Hale Institute Podcast

Glenn Moots, chair of the political science and philosophy department at Northwood University, returns to the show to talk about Protestantism, constitutionalism, and the American founding. 

 

Is America a People or an Idea? The Case Study of Protestant Constitutionalism in our Semiquincentennial

https://adfontesjournal.com/church-society/is-america-a-people-or-an-idea-protestant-constitutionalism-semiquincentennial/

Protestant Constitutionalism and American Independence

https://archive.americanreformer.org/2026/07/protestant-constitutionalism-and-american-independence/

How Radical Was the American Revolution?

https://archive.americanreformer.org/2026/05/how-radical-was-the-american-revolution/

The Role of Theology and Philosophy in American Independence

https://www.libertyfund.org/pamphlet/the-role-of-theology-and-philosophy-in-american-independence/

Alex Priou, professor at the University of Austin (UATX), joins to talk about Plato, Machiavelli, Heidegger, Strauss, and everything in between.

Allen Mendenhall, research fellow for the Institute of Economic Policy Studies at the Heritage Foundation, comes on show to talk about his career as a lawyer, academic, and think tanker, the state of corporate and education reform, and the future of the conservative legal movement.

David Upham, professor of law at St. Thomas University College of Law and senior fellow of politics and law at the University of Dallas, talks to Timon about the 14th Amendment and the privileges and immunities of American citizenship. 

 

Taking American Citizenship Seriously

https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/taking-american-citizenship-seriously-9781978761438/

Citizenship & the 14th Amendment with Prof. David Upham

https://www.anchoringtruths.org/2026/06/18/citizenship-the-14th-amendment-with-prof-david-upham/

Jeremy Christiansen, professor of law at Regent University School of Law, returns to the show to talk about what the recent Trump v. Barbara decision means for citizenship and originalism.

Trump v. Barbara: "A Rare Species of Victory?"

Trump v. Barbara and the End of Originalism

Hey Hey, Ho Ho, Afroyim Has Got to Go!

Are Latter-day Saints Christians? - First Things