JWI Presents: Anchoring Truths Podcast

JWI Presents: Anchoring Truths Podcast


Latest Episodes

Ed Meese & the Revolution of Originalism with Steven Calabresi
December 19, 2024

Join the Anchoring Truths Podcast for both a look back and a look ahead for originalism. Our guest, Steven Calabresi, is the co-author of a new intellectual history “The Meese Revolution” that describes the rise of originalism, which necessitates telling

Rightful Understanding of Freedom with Dr. Brad Littlejohn
December 12, 2024

Join host Garrett Snedeker for an exciting discussion with author Brad Littlejohn, Ph.D., about his new book Called to Freedom: Retrieving Christian Liberty in an Age of License. The conversation explored conflicting definitions of liberty, the issue of e

A Religious Liberty Right to Abortion? with Frank Beckwith
December 05, 2024

JWI Affiliated Scholar & Professor of Philosophy Frank Beckwith confronts a troubling trend among some legal scholars who, in the aftermath of the Dobbs decision, have constructed and advocated for a right to abortion rooted in religious liberty. Si

Minisode 11: Federalist Society 2024 National Lawyers Convention
November 21, 2024

A recap of the largest annual gathering of the Right's lawyers, the Federalist Society's National Lawyers Convention, is the topic of discussion this week. Garrett Snedeker joins JWI Programs Director Daniel Osborne for a high-level account of the 2024 NL

*The* Ads that Shaped the 2024 Election with Jon Schweppe
November 14, 2024

Who was for they/them versus who was for you? Join host Garrett Snedeker for a fascinating discussion with Jon Schweppe, Director of Policy for the American Principles Project (APP), on the power of the most influential political ads that shaped the 2024

Tragedy of "Progressive" Prosecution with Gerry Bradley
November 07, 2024

JWI Co-Director Gerry Bradley delivers remarks on what he calls the tragedy of "progressive" prosecution. Since George Floyd's death on May 25, 2020, the U.S. has undergone a significant reevaluation of its criminal justice system and has moved towards a

Litigating Second Amendment & Natural Right to Self-Defense with Ed Wenger
October 31, 2024

We are excited to be dive into Second Amendment jurisprudence and the Natural Right to Self Defense. Our entry into that topic is collection of opinions in Hanson v. United States from a divided panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Cir

Sex & the Citizen with Conn Carroll
October 24, 2024

Join Anchoring Truths Podcast host Garrett Snedeker and journalist Conn Carroll for an exciting discussion about Carroll's new book Sex and the Citizen and the importance of marriage.InSex and the Citizen, Conn Carroll shows how the assault on marriage

Minisode 10: Technology & Education with Mark Bauerlein
October 17, 2024

In this minisode, host Garrett Snedeker speaks with returning guest Mark Bauerlein about the current decline in educational quality at universities, and the challenges that technology poses to the intellectual development of youth. Mark W. Bauerlein is an

Threat of Scientism with Spencer Klavan
October 10, 2024

Theworld is not a machine. Humanity is not a mistake.Those should not be such bold words and yet, according to this weeks guest, Spencer Klavan, they need to be repeated as often as possible today.For centuries, a grim anti-human outlook has taken hol