Open Minds with Prof. Randy Barnett & Prof Joshua Kleinfeld – Part III
The Freedom of Thought Podcast
Open Minds: Prof. Randy Barnett & Prof Joshua Kleinfeld Part III
In Part Three of Open Minds with Prof. Randy Barnett and Prof. Joshua Kleinfeld, Prof. Barnett discusses his career before entering academia, including how his experience working as a prosecutor shaped his worldview and provided him with practical skills that have informed his academic work. The professors explore the challenges conservatives face in legal academia, the current state of the hiring market, and the necessary credentials for entering the field. They then delve into Prof. Barnett’s journey to identifying as an originalist and the role the Federalist Society played in his philosophical evolution, examining the questions that arose along the way. What is the relationship between libertarianism and originalism? How does one determine original public meaning? What are the limitations of federal powers? And, ultimately, how does one live a meaningful life?
Featuring:
Prof. Randy E. Barnett, Patrick Hotung Professor of Constitutional Law, Georgetown University Law Center
Prof. Joshua Kleinfeld, Allison and Dorothy Rouse Chair of Law, Scalia Law School, Faculty Director, The C. Boyden Gray Center for the Study of the Administrative State
