Eliot A. Cohen joins Rebecca Burgess to discuss his new book on Shakespeare and power politics, The Hollow Crown. Brian Smith: Welcome to Liberty Law Talk. This podcast is a production of the online journal Law and Liberty and is hosted by our staff. Please visit us at lawliberty.org. Thank you for listening. Rebecca Burgess: Oh, for a muse of fire that would ascend the brightest heaven of invention. But today, in fact, we are not left to any arbitrary leniency of a willful goddess of inspiration to get us going for this latest episode of Liberty Law Talk because our theme today is Shakes ..read more

Eckart Frahm joins host Rebecca Burgess to discuss the ancient Middle East and his recent book, Assyria: The Rise and Fall of the World’s First Empire. Brian Smith: Welcome to Liberty Law Talk. This podcast is a production of the online journal, Law & Liberty, and hosted by our staff. Please visit us at lawliberty.org, and thank you for listening. Rebecca Burgess: “When time was young and world in infancy, man did not strive proudly for sovereignty. But each one thought his petty rule was high if of his house he held the monarchy. This was the golden age. But after came the boisterous son ..read more

Comedy writer Graham Linehan joins host Helen Dale to talk about cancel culture, comedy, and his new book Tough Crowd: How I Made and Lost a Career in Comedy. Brian Smith: Welcome to Liberty Law Talk. This podcast is a production of the online journal, Law & Liberty, and hosted by our staff. Please visit us at lawliberty.org, and thank you for listening. Helen Dale: My name is Helen Dale, and I’m Senior Writer at Law & Liberty. With me today is Graham Linehan. Graham is the writer and creator of multiple beloved British sitcoms, most famously Father Ted and The IT Crowd. With so m ..read more

Justin Shubow joins host Rachel Lu to talk about the importance of beautiful government buildings and the possibility of a classical revival. Brian Smith: Welcome to Liberty Law Talk. This podcast is a production of the online journal, Law & Liberty, and hosted by our staff. Please visit us at lawliberty.org and thank you for listening. Rachel Lu: Welcome to Liberty Law Talk. Thanks for joining us today. I’m Rachel Lu, Associate Editor at Law & Liberty, and here with me today, I have Justin Shubow. He’s the President of the National Civic Art Society, a non-profit organization in Washi ..read more

James Patterson is joined by Rita Koganzon of the University of Houston to talk about the Amish, the Satmar, and the puzzle of democratic education. Brian A. Smith: Welcome to Liberty Law Talk. This podcast is a production of the online journal, Law & Liberty, and hosted by our staff. Please visit us at lawliberty.org and thank you for listening. James M. Patterson: Hello, you are listening to Liberty Law Talk, the podcast for Law & Liberty. Today is September 29th, 2023, and my name is James M. Patterson. I’m a contributing editor to Law & Liberty, as well as professor and chair o ..read more

Helen Joyce and Maya Forstater join host Helen Dale to discuss transgender activism, civil rights law, and Forstater’s recent discrimination lawsuit.  Brian Smith: Welcome to Liberty Law Talk. This podcast is a production of the online journal Law & Liberty and hosted by our staff. Please visit us at lawliberty.org, and thank you for listening. Helen Dale: Hello, my name is Helen Dale, and I’m Senior Writer at Law & Liberty. With me today are Maya Forstater and Helen Joyce. Maya is the Executive Director and co-founder of the UK lobby group Sex Matters. Helen Joyce, formerly of Th ..read more

Avik Roy joins host James Patterson to discuss Freedom Conservatism, its “Statement of Principles” and the broader political and intellectual environment.  Brian Smith: Welcome to Liberty Law Talk. This podcast is a production of the online journal, Law & Liberty, and hosted by our staff. Please visit us at lawliberty.org, and thank you for listening. James Patterson: Hello, and welcome to Liberty Law Talk. Today is August 18th, 2023. My name is James Patterson. I am a contributing editor at Law & Liberty, as well as associate professor and chair of the politics department at Ave ..read more

Yonatan Green joins host Rebecca Burgess to discuss Israel’s legal system and the reform proposals that have been generating controversy in 2023. Brian Smith: Welcome to Liberty Law Talk. This podcast is a production of the online journal, Law & Liberty, and hosted by our staff. Please visit us at lawliberty.org and thank you for listening. Rebecca Burgess: Hello and welcome to Liberty Law Talk. My name is Rebecca Burgess. It’s my joy to be a contributing editor at Law & Liberty and a visiting fellow at the Independent Women’s Forum. Students and professors of natural law theories are ..read more

John O. McGinnis joins host John G. Grove to analyze the major cases from the Supreme Court’s recently concluded term, which has taken place in the midst of a concerted effort to undermine the institution’s legitimacy.  Brian Smith: Welcome to Liberty Law Talk. This podcast is a production of the online journal, Law & Liberty, and hosted by our staff. Please visit us at lawliberty.org, and thank you for listening. John Grove: Welcome to Liberty Law Talk. I’m John Grove, the managing editor of Law & Liberty, and I’m your host for this episode. Last year, the overturning of Roe v. W ..read more

Douglas Murray joins Law & Liberty Senior Writer Helen Dale to talk about the state of racial discourse, national conservatism, and his recent book, War on the West.  Brian Smith: Welcome to Liberty Law Talk. This podcast is a production of the online Journal of Law & Liberty and is hosted by our staff. Please visit us at lawliberty.org, and thank you for listening. Helen Dale: Welcome to Liberty Law Talk. My name is Helen Dale, and I’m Senior Writer at Law & Liberty. With me today is Douglas Murray, Associate Editor of The Spectator and author of seven books, i ..read more