Episode 519: Of Course Clark is Right

Clark Neily joins us once again, this time to discuss the thorny matter of constitutional interpretation.

00:00 Introduction and Overview

00:26 TSA Phone Searches and the Right to Privacy

06:26 The University of Michigan Abandons Traditional Grades

10:31 Foolishness of the Week: Transgender Athletes and the WNBA

18:48 Clark Neily on How to Read the Constitution

21:54 Originalism vs. Textualism

27:02 Applying the Constitution to Modern Technology

30:31 Wiretapping, Smartphones, and the Fourth Amendment

33:06 Constitutional Rights at the Border

36:54 What the Constitution Really Means by a “Jury”

40:22 Original Meaning and the Second Amendment

50:01 The Right to Bear Arms and Resisting Government

57:36 Equal Protection and the Fourteenth Amendment

01:09:49 How Far Does the Second Amendment Go?

01:13:35 What Does It Mean to “Infringe” a Right?

01:25:14 The Forgotten Privileges or Immunities Clause

01:27:07 Closing Thoughts