Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast

Jamal Greene


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Jamal Greene, Professor of Law at Columbia Law School, joins us to discuss his new book,

https://www.hmhbooks.com/shop/books/How-Rights-Went-Wrong/9781328518118
Click to follow link." rel="noopener noreferrer">How Rights Went Wrong: Why Our Obsession with Rights is Tearing America Apart, in which he argues that we need a new approach to adjudicating rights claims. We discuss the flaws he sees in our current system—namely his assessment that courts either offer an absolute right or total deference to legislatures, depending on the right at issue. He also proposes an alternative approach where we can take everyone’s rights claims seriously.

Additional readings, including any referenced during the episode, are available on our website: DiggingAHolePodcast.com.

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