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Robert P. George

Robert P. George

@McCormickProf

McCormick Prof. of Jurisprudence and Director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals & Institutions, Princeton U. + Banjo Picker. unWoke/uncancellable

Katılım Ekim 2013
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Robert P. George
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@timurkuran Amen, Timur. This is the advice I give my students and my own children. Study with the best teachers. In learning to think deeply, critically, and independently, the instructor matters much more than the subject. And he or she will shape the student more by example than precept.
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Timur Kuran
Timur Kuran@timurkuran·
I’m often asked: which courses should I take? My reply: the instructor matters more than the subject. Choose teachers who sharpen your mind. Facts you can gather yourself; the ability to connect them requires training. UChicago’s new policy will make that harder.
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Robert P. George
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@weiser_h78449 Harvard Law School has become a special place--one where top scholars across a spectrum of viewpoints engage each other and the students in ways that are robust and civil. Much credit is due to a string of outstanding deans: Elena Kagan, Martha Minow, John Manning, John Goldberg.
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@McCormickProf Shocked they published this. Comms staffs at these law schools tend to be militant libs
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A wonderful profile of the great Jennie Lichter in the Harvard Law Bulletin. Jennie, a Harvard Law graduate, is president of March for Life. Kudos to the editors of the Bulletin for publishing the profile. They'll take a lot of heat for it ... but it was exactly the right thing to do, and is yet more evidence that Harvard Law School is in the lead in recognizing achievement and distinction (in admissions, faculty hiring, and other ways) in an ideologically non-partisan manner. hls.harvard.edu/today/leading-…
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Lincoln even defied parts of the Supreme Court's decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford. He wasn't wrong to do that. I'm not arguing for judicial supremacy. (I've been a critic of that idea, precisely on constitutional grounds.) But judicial *independence* is critically important. 5/
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This isn't to say that Democrats or others shouldn't criticize the Court when they believe the justices have usurped the authority of the other branches or betrayed the Constitution. The historical record shows that such criticism has sometimes been warranted. So, criticize. 4/
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Insane. Democratic Party leaders are explicitly pledging to pack the Supreme Court--increasing the number of justices from 9 to 13--the moment they get the presidency and control of the Senate. This would be the end of an independent judiciary in the United States of America. 1/
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For today's webinar (7:00 pm Eastern time; 4:00 Pacific) on faith and patriotism, you have the option of watching the livestream on YouTube at this link: youtube.com/watch?v=QAA7Dp…
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Robert P. George@McCormickProf

For people of faith, our ultimate loyalty is to God, not any merely human reality. Yet, we are called to be good citizens. Patriotism, properly understood, is a virtue, not a sin. Please join us online today (May 15) at 7 pm Eastern Time (4 pm Pacific) for a discussion of "living faithfully at America's 250th anniversary" with Archbishops Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco and Alexander Sample of Portland. People of all faiths are warmly invited! Register at fidelitymonth.com)

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James Madison Program
James Madison Program@MadisonProgram·
NEXT WEEK: Join us for a discussion between Walter Russell Mead (@wrmead), scholar at the @HudsonInstitute, and Professor Robert P. George (@McCormickProf), the James Madison Program Director, on "The Declaration of Independence and the Future of American Democracy." As a JMP Princeton University Reunions Event, the talk will be held on Friday May 22, 2026 at 11:00 am – 12:30 pm in McDonnell Hall A02. For more details, see here: jmp.princeton.edu/events/2026/de…
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Robert P. George
Robert P. George@McCormickProf·
For people of faith, our ultimate loyalty is to God, not any merely human reality. Yet, we are called to be good citizens. Patriotism, properly understood, is a virtue, not a sin. Please join us online today (May 15) at 7 pm Eastern Time (4 pm Pacific) for a discussion of "living faithfully at America's 250th anniversary" with Archbishops Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco and Alexander Sample of Portland. People of all faiths are warmly invited! Register at fidelitymonth.com)
Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone@ArchCordileone

I invite you to join me, Archbishop Sample and Dr. Robert George tomorrow for a webinar on America’s 250th anniversary.    Register here: fidelitymonth.com/living-faithfu…

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Robert P. George
Robert P. George@McCormickProf·
For people of faith, our ultimate loyalty is to God, not any merely human reality. Yet, we are called to be good citizens. Patriotism, properly understood, is a virtue, not a sin. Please join us online today (May 15) at 7 pm Eastern Time (4 pm Pacific) for a discussion of "living faithfully at America's 250th anniversary" with Archbishops Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco and Alexander Sample of Portland. People of all faiths are warmly invited! Register at fidelitymonth.com)
Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone@ArchCordileone

I invite you to join me, Archbishop Sample and Dr. Robert George tomorrow for a webinar on America’s 250th anniversary.    Register here: fidelitymonth.com/living-faithfu…

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Robert P. George@McCormickProf·
The longer I live, the clearer it becomes to me that people will have a religion, or something that plays the role in their lives played by religion in the lives of people of faith. The only question is what religion (or pseudo-religion) they will have, and whether it will be a good one or a bad one--one that upholds human dignity and teaches genuine virtue, or one that does not.
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Wisdom from my great friend John Tasioulos.
John Tasioulas@JTasioulas

That which is glorious is worthy of being revered, and revered because it is glorious. That's the conservative side of the role of the humanities. But they also have an inseparable critical and creative side, to foster critical reflection so that, partly through being aware of past and present shortcomings, we can make our own contribution, perhaps even adding to the glories that are worthy of reverence. Sadly the former function can be perverted into a form of parochialism and idolatry, while the latter can degenerate into a form of relativism and nihilism.

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