James Stoner
James R. Stoner, Jr. is Hermann Moyse, Jr., Professor and Director of the Eric Voegelin Institute at Louisiana State University. He wrote Common-Law Liberty (2003) and Common Law and Liberal Theory (1992) and co-edited The Political Thought of the Civil War (2018) and three other books. His A.B. is from Middlebury and his Ph.D. from Harvard.
How does the rule of law promote a free society?
In classical liberal philosophy, individual pursuit of happiness is made possible by a framework of law.
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Law vs. justice: What is our duty in society?
Laws can't stand by themselves. Professor James Stoner explains why.
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Lincoln’s law: How did the Civil War change the Constitution?
Does the President get to decide when to ignore the law?
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