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A Life for Liberty The Making of an American Originalist

Randy Barnett

A law professor's memoir of his own ascendancy from prosecutor to influential legal thinker. From prosecuting murderers in Chicago, to arguing before the Supreme Court, to authoring more than a dozen books, Georgetown University law professor Randy Barnett has played an integral role in the rise of...

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The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

It was written for his grandchildren but expanded to include life lessons and career advice, also highlighting his experiences with contrarianism and the importance of standing up for one's principles.

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His new book is called 'A Life for Liberty, The Making of an American Originalist'. Get it now wherever you buy your books.

— Episode: The Karol Markowicz Show: A Life for Lib...

Episode: The Karol Markowicz Show: A Life for Liberty with...

It was written for his grandchildren but expanded to include life lessons and career advice, also highlighting his experiences with contrarianism and the importance of standing up for one's principles.

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His new book is called 'A Life for Liberty, The Making of an American Originalist'. Get it now wherever you buy your books.

Yes, it is. I started off the idea of writing it for my grandchildren because I've done so many things in my life that by the time they're old enough to understand them, I might not be around to tell them about it.

Rand Paul referred to you as pioneering contrarianism in the blurb for your book.

I talk a lot about Rand and my role in his campaign in the book, as well as him inviting me in to interview Justice Kavanaugh and interview Justice Barrett while they were doing their rounds of Senate interviews. He invited me in to participate in their interviews.

I've been part and parcel of developing the theory of originalism. And that coupled with the mandate that Trump used to get himself the nomination, which is by pledging to appoint originalist judges, and then having a White House counsel, Don McGahn, fulfill that promise.

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