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June 11, 2019
Title: Clarence Thomas and the Lost Constitution
Topic: Book Review
Discussed by Dr. Myron Magnet
with Dr. Myron Magnet (www.myronmagnet.com/)
Part 1 of 3
Dr. Myron Magnet is a prizewinning author and journalist,
editor-at-large of City Journal, and author of “Clarence Thomas
and the Lost Constitution”. Dr. Magnet has written extensively for
The Wall Street Journal, National Review, Commentary, The American
Spectator, and The New York Times.
Dr. Myron Magnet can be found here.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Compared to his fellow Jurists, how was the Constitution fundamentally different in the eyes of Clarence Thomas?
What positive changes has Clarence Thomas been attempting while on the bench?
How did the Supreme Court actually undercut Reconstruction efforts after the Civil War, weakening the Fourteen and Fifteenth Amendments to ensure decades of Jim Crow black subservience in the South? Dr. Myron Magnet offers a fantastic explanation. Listen in!
Why does the Court continue to cite these decisions as precedent for its modern rulings?
How and why is Clarence Thomas considered a “radical”?
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Title: Part 2 of 3 - Clarence Thomas and the Lost Constitution
Topic: Book Review
Discussed by Dr. Myron Magnet
with Dr. Myron Magnet (www.myronmagnet.com/)
Questions/Issues Discussed:
What is the difference between “original intent” and a “living,
breathing document”? Dr. Magnet uses a recent story about a rancher who got
in trouble with the EPA to explain…
Have recent Presidents (NOT Trump) appointed too many judges who make laws
instead of interpreting them?
FACT: 20% of the judges elevated to the Federal bench by the
Trump Administration have clerked under Justice Clarence Thomas. This is great
news!
Will Clarence Thomas be retiring soon?
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Title: Part 3 of 3 - Clarence Thomas and the Lost Constitution
Topic: Book Review
Discussed by Dr. Myron Magnet
with Dr. Myron Magnet (www.myronmagnet.com/)
Questions/Issues Discussed:
To what extent does the battle between the original Constitution of Liberty and
the “Living Constitution” lie at the heart of the animosity that
divides Americans today?
What is “originalism”?
Is there hope for America when we have Justices like Clarence Thomas?
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