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Joseph Tartakovsky, a PRI adjunct fellow and with the law firm Gibson Dunn, discusses the homeless case Martin v. the City of Boise. It involves five homeless people who sued Boise, Idaho for fining them for violating a city ordinance prohibiting people from living in the streets. The homeless group believed that Boise violated the 8th Amendment’s cruel and unusual clause. The LA City Council sided with Boise filing an amicus brief in support of Boise’s position. The ruling has tremendous implications for the homeless crisis in California and other western cities.
Alexander Hamilton: You know the name, but what do you know about the man? Joseph Tartakovsky, senior fellow at the Claremont Institute, details how Hamilton took a country with no past and envisioned its future.
Jason Hartman talks with Joseph Tartakovsky, author of the new book The Lives of the Constitution: Ten Exceptional Minds that Shaped America’s Supreme Law, about some of the great minds that formed our constitution, as well as why the US constitution has stood the test of time while others have failed. The two discuss the dissension amongst the Founding Fathers, as well as what ideas about the constitution are still debated to this day. Key Takeaways: [2:24] Americans are the people who've lived under a written charter longer than any people on Earth. What has contributed to the longevity? [5:03] The importance of Alexander Hamilton on the US Constitution [9:04] The US' structure of state and federal laws can make things complicated and caused citizens to demand the federal government expand to solve disputes [11:08] Did Alexis de Tocqueville misunderstand America? [14:25] Why Woodrow Wilson is so intriguing to Joseph Website: www.JosephTartakovsky.com
Brother Craig gives accolades to Rep. Louie Gohmert for standing strong during the Peter Strzok hearing and gives commentary on America's need for strong men. Next hour, author Joseph Tartakovsky drops in with his new book, "The Lives of the Constitution"; a fascinating blend of biography and history, which tells the epic and unexpected story of the nation's Constitution through the eyes of ten extraordinary individuals.
The Lives of the Constitution: Ten Exceptional Minds that Shaped America’s Supreme Law is a blend of biography and history, Joseph Tartakovsky tells the story of our Constitution through the eyes of ten extraordinary individuals―some renowned, like Alexander Hamilton and Woodrow Wilson, and some forgotten, like James Wilson and Ida B. Wells-Barnett.Mr. Tartakovsky brings to life their struggles over our supreme law from its origins in revolutionary America to the era of Obama and Trump. Sweeping from settings as diverse as Gold Rush California to the halls of Congress, and crowded with a vivid Dickensian cast, The book shows how America’s unique constitutional culture grapples with questions like democracy, racial and sexual equality, free speech, economic liberty, and the role of government.From the 1787 Philadelphia Convention to the clash over gay marriage, this is an interesting grand tour through two centuries of constitutional history as never told before.Join our Teleforum call with author Joseph Tartakovsky and Ilya Shapirio discussing the book.Featuring:Mr. Ilya Shapiro, Senior Fellow in Constitutional Studies, Cato InstituteMr. Joseph Tartakovsky, James Wilson Fellow in Constitutional Law, Claremont Institute Teleforum calls are open to all dues paying members of the Federalist Society. To become a member, sign up here. As a member, you should receive email announcements of upcoming Teleforum calls which contain the conference call phone number. If you are not receiving those email announcements, please contact us at 202-822-8138.
The Lives of the Constitution: Ten Exceptional Minds that Shaped America’s Supreme Law is a blend of biography and history, Joseph Tartakovsky tells the story of our Constitution through the eyes of ten extraordinary individuals―some renowned, like Alexander Hamilton and Woodrow Wilson, and some forgotten, like James Wilson and Ida B. Wells-Barnett.Mr. Tartakovsky brings to life their struggles over our supreme law from its origins in revolutionary America to the era of Obama and Trump. Sweeping from settings as diverse as Gold Rush California to the halls of Congress, and crowded with a vivid Dickensian cast, The book shows how America’s unique constitutional culture grapples with questions like democracy, racial and sexual equality, free speech, economic liberty, and the role of government.From the 1787 Philadelphia Convention to the clash over gay marriage, this is an interesting grand tour through two centuries of constitutional history as never told before.Join our Teleforum call with author Joseph Tartakovsky and Ilya Shapirio discussing the book.Featuring:Mr. Ilya Shapiro, Senior Fellow in Constitutional Studies, Cato InstituteMr. Joseph Tartakovsky, James Wilson Fellow in Constitutional Law, Claremont Institute Teleforum calls are open to all dues paying members of the Federalist Society. To become a member, sign up here. As a member, you should receive email announcements of upcoming Teleforum calls which contain the conference call phone number. If you are not receiving those email announcements, please contact us at 202-822-8138.
On this episode of the Bill Bennett Show, Bill speaks with Conrad Black about his new book “Donald J. Trump A President Like No Other”. Also, Bill welcomes Joseph Tartakovsky, author of “The Lives of the Constitution: Ten Exceptional Minds that Shaped America's Supreme Law" to the show to discuss stories behind the Constitution and the struggle over our supreme law from its begin to present day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Joseph Tartakovsky sits down with Ben Weingarten to discuss his new book 'The Lives of the Constitution', and its ten historical characters including their impact on and response to the American Founding, the development of the administrative state, constitutional law, the perversion of the courts, war powers and much more. Learn more in 'The Lives of the Constitution: Ten Exceptional Minds That Shaped America's Supreme Law': https://www.encounterbooks.com/books/the-lives-of-the-constitution/ Joseph Tartakovsky is the is the James Wilson Fellow in Constitutional Law at the Claremont Institute for the Study of Statesmanship and Political Philosophy. Ben Weingarten is a Senior Fellow of the London Center for Policy Research and a Senior Contributor to The Federalist. Follow him on Twitter: @bhweingarten. 'Freeway' by Kurt Vile is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) 3.0 International License. Download 'Freeway' here: tinyurl.com/p4tkyfb
David French is a writer at National Review, Constitutional lawyer, bestselling author, and veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He joined Dan and Amy with reaction to the missile strikes in Syria. Ron Hosko is a former FBI assistant director & President for the Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund. He joined Dan and Amy with reaction to James Comey’s new book and media tour. Plus, Joseph Tartakovsky is a Contributing Editor of the Claremont Review of Books. He joined Dan and Amy to talk about his new book “The Lives Of The Constitution: Ten Exceptional Minds That Shaped America’s Supreme Law”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Joseph Tartakovsky, James Wilson Fellow in Constitutional Law at the Claremont Institute for the Study of Statesmanship and Political Philosophy, on his new book: "The Lives of the Constitution: Ten Exceptional Minds that Shaped America’s Supreme Law." The way some in the left wing media talk about President Trump.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Claremont Institute fellow Joseph Tartakovsky is out this week with a fascinating new book that illuminates the Constitution with a unique approach: “The Lives of the Constitution” explores the meaning of our central political document through the stories of ten important figures in the story—some familiar, like Alexander Hamilton, but some less well known, like James Wilson and Stephen Field. Source