There is enormous pressure today for traditional conservatives (or anyone critical of progressivism) to write their names in the black book of the New Right and acquiesce to a politics of populist rage and federal overreach. Elizabeth Corey explains to James Patterson why she will instead engage in the quieter, more respectable task of cultural transmission and tending to her little platoon.

"A Quiet Refusal to Compromise," by Elizabeth Corey, Law & Liberty
"Beautiful Losers," by Elizabeth Corey, Public Discourse
"Interpreting the New Right," by John Grove, Law & Liberty

Why do presidents have the power to pardon, and how is it typically used and abused? Sai Prakash and James Patterson discuss the pardon power's origins in British law, its usefulness in ending rebellions, and the unfortunate tendency of more recent presidents to use the pardon power to reward friends and donors, protect underlings, or generate political support.

The Presidential Pardon by Sai Prakash
"The Personal Pardon Power" by Philip Hamberger, Law & Liberty
"Is It Too Late to Recover the Founders' Presidency?" by Gary L. Gregg II, Law & Liberty

Law & Liberty senior writer John O. McGinnis joins the podcast this week to discuss his new book, Why Democracy Needs the Rich. Although they may be the focus of populist ire from the left and right alike, McGinnis contends that wealthy Americans play a vital role in counterbalancing majoritarian excess and serving as entrepreneurial "social prospectors" who can revitalize civil society.

Why Democracy Needs the Rich by John O. McGinnis
"Blessed Are the Rich," book review by James E. Hartley, Law & Liberty
"Liquidate the Rich?" by John O. McGinnis
"Mother's Milk of the Revolution" by John O. McGinnis