Congratulations to Dr. Bradford P. Wilson, sworn in as the 12th Archivist of the United States last Thursday by Justice Amy Coney Barrett at the National Archives!
JMP's Executive Director for nearly two decades, he brings a lifetime of constitutional scholarship to the role.
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JMP's Executive Director for nearly two decades, he brings a lifetime of constitutional scholarship to the role.
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Tomorrow: Martha Minow, 300th Anniversary University Professor at @Harvard_Law, delivers the Annual Walter F. Murphy Lecture in American Constitutionalism.
“The Constitution Is Not Enough: Crucial Ingredients for Democracy”
Nov 5 | 5:00–6:30 pm | Bowen Hall 222 | @Princeton
“The Constitution Is Not Enough: Crucial Ingredients for Democracy”
Nov 5 | 5:00–6:30 pm | Bowen Hall 222 | @Princeton
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Our Undergraduate Fellows visited the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday! Their first trip of the year, as guests of Justice Neil Gorsuch.
On the docket: Maxwell v. Dinis, on habeas challenges to BOP earned-time-credit calculations under the First Step Act, and Younge v. Fulton ffice, on raising an unpleaded affirmative defense at summary judgment.
On the docket: Maxwell v. Dinis, on habeas challenges to BOP earned-time-credit calculations under the First Step Act, and Younge v. Fulton ffice, on raising an unpleaded affirmative defense at summary judgment.
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Madison's Notes has a new episode: "The Supernatural Public Square."
Academics used to say that as science progressed, supernatural claims would disappear from society. However, certain maverick scholars today are arguing for the legitimate study of religious experiences.
One , a New Testament historian and Princeton Theological Seminary Professor (@ptseminary), who joins host @RyanShinkel in S6E8 to discuss modern religious experiences.
Drawing on his book, Encountering Mystery (2022), they dig into events such as mystical encounters, responses to prayers, out-of-body & near-death experiences, and visions of angels and dead loved ones.
Along the way, they also discuss David Hume, William James, and George Harrison, current research into psychedelics, Jesus Christ's post-mortem appearances, and the emerging study of supernatural phenomenon.
Please like, subscribe, share, and enjoy!
Academics used to say that as science progressed, supernatural claims would disappear from society. However, certain maverick scholars today are arguing for the legitimate study of religious experiences.
One , a New Testament historian and Princeton Theological Seminary Professor (@ptseminary), who joins host @RyanShinkel in S6E8 to discuss modern religious experiences.
Drawing on his book, Encountering Mystery (2022), they dig into events such as mystical encounters, responses to prayers, out-of-body & near-death experiences, and visions of angels and dead loved ones.
Along the way, they also discuss David Hume, William James, and George Harrison, current research into psychedelics, Jesus Christ's post-mortem appearances, and the emerging study of supernatural phenomenon.
Please like, subscribe, share, and enjoy!
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Another good installment of the @MadisonProgram podcast.
Years ago a Marylin Manson music video showed riot cops dressed in pink & dancing in a big circle.
It inspired the writer @JamesPoulos to posit a theory about the post-1990s American political regime which he dubbed, "The Pink Police State."
Do we still live under one? How does? Listen to his interview on Madison's Notes with host @RyanShinkel to find out:
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Another good installment of the @MadisonProgram podcast.
Years ago a Marylin Manson music video showed riot cops dressed in pink & dancing in a big circle.
It inspired the writer @JamesPoulos to posit a theory about the post-1990s American political regime which he dubbed, "The Pink Police State."
Do we still live under one? How does? Listen to his interview on Madison's Notes with host @RyanShinkel to find out:
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In 2025, while the LA fires smouldered, David Lynch died. Countless people mourned a director who only made just ten movies and one TV series. Why?
Because, says @JamesPoulos, his filmmaking offered a spiritual perspective for religious skeptics:
"It’s very American to want to ee what’s inside without getting any abyss on you. Instead, David Lynch showed that if you want to see, but not be touched by, the dark side, then you are spiritually kidding yourself."
But could his ethos lead to a religious orientation? Listen to the full interview to find out.
