HeyJaredJohn Grove Writing and Updates
Previews of and links to my recent writing on politics, constitutionalism, and (occasionally) culture. Usually with an arched eyebrow toward political projects of all stripes.
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Ilan Wurman’s Constitutional Conversation (opens the original)
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Just after the 5-4 decision in Trump v. Barbara earlier this year, a concerted social-media push cast a small group of originalist scholars as arch-villains for “normalizing” the view taken by three of the justices—namely, that the Constitution does not require a policy of universal birthright citizenship. For some, universal birthright citizenship is so sacrosanct that any disagreement or debate is unacceptable. The only reason the question was remotely in doubt was that originalists sold their
Political Moralizing (opens the original)
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I contributed to a symposium at Law & Liberty this week on the most recent round of “common good” debate:…It is rather pointless to insist on the phrase [“the common good”], or to ceremoniously disclaim it, if you’re not willing to get down to brass tacks about what is actually being contested.And what is actually being contested in contemporary discourse is government power and political ambition. The postliberal-leaning crowd, which has been largely responsible for the expansion of “common goo
An Independent and Originalist Court (opens the original)
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Senior Writer John McGinnis joins the podcast to discuss the latest term of the Supreme Court. From cases on presidential removal power to birthright citizenship, he concludes that the originalist majority is reshaping the Court’s jurisprudence—though not always in the way the media says.Listen to the podcast here(Art by Beck & Stone)Thanks for reading John Grove Writing and Updates! Subsc
On Independence and Its Declaration (opens the original)
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In both of the pieces linked below, I argue that the Declaration of Independence should be understood historically, with its specific purpose and context in mind. First, I was honored to be asked to contribute to a large symposium on the Declaration in Modern Age. I link to my own comment here, but also highly recommend checking out the whole symposium (at the same link), which includes many other insightful perspectives.I also published “The Mirror of 1776” at <e
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