Amarica's Constitution A Virtuous Republic, If You Can Keep It
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Feb 4, 2026 Steve Calabresi, law professor known for work on the unitary executive and constitutional debates, joins to discuss executive power and historical precedents. They revisit the birthright citizenship case and administrative rules. Conversation covers the sinking fund, FTC and unitary-executive clashes, court term limits, and civic virtue in republican governance.
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Two-Tier Dynamics Shape Legal Change
- The Supreme Court and lower federal courts can move in different directions, creating vertical tension in legal doctrine.
- New high-court rulings on each side of an issue reset lower courts' balance and guidance.
Attend The Everscholar Netherlands Program
- Consider joining Everscholar programs to study historical constitutional practices abroad.
- The Netherlands program explores economics, law, toleration, and art relevant to constitutional history.
Why Birthright Citizenship Was Designed To Be Simple
- The 14th Amendment nationalized citizenship to avoid state-by-state evasion and make status administrable.
- Birthright citizenship focuses on place-of-birth because 'where' is cleaner and more practical than 'whose' parents.