Because, says @JamesPoulos, his filmmaking offered a spiritual perspective for religious skeptics:
"It’s very American to want to ee what’s inside without getting any abyss on you. Instead, David Lynch showed that if you want to see, but not be touched by, the dark side, then you are spiritually kidding yourself."
But could his ethos lead to a religious orientation? Listen to the full interview to find out.
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Years ago a Marylin Manson music video showed riot cops dressed in pink & dancing in a big circle.
It inspired the writer @JamesPoulos to posit a theory about the post-1990s American political regime which he dubbed, "The Pink Police State."
Do we still live under one? How does? Listen to his interview on Madison's Notes with host @RyanShinkel to find out:
It inspired the writer @JamesPoulos to posit a theory about the post-1990s American political regime which he dubbed, "The Pink Police State."
Do we still live under one? How does? Listen to his interview on Madison's Notes with host @RyanShinkel to find out:
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Traveling to sustaining a human presence on the Moon is far easier than doing so on Mars. Yet for all that, could colonies on red planet be long-term safer for humankind than on the lunar surface?
@jamespoulos thinks so. Listen to his Madison's Notes interview to find out how.
@jamespoulos thinks so. Listen to his Madison's Notes interview to find out how.
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Our Visiting and Postdoctoral Fellows had Tuesday Coffee this morning.
They discussed @GregoryConti19's @Compact essay, "The AI Apocalypse Is Already Here," which made for a rich and wide-ranging talk.
Please share and comment below.
They discussed @GregoryConti19's @Compact essay, "The AI Apocalypse Is Already Here," which made for a rich and wide-ranging talk.
Please share and comment below.
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Congratulations to Vincent Phillip Muñoz (@VPhillipMunoz) for receiving one of the 2026 Teaching Excellence Awards from the Jack Miller Center (@JackMillerCtr).
As the Senior Scholar Winner, Phillip Muñoz is the Tocqueville Professor of Political Science and Concurrent Professor d founded the University's Center for Citizenship & Constitutional Government (@NDConStudies).
He was also a 2008-2009 Visiting Fellow with the James Madison Program and is a cherished member of the James Madison Society. Well done, Professor!
Please like, comment, and share with your friends.
As the Senior Scholar Winner, Phillip Muñoz is the Tocqueville Professor of Political Science and Concurrent Professor d founded the University's Center for Citizenship & Constitutional Government (@NDConStudies).
He was also a 2008-2009 Visiting Fellow with the James Madison Program and is a cherished member of the James Madison Society. Well done, Professor!
Please like, comment, and share with your friends.
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Elites are now racing to control new technology. But for whoever emerges victorious, who is ruling them? The quest to rule technology, says @jamespoulos, leads to the question: "what is self-mastery?"
"The minute you master yourself, you start asking if it’s really you that’s e asks. "How do you find a kind of mastery that preserves the self without becoming a snake eating its own tail?"
Listen to his Madison's Notes interview with host @RyanShinkel to find out:
"The minute you master yourself, you start asking if it’s really you that’s e asks. "How do you find a kind of mastery that preserves the self without becoming a snake eating its own tail?"
Listen to his Madison's Notes interview with host @RyanShinkel to find out:
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Four big camps are fighting to control digital technology and American politics, says philosopher @JamesPoulos:
• Vitalists who want to optimize the human body in reaction to technology like AI outperforming humans.
• Rationalists who want to supervise and slow things like oper safety regulations.
• Post-rationalists who want to weaponize AI to implement a final purification of the social order.
• Nihilists who believe AI will replace humanity, which is a good or bad thing depending on whom you ask.
All these camps and cults are seeking mastery, but, says Poulos, what is mastery? How should we think about it?
Listen to Madison's Notes with host @RyanShinkel to find out.
• Vitalists who want to optimize the human body in reaction to technology like AI outperforming humans.
• Rationalists who want to supervise and slow things like oper safety regulations.
• Post-rationalists who want to weaponize AI to implement a final purification of the social order.
• Nihilists who believe AI will replace humanity, which is a good or bad thing depending on whom you ask.
All these camps and cults are seeking mastery, but, says Poulos, what is mastery? How should we think about it?
Listen to Madison's Notes with host @RyanShinkel to find out.
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