Hale Institute Podcast

With Trump v. Barbara before the Supreme Court, Ilan Wurman, professor of law at the University of Minnesota, joins the show to discuss his scholarship on the meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment citizenship clause.  JURISDICTION AND CITIZENSHIP by Ilan Wurman https://journals.law.harvard.edu/jlpp/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2026/02/49.Wurman.pdf Clearing Up Confusion on Birthright Citizenship by Ilan Wurman https://americanmind.org/salvo/clearing-up-confusion-on-birthright-citizenship/ BRIEF OF AMICUS CURIAE PROFESSOR ILAN WURMAN IN SUPPORT OF PETITIONERS https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-365/392842/20260127175852031_Trump%20v%20Barbara%20-%20Wurman%20Amicus%20Brief%20-%20FINAL.pdf The Constitution of 1789: A New Introduction by Ilan Wurman Amazon.com: The Constitution of 1789: A New Introduction: 9781009485692: Wurman, Ilan: Books

Scott Yenor, professor at Boise State and Director, B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies at the Heritage Foundation, talks to Timon about how conservatives can capture and reform legal education.    The Long Game in the Legal Academy https://tomklingenstein.com/the-long-game-in-the-legal-academy/ Compulsory Feminism https://firstthings.com/compulsory-feminism/ Up from Conservatism https://www.encounterbooks.com/books/up-from-conservatism/  

What is the future of legal conservatism? How should it reorient itself to present challenges? Jesse Merriam, professor at Patrick Henry College, joins the show to answer these questions (and more).  Legal Conservatism for Our Time - The American Mind https://americanmind.org/features/legal-conservatism-for-our-time/ Shock Therapy for Our Lawless Legal System - The American Mind https://americanmind.org/features/legal-conservatism-for-our-time/shock-therapy-for-our-lawless-legal-system/

A debate over common good constitutionalism, natural law, and classical jurisprudence has occupied much of the conservative legal world for the past several years. Jeremy Christiansen, professor of law at Regent University School of Law and editor of the New Digest, comes on the show to talk about what the classical legal tradition is.    Jeremy M. Christiansen, J.D. | Regent University https://www.regent.edu/faculty/jeremy-christiansen/   Substack: The New Digest | Managing Editors https://thenewdigest.substack.com/

Thomas Pink (King's College London) comes on the show to discuss Roman Catholic integralism, Francisco Suarez, Thomas Hobbes, and more.  Thomas Pink, King's College London, Philosophy, Faculty Member https://kcl.academia.edu/ThomasPink

James Baird, author of King of Kings: A Reformed Guide to Christian Government, joins the show to discuss confessional and historic Protestant political thought.    Purchase Kings of Kings by James Baird here: https://press.founders.org/shop/king-of-kings/

Miles Smith & Adam Carrington join Timon to talk about the religious and political thought of Anglicans in the early republic.   To purchase That Blessed Liberty: Episcopal Bishops and the Development of the American Republic 1789-1860, go to: https://a.co/d/0Ij2Pnt

Mark David Hall, professor at Regent University, bravely makes his second appearance on the show to talk about his 2023 book, Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land, a history of Christianity's influence on American freedom and equality.

Daniel Strand, professor of ethics at the Air War College, comes on the show to break down and critique 20th century liberal readings of Augustine's City of God and provide a corrective consideration of Augustine's cosmological politics.  Augustine the "Liberal" https://providencemag.com/2019/03/augustine-liberal/  From Domination to Liberation: Augustine's Critique of Roman Political Religion in City of God https://paideiacenter.com/special-lectures-5/  Reformed on War https://americanreformer.org/2024/12/reformed-on-war/ 

Owen Anderson, professor of philosophy at Arizona State University, comes on the show to talk about natural law, Matthew Hale, wisdom, and death.  Subscribe to Owen Anderson's substack here: https://drowenanderson.substack.com/  Purchase Christian Philosophy and the Fear of God: Sir Matthew Hale on Considering our Final End here: https://www.amazon.com/Christian-Philosophy-Fear-God-Considering/dp/B0DWLJJW85 

Chad Pecknold, professor at the Catholic University of America, talks to Timon about the proper reading of Augustine's famous work.

Timon is joined by Tom Price (DPhil. Oxford), who teaches theology at Gordon Conwell and the University of Saint Joseph and co-hosts the Theology Pugcast, for a wide-ranging discussion of natural law. Theology Pugcast https://crwiley.com/the-theology-pugcast/ 

Longtime editor of Modern Age, Daniel McCarthy, comes on the show to talk about what the so-called New Right has going for it, and what it can afford to learn from the western tradition. https://modernagejournal.com/ 

Graham Shearer teaches theology at Union Theological College. He joins Timon on the show to talk about the use of historical sources and current political trends.

