than high culture, but his work is capable of real and “straightforward” sentiment. Rockwell’s work is humorous, and its humor comes from the joy in the mundaneness of things.
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What Confucius’s Li Can Teach the West about Law

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One cannot simply coerce social change by commanding substantive ends in positive law. Rather, human law can facilitate social change by rewarding or punishing certain actions and thereby also communicating the value of that action. Law does not so much dictate values as habituate them by encouraging their practice.
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The Cosby Problem

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Bill Cosby’s release is a consequence of a criminal justice system run by insiders seeking efficient results. This debacle sheds light on the disappointing state of our criminal justice system, the overly wide latitude afforded to prosecutors, and the mechanical way in which the system operates.
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