We continue our series based on our 2010 book, Keeping Our Republic: Principles for a Political Reformation, by discussing the principle of lawfulness and its application to contemporary politics. 

Matt Parks and David Corbin explore the ideas behind today's headlines.

Opening and closing music from “2020 Vision (Worse than Blind)” by Fred Lancia. Used with permission.

Opening (0:53) - We discuss Dave’s trip to New England and the approach of another school year.

The Fifth Principle: Lawfulness (3:07) - We discuss the importance of the rule of law as well as the limits of the presumption in favor of obedience to the law. Links: Abraham Lincoln, Young Men’s Lyceum Address, Federalist 62.

Lawfulness Applied (26:59) - We discuss how the principle of lawfulness has been challenged by the dueling gerrymandering threats, executive-decreed tariff policies, and the recent deal between the Trump Administration and Nvidia and AMD concern microchip exports to China. We also consider the tension between justice and lawfulness and the tension between necessity and lawfulness. Links: WSJ on Ford’s domestic manufacturing investment, CNBC on the Nvidia/AMD deal, John Puri on the Nvidia/AMD deal, John Locke, Of Prerogative.

Tocqueville’s Crystal Ball (49:24) - We review Dave’s success at Saratoga, the Red Sox’s deadline deals, and make our picks for five big college football season openers. 

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Matt Parks and David Corbin both taught politics at The King’s College in New York City and have written together on reviving American republicanism, The Federalist, and Democracy in America. All views expressed in this podcast are those of the speaker and not necessarily those of their present or former employers.