Timon is joined by Daniel Pitt, associate fellow at the University of Hull, to talk about the common law tradition, conservatism, and the legacy of Roger Scruton. "Common Law Conservatism" - Daniel Pitt https://lawliberty.org/common-law-conservatism/ "Piety, Love, and the Permanent Things" - Daniel Pitt https://lawliberty.org/forum/piety-love-and-the-permanent-things/ 

The first repeat guest of the podcast, Miles Smith (Hillsdale College), stops by to talk about his new book on the “Christian institutionalism” of the early American republic.  Religion and Republic by Miles Smith https://www.amazon.com/Religion-Republic-Christian-Founding-American/dp/1949716317

Joe Rigney, a teaching fellow at New Saint Andrews College, talks to Timon about the different camps of Protestant political theology today.  https://americanreformer.org/2024/11/everymans-guide-to-protestant-political-thought/  

Chad Van Dixhoorn, professor of church history at Reformed Theological Seminary, joins Timon to talk about a newly published work by the Westminster divine, John Arrowsmith.    https://www.heritagebooks.org/products/plans-for-holy-war-arrowsmith.html

Ryan Bangert, senior vice president of strategic initiatives & special counsel to the president at the Alliance Defending Freedom, joins the podcast to talk about the state and future prospects of religious liberty in America.  ADF website: https://adflegal.org/

Robbie Crouse, professor of theology at Knox Seminary, joins the show to talking about the political theology of Martin Luther, its origins and sources, as well as the problems with some modern Reformed formulations.   Two Kingdoms and Two Cities  https://www.amazon.com/Two-Kingdoms-Cities-Theological-Traditions/dp/1506421563  

Timon is joined by Nicholas Aroney, professor of law at University of Queensland, for a wide ranging conversation about constitutional law, the nature of sovereignty, and federalism.    University of Queensland Professor Biography https://law.uq.edu.au/profile/1098/nicholas-aroney   Christianity and Constitutionalism https://global.oup.com/academic/product/christianity-and-constitutionalism-9780197587256?cc=us&lang=en&

When we think of the First Amendment, we rarely focus on the right of assembly. Luke Sheahan, professor of political science at Duquesne University, joins the podcast to unpack why that is, how the courts have failed to rightly consider the idea of association, and why civic renewal requires recovery of its practice.

Timon is joined by Kevin Gutzman, professor of history at Western Connecticut University, for a conversation about originalism, the American Revolution, and the presidencies of Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe.   To learn more about Kevin Gutzman and to view his books, visit: kevingutzman.com

Timon is joined by Nicholas Mosvick (Buckley Legacy Project) to debunk the political and historical myths about America that captivate our present discourse and inform conservative assumptions.

Andrew Walker is associate professor of ethics and public theology at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, and managing editor of World Opinions. He joins Timon to talk about his new book, Faithful Reason: Natural Law Ethics for God’s Glory and Our Good.   To purchase Andrew Walker's book, visit: https://www.amazon.com/Faithful-Reason-Natural-Ethics-Glory/dp/1087757592

Michael Lynch (PhD, Calvin Theological Seminary) joins Timon to talk about the political theory of John Davenant and Richard Baxter.   John Davenant's Hypothetical Universalism: A Defense of Catholic and Reformed Orthodoxy (Oxford Studies in Historical Theology) https://www.amazon.com/John-Davenants-Hypothetical-Universalism-HISTORICAL/dp/0197555144   “Please Do the Reading (ft. Michael Lynch)” The American Reformer Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-american-reformer-podcast/id1677193347?i=1000650663632

Timon is joined by Pavlos Papadopoulos, professor at Wyoming Catholic College, for a wide-ranging discussion of history, politics, and America.   X (Twitter): @pleonidasp

Simon Kennedy, an intellectual historian, fellow at the Danube Institute, and editor at Quadrant Magazine, joins Timon to talk about his book, Reforming the Law of Nature. https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-reforming-the-law-of-nature.html https://quadrant.org.au/writer/simon-p-kennedy/

Stephen Wolfe, author of The Case for Christian Nationalism, joins Timon to talk about the proper understanding of civil or human law, specifically in the Reformed tradition.    Twitter/X @PerfInjust https://twitter.com/PerfInjust?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Youtube @smwolfe https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjlVZWdR2jz208_wvSl2Uuw/videos Podcast “Ars Politica” https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ars-politica/id1533671922 The Case for Christian Nationalism by Stephen Wolfe https://www.amazon.com/Case-Christian-Nationalism-Stephen-Wolfe/dp/1957905336/ New Christendom Conference 2024 https://www.newchristendompress.com/conference

Scott Pryor, professor of law at Campbell University School of Law, joins Timon to talk about his work on the influence of Puritanism on the common law and contracts.

