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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.
March 11, 2020
Law vs. justice: What is our duty in society?
Laws can't stand by themselves. Professor James Stoner explains why.
February 16, 2020
Lincoln’s law: How did the Civil War change the Constitution?
Does the President get to decide when to ignore the law?
January 23, 2020
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.
