Jesse Merriam on the Antiracist Constitution, the Wages of Brown v. Board, and the Future of Affirmative Action

In this episode:

• Jesse Merriam, professor of constitutional studies at Patrick Henry College, joins the podcast to talk about how we got our antiracist Constitution
• how Brown v. Board’s jurisprudence unleashed a diversity regime that has usurped the written Constitution and the principles of a free society
• what we can expect for the future of affirmative action in light of the recent Supreme Court decisions challenging affirmative action

Texts Mentioned:

• How We Got our Antiracist Constitution by Jesse Merriam
• Brown v. Board of Education
• We The PeopleThree Volume Trilogy by Bruce Ackerman
• Government by Judiciary by Raoul Berger
• The Warren Revolutionby L. Brent Bozell, Jr.
• “Originalism and the Desegregation Decisions” by Michael McConnell
• “The Originalist Case for Brown v. Board of Education” by Michael McConnell
• “The Original Intent—As Perceived by Michael McConnell” by Raoul Berger
• Thomas Jefferson to Henri Gregoire, February 25, 1809
• Plessy v. Ferguson
• “The Affirmative Action Regime” by Jesse Merriam
• Students for Fair Admission v. Harvard
• Grutter v. Bollinger

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