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Philosophy
On the foundations of legal authority, the relationship between law and morality, and what it means for a rule to be a law at all.
Writing · Philosophy · Law
“Law is a civilization holding a candle in the dark and calling it a lighthouse.”
— D.M.
Essays on legal philosophy, constitutional analysis, and juvenile justice reform — written not because I have answers, but because I think the questions are worth taking seriously.
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On the foundations of legal authority, the relationship between law and morality, and what it means for a rule to be a law at all.
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Close readings of constitutional cases — juvenile justice, compelled speech, and the boundary between regulatory science and legal authority.
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Personal writing outside the formal disciplines — on memory, place, faith, and the strangeness of being a person in a world.