Because we're now entering election season, we've decided to republish excerpts from some of the past episodes that listeners may find relevant to their voting decisions. Several of our interviews have focused on Democracy and the Rule of Law, both at home and abroad, with guests who are particularly experienced with and qualified to discuss those topics. So, over the next few weeks, we plan to roll out relevant clips from those episodes. 

What follows is the first clip from one of our most recent episodes, recorded in April of this year. It features Betsy Anderson, the Executive Director of a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization called the World Justice Project, and Karen Green, a retired Massachusetts judge and lawyer and current member of the Project's Leadership Council.

In this clip, Betsy, Karen, and I discuss what the Rule of Law is and why it is an important pillar of a free society. In a subsequent episode, we'll hear more about the work of the World Justice Project, including its findings with respect to trends in the Rule of Law worldwide and in the United States. And of course, if you'd like to hear the full episode describing in more detail the important and fascinating work that WJP does, you can find it on the Higher Callings' website or on your favorite podcast platform.

If you have enjoyed the Higher Callings podcast, you might also enjoy Don's Substack Newsletter, Reflections of a Boston Lawyer, which you can find here: https://donaldfrederico.substack.com/