Lucas J. Mather

It’s one of the best books in Constitutional Law that I’ve read. We’ll be doing a series of honorary transformative readings from the book this year on TRP podcast to mark the anniversary and to urge listeners to buy the book and to read it, especially advanced undergraduates and law, government, and philosophy graduate students.… Read more »

In McColluch v. Maryland (1819), Chief Justice John Marshall of the United States Supreme Court, the last of the great Founders, said that “the power to tax is the power to destroy.” He said it nonchalantly, as if it were not anything anyone disagreed about. The issue in that case was whether a state had… Read more »

By Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. Professor Mather takes TRP Substack and Podcast community through Justice Scalia’s dissent in Morrison v. Olson (1988). Subscribe to TRP on Substack and/or follow along with the podcast by subscribing on YouTube or audio-only podcast platforms. The Republican Professor is produced and hosted by Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D.

Professor Mather introduces some primary source material on the controversial matter of Chevron Deference in recent episodes on The Republican Professor Podcast. To support the podcast, see the links in the episode descriptions, or go to https://buymeacoffee.com/lucasj.mather or on Venmo at-sign The Republican Professor but without spaces.

By Prof. Mather The Republican Professor podcast (TRP Podcast) just celebrated its 3rd anniversary. That’s right. Three years ago, December of 2021, the very first podcast episode was published on Apple Podcasts, Sticher, etc. It was on Abortion. We’ve covered a lot of topics, and none probably as touchy as so-called Christian “Nationalism,” and none… Read more »

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By Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D., TRP Podcast producer and host. Don’t forget that. What hath Separation of Powers to do with Individual Liberty ? Separation of Powers protects Individual Liberty. That’s the topic of my book “Individual Liberty and Separation of Powers in the Constitutional Statesmanship of Judge Brett Kavanaugh.” It currently ranks on the… Read more »

You can follow along in the discussion by accessing the original text here. We are discussing Dr. John W. Boswell, Ph.D.’s Essay 1: Mostly Peaceful, published 3 Jan 2021 and discussed via LIVE on 5 Feb 2021, republished on TRP Podcast today. Dr. John W. Boswell, Ph.D. (1959-2023), got his doctorate in Public Law and… Read more »

Monique Duson, Center for Biblical Equality, spoke to The Republican Professor Dr. Lucas J. Mather for the 4th of July holiday message on the topic of Critical Race Theory, Black Lives Matter, and America’s Founding in Biblical perspective. Check it out here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-republican-professor/id1609274325?i=1000568794782 Or, on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjnMqBOPlbg Happy 4th, America ! Dr. Lucas J.… Read more »

Lucas J. Mather on Christian Curious Radio Program On Higher Education’s Impact, for good or ill, on Citizenship. Enjoy How Does Education Contribute to a Successful Democracy ? with Host, Dr. Halee Gray Scott, Ph.D., Denver Seminary https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/christian-curious/88-how-does-education-9S80bVhwpO6/