Professor Muñoz, Tocqueville Professor of Political Science and Concurrent Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame, comes on the podcast to dig into what the Constitution’s religious clauses meant at the time of ratification and how they should be interpreted today.

Brian McCall, professor of law at Oklahoma University School of Law, joins Timon to walk through his essential book, The Architecture of Law: Rebuilding Law in the Classical Tradition.

Kurt Lash, professor of law at the University of Richmond, talks to Timon about the history and development of the Fourteenth Amendment.

This is a multi-part lecture series on Matthew Hale (1609-1676) that will examine his life, context, and thought. This first lecture covers his early life and education. 

Theo Wold is the director of the Claremont Institute's administrative state project. He joins Timon to discuss the weaknesses of modern education, the folly of our incumbent elites, the disaster that is our immigration policy, and much, much more.

Kevin DeYoung joins Timon to talk about the life and legacy of John Witherspoon. Kevin, who probably needs no introduction, is an associate professor of systematic theology at Reformed Theological Seminary, Charlotte, and pastor at Christ Covenant Church in Matthews, North Carolina.   You can find Kevin DeYoung's writing at Theology for the everyday | Clearly Reformed: https://clearlyreformed.org/ To purchase DeYoung's book on John Witherspoon, "The Religious Formation of John Witherspoon: Calvinism, Evangelicalism," visit https://www.routledge.com/The-Religious-Formation-of-John-Witherspoon-Calvinism-Evangelicalism-and-the-Scottish-Enlightenment/DeYoung/p/book/9781032174723 An edited volume of Witherspoon's writings is also available: "Justification and Regeneration: Practical Writings on Saving Faith," John Witherspoon, Kevin DeYoung: 9781955859004: Amazon.com: Books: https://www.amazon.com/Justification-Regeneration-Practical-Writings-Saving/dp/1955859000 For a recent lecture on Witherspoon by DeYoung, see John Witherspoon in Historical Context | Clearly Reformed: https://clearlyreformed.org/lecture/john-witherspoon-in-historical-context

Garrett Snedeker, deputy director of the James Wilson Institute, joins Timon to talk about legal education, natural law, and the future of the conservative legal movement.

Paul Lay, senior editor of Engelsberg Ideas, former editor of History Today, founder of BBC History Magazine, senior fellow in early modern British history at the University of Buckingham, and a fellow at the Royal Historical Society, joins Timon to talk about his latest book, Providence Lost: The Rise and Fall of the Cromwell's Protectorate.

David Talcott, teaching Fellow of Philosophy and Graduate Dean at New Saint Andrews College, talks with Timon about his new book on Plato from P&R, dispels common rumors about Plato, and makes the case for the philosopher's relevance today. 

Ben Crenshaw, PhD candidate at Hillsdale College and post-doc at the Declaration of Independence Center at the University of Mississippi, joins the Hale Institute podcast to talk about Jonathan Mayhew, the American founding, and religious liberty. 

This multi-part lecture series on Matthew Hale, who lived from 1609 to 1676, will examine his life, his biography and the memory of him as a jurist, philosopher and theologian.   The first part will be focused on his life and his education, and the second lecture will be focused on its historical context. The third lecture will present a primer on the common law tradition generally, and the fourth lecture and thereafter will move into Hale's thought and jurisprudence. 

Renowned scholar of the American founding, Daniel Dreisbach, comes on the podcast to talk about how the founding generation used the Bible, how to curate and interpret sources, and much more. 

Eric Enlow, dean and professor of law at Handong International Law School, joins Timon for a wide ranging discussion of Christian jurisprudence, Biblical law, and the American liberal order. 

Timon is joined by Glenn Moots, professor of political science and philosophy at Northwood University, to talk about his book, Politics Reformed: The Anglo-American Legacy of Covenant Theology, recently re-released in paperback. The conversation ranges from historical resourcement to religious liberty to the founding period, with much more in between. 

Timon talks with Miles Smith, associate professor of history at Hillsdale College, about American history, religion, politics, and much more along the way. 

Mark David Hall, professor of politics and government at Regent University, joins Timon to talk about his scholarship on the American founding, Christian jurisprudence, and religious liberty.

Adam Carrington, professor of politics at Hillsdale College, talks with Timon about the founding, Montesquieu, and teaching politics.

Timon Cline, Director of Scholarly Initiatives at the Hale Institute, talked with Hadley Arkes about his new book, Mere Natural Law, Hadley’s storied career, conservative jurisprudence, and much more.