Robert P. George

McCormick Prof. of Jurisprudence and Director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals & Institutions, Princeton U. + Banjo Picker. unWoke/uncancellable

[Robert P. George @McCormickProf]

By court-packing I mean increasing the number of justices to alter the outcome of Supreme Court decisions. It's true that the number can be--and has been--changed by legislation. And there is no magic in the number 9. But that is not the issue--and Buttigieg knows it.

[Robert P. George @McCormickProf]

Court-packing by either party would unleash a dynamic that would destroy the independence of the judiciary. Its advocacy by a politician should be treated by sane and reasonable people of both major parties as disqualifying that person for office. It is worse than a crank idea.

[Acyn @Acyn]

Buttigieg: Nowhere in the Constitution does it say that there have to be nine Supreme Court justices. That one doesn't even take a constitutional amendment. It just takes a readiness to set up a court that fits this country. 

We could have 13 seats matching the district structure of the federal judiciary, but also a process that makes it less partisan. We cannot have partisan warfare every time there's an opening on the court

[Robert P. George @McCormickProf]

Friends in the Washington, DC area, you are welcome to register here for our Wednesday, June 17, 9:30 am Breakfast for Advancing American Freedom, where Tim Chapman and I will be discussing the Fidelity movement.

[Robert P. George @McCormickProf]

@ishapiro I didn't know it either, Ilya! It does indeed explain a lot.

[Robert P. George @McCormickProf]

Year in and year out the Princeton seniors who are Undergraduate Fellows of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions distinguish themselves as recipients of coveted honors, awards, prizes, and scholarships. Here's this year's list:
https://t.co/Oo6BhoZ1TW

[Robert P. George @McCormickProf]

Well now, look what we have here. Something advertising itself as a "center for the defense of academic freedom" is gearing up a campaign of vilification against programs that are revitalizing civic education at colleges and universities around the nation and helping to ensure that students are exposed to a diverse range of viewpoints. I suppose it's not surprising that people who have enjoyed a virtual ideological monopoly would fight tooth and nail to keep it. That's how monopolists work.

[John Sailer @JohnDSailer]

NEW: The Mellon Foundation gave $1.5 million to establish a "center for the defense of academic freedom."

In audio I've obtained, the group's leader says his goal is to undermine the newly launched classical civics centers: "map who these f---ers are... and knock them out." 🧵

[Robert P. George @McCormickProf]

@rivendell_sails Yes. Princeton has hired a number of men and women of faith as professors in recent years, including in fields such as philosophy, politics, and even ... gasp ... religion! These and other departments are congenial professional homes for religious and secular people alike.

[Robert P. George @McCormickProf]

They don't make them like the great John Fleming anymore--a brilliant scholar, a magisterial teacher, and a good friend. We at Princeton (and in academia more broadly) are diminished by his death. He was in the highest and best sense a man of letters. He was also a man of faith.
https://t.co/b0o1CG3oAE

[Robert P. George @McCormickProf]

Proximity to power is like a drug. One who experiences it comes to crave it. It creates a powerful temptation to sycophancy or to "adjusting" one's views or public witness to ensure that one retains or regains "access" and the status attaching to it. A soul-imperiling danger.

[Robert P. George @McCormickProf]

@SwipeWright I wonder if people like this are laughing up their sleeves about how easy--and how much fun--it is for them to manipulate Woke people and make them dance to any tune it would amuse them to see them dancing to.

[Robert P. George @McCormickProf]

Congratulations to @HdxAcademy's six honorees--men and women who are advancing the cause of academic freedom and integrity.

[Heterodox Academy @HdxAcademy]

🏆We're proud to announce the recipients of HxA's 2026 Open Inquiry Awards.

"From the classroom to the president's office, these honorees are creating the conditions for free inquiry to flourish." — HxA President John Tomasi

[Going Big! with Kevin Gentry @GoingBigPodcast]

True freedom isn't about doing whatever you want. It's about self-mastery and contributing to the flourishing of ourselves and our communities.

Watch the full conversation with @McCormickProf 👉🏻 https://t.co/ZQKJ9fRGZc

[Robert P. George @McCormickProf]

My Prager University mini-course on the famous (or infamous) case of Lochner v. New York.
https://t.co/x1e9xwhvul

[Robert P. George @McCormickProf]

@ishapiro By leaving students who come to universities with liberal or left-wing views unchallenged in their thinking, universities poorly serve them. Parents are paying a lot of money for an education for these young men and women. To fail to challenge them is to fail to educate them.

[Robert P. George @McCormickProf]

Dear Harvard: It's not too late to right the wrong done to Carole Hooven. Please invite her to return to her teaching post at the University. Not only would it rectify an injustice, it would send a signal that Harvard honors academic freedom and intellectual integrity and no longer caves to mobs.

[Geoff Horsman @HorsmanGeoff]

Carole Hooven—my fellow contributor to "The War on Science"—was mobbed at Harvard for saying there are two sexes.

Cowardly admins threw her under the bus.

In the CBC doc "Speechless", she reads their letter with appropriate contempt.

[Going Big! with Kevin Gentry @GoingBigPodcast]

In this episode of Going Big!, host Kevin Gentry sits down with @McCormickProf for a wide-ranging conversation about truth, freedom, virtue, and the future of the American experiment. As the nation approaches its 250th anniversary, Robert reflects on what Americans often misunderstand about the founders, why George Washington was indispensable, and why a republic cannot survive without moral seriousness and civic friendship.

George also shares his own remarkable story, from growing up in Appalachia as the grandson of immigrant coal miners to becoming one of the country’s leading public intellectuals. Along the way, he explains why free speech is essential to truth-seeking, what his friendship with Cornel West teaches about disagreement, and why he remains hopeful about the next generation of Americans.

[Robert P. George @McCormickProf]

I'm immensely grateful to Kevin Gentry of the "Going Big!" podcast for this marvelous conversation about truth, freedom, virtue, and the American experiment.

[Going Big! with Kevin Gentry @GoingBigPodcast]

In this episode of Going Big!, host Kevin Gentry sits down with @McCormickProf for a wide-ranging conversation about truth, freedom, virtue, and the future of the American experiment. As the nation approaches its 250th anniversary, Robert reflects on what Americans often misunderstand about the founders, why George Washington was indispensable, and why a republic cannot survive without moral seriousness and civic friendship.

George also shares his own remarkable story, from growing up in Appalachia as the grandson of immigrant coal miners to becoming one of the country’s leading public intellectuals. Along the way, he explains why free speech is essential to truth-seeking, what his friendship with Cornel West teaches about disagreement, and why he remains hopeful about the next generation of Americans.

[Robert P. George @McCormickProf]

Today! (Monday, June 8, 2026). Registration at the link below.

[Robert P. George @McCormickProf]

Monday, June 8th, 6:30 pm ET, I'll be speaking alongside Professors David Blight of Yale and Annette Gordon-Reed or Harvard on the ideas that shaped the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. The event, which can be viewed online, is hosted by the National Constitution Center. Register here:
https://t.co/zJtieCGA1M..