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Canada: A partially postliberal constitutional monarchy

Following last month’s perspective on liberalism in Japan, this month, we turn our attention to Canada with the help of a contribution from Dr.

Jun 2 •

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and

May 2025

Not so liberal, but a free society nevertheless?

A perspective on liberalism in Japan

May 5 •

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April 2025

Federalism Revisited: Lessons from the Past for Today

On March 15, I lectured at Ifese (Institute for Philosophical and Social Science Education) in Leuven, Belgium, on how The Federalist Papers remain a…

Apr 7 •

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March 2025

For the past two years, I have reported in this place on two trips to Rome that we undertook with the family during spring break (see here and here).

Mar 3 •

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February 2025

Consensus versus majoritarian democracy

The “regime change” in America does not go unnoticed in Europe.

Feb 3 •

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January 2025

Looking back on 2024, I can't help but be amazed at how much good this year has brought professionally.

Jan 6 •

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December 2024

An early warning

An invitation to lead a book study on political philosophy recently led me to reread Ongeloof en Revolutie by Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer (1847) and…

Dec 2, 2024 •

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November 2024

Legality and legitimacy in the asylum debate

This substack is a slightly updated version of a ‘research pitch’ I gave on October 10 to participants in the Leiden research program, which is…

Nov 4, 2024 •

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October 2024

Law and Literature

The invitation by Leiden students Philosophy of Law to speak in September on ‘Law and Literature’ led to a slight examination of conscience: what was…

Oct 1, 2024 •

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September 2024

Chapter on 'The State of Western Constitutionalism: An Alternative Problem Analysis and Solution Direction'

I enjoyed contributing to the volume Law and Morality Revisited, which appeared last July and was edited by Jasper Doomen (Open University), Afshin…

Sep 2, 2024 •

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August 2024

A visit to the Bruderhof: 'Why not this'?

I briefly toured the Beech Grove Bruderhof in Nonington, Kent, during a family visit to England earlier this week.

Aug 1, 2024 •

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July 2024

Natural law and democracy

On Tuesday, June 25, I was invited to speak before a group of predominantly Catholic jurists in Brussels, Belgium, on the above theme.

Jul 1, 2024 •

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