The Republican Professor

The Republican Professor

The Republican Professor exists to restore political balance to Higher Education and to provide a resource for quality learning through conversation on all things related to American Politics. Contemporary Americans are too hurried, frenzied, frazzled, grade-inflated, and distracted. The Republican Professor isn’t interested in contributing further to those qualities

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Jul 7, 2026

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Part 2: Sex, Gender and Separation of Powers in Bostock v. Clayton County (2020): The Republican Dispute 22.06.2025

Part 2: We continue our in-depth examination of sex, gender, and separation of powers in the US Supreme Court decision Bostock v. Clayton County, GA 590 U.S. 644 (2020): the Republican dispute, how to understand it, and what to do about it. We cover Gorsuch's Opinion for the Court through his Roman Numeral II A only in this episode, and stop at his II.B. We'll cover his II.B next time. Part 2. The...

Sex, Gender and Separation of Powers in Bostock v. Clayton County, GA (2020): The Republican Dispute 18.06.2025

We begin our in-depth examination of sex, gender, and separation of powers in the US Supreme Court decision Bostock v. Clayton County, GA 590 U.S. 644 (2020): the Republican dispute, how to understand it, and what to do about it. Part 1. The Republican Professor is a pro-separation-of-powers-rightly-construed podcast. The Republican Professor is produced and hosted by Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph. D.

Pope Leo on Rejecting Socialism in Rerum Novarum Numbers 7 Through 12 (1891), Part 2 in the Series 13.06.2025

Part 2: We continue our timely coverage of Pope Leo XIII 's Rerum Novarum numbers 7 through 12 this time in his condemnation of Socialism and collectivism against the individual rights of workers and families in 1891, when Socialism was increasingly popular in intellectual circles, setting the stage for the statisms of the 1900s. The Republican Professor is a pro-getting-theology's-application-to-...

Return of 2a Interest-Balancing in 9th Circuit Policy: Bumatay's Dissent Pt4 Duncan v. Bonta Mar 2025 08.06.2025

Part 4 of 4 -- We pick up where we left off with Judge Bumatay's 20 March 2025 dissent in Duncan v. Bonta (en banc, 9th Circuit), using the uscourts.gov PDF pagination, going from p. 112 through to the end of Judge Bumatay's dissent at p. 124, available at the link below. https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2025/03/20/23-55805.pdf The Republican Professor is a pro-correctly-contemplati...

Eruption of Mt. Elon: Scalia's Dissent, Morrison v. Olson (1988), Part 7 Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. 04.06.2025

We finish our journey through the swirly twirly gumdrops of the Unitary Executive, our study of Justice Scalia's great dissent in Morrison v. Olson (1988) and what it teaches us about Separation of Powers as established by the Constitution of the United States of America. Part 7, going through Roman numeral five (V), entire. We stop and say hi to the Claremont Review of Books, Winter 2024-2025 edi...

Hobbes and Locke in Richard A. Epstein's "Takings: Private Property and the Power of Eminent Domain" 31.05.2025

This is Part 2 in a series noting that 2025 is the 40th Anniversary of Harvard University Press' 1985 publication of Richard A. Epstein's "Takings: Private Property and the Power of Eminent Domain." We continue our celebration of this anniversary with a fair use and transformative reading of chapter 2, still in what Richard calls "Philosophical Preliminaries." He titles chapter 2 "Hobbseian Man, L...

Chevron Deference Doctrine Deep Dive Part 3e: the Kagan Dissent in Loper-Bright v. Raimondo 2024 27.05.2025

For Part 3e of this deep dive we continue the Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo (2024) decision that overruled Chevron (1984), Kagan's dissent continued from her p. 15 (Roman Numeral II) to her p. 24 at the top (Roman Numeral III) of that Slip Opinion. We go from p. 15 through to the top of her p. 24 stopping at Roman Numeral III of the Slip Opinion (603 U.S. _____ (2024) of Kagan's dissent. We...

The Pope (Leo) Channeling Richard A. Epstein on Private Property Against Socialism in Rerum Novarum 21.05.2025

We cover Pope Leo XIII 's Rerum Novarum numbers 1 through 6 in his condemnation of Socialism and collectivism against the individual rights of workers in 1891, when Socialism was increasingly popular in intellectual circles, setting the stage for the statisms of the 1900s. The Republican Professor is a pro-getting-theology's-application-to-public-policy-correct podcast. The Republican Professor is...

Common Use and "Large" Really Standard Capacity Magazines Bumatay's Dissent 3 Duncan v. Bonta 2025 18.05.2025

Part 3 of 4 -- We pick up where we left off with Judge Bumatay's 20 March 2025 dissent in Duncan v. Bonta (en banc, 9th Circuit), using the uscourts.gov PDF pagination, going from the bottom of p. 92 to the top of p. 112 stopping at his Roman Numeral III, available at the link below. https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2025/03/20/23-55805.pdf The Republican Professor is a pro-correctly...

Speech for Grandpa: Conejo Valley Republican Women Federated Fri 13 Mar 2020 Los Robles Greens, TO 15.05.2025

This was the first speech I gave in front of my Grandpa, James A. Mather (26 Feb 1923 -- 14 May 2025). He was 97 years young at this speech going to the gym 3 x a week right up to the lockdowns. And this speech was the Friday before the lockdowns in 2020 (13 March 2020) for The Conejo Valley Republican Women Federated at Los Robles Greens 299 S Moorpark Rd, Thousand Oaks, CA 91361. Grandpa Mather...

Scalia's Dissent in Morrison v. Olson (1988) Part 6 with Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D., TRP 09.05.2025

We continue our journey through the swirly twirly gumdrops of the Unitary Executive, our study of Justice Scalia's great dissent in Morrison v. Olson (1988) and what it teaches us about Separation of Powers as established by the Constitution of the United States of America. Part 6, going through Roman numeral four (IV), entire. The Republican Professor is a pro-Separation-of-Powers-rightly-underst...

Chevron Deference Doctrine Deep Dive Part 3d: the Kagan Dissent in Loper-Bright v. Raimondo 2024 06.05.2025

For Part 3d of this deep dive we continue the Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo (2024) decision that overruled Chevron (1984), Kagan's dissent continued from her p. 12 to p. 15 (Roman Numeral II) of that Slip Opinion. We go from p. 12 to most of the way through p. 15 stopping at Roman Numeral II of the Slip Opinion (603 U.S. _____ (2024) of Kagan's dissent. We will pick up the rest of p.15 of t...

Is There a Uni-Party in Washington, DC ? 01.05.2025

We consider the claim that there is a "Uni-Party" in Washington , DC. Judge Bybee , Senior Judge on the 9th Circuit US Court of Appeals, helps us out. The Republican Professor is a pro-political-phenomenology podcast. The Republican Professor is produced and hosted by Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph. D.

Magazines Are Presumptively Protected Arms Under the 2a: Bumatay's Dissent in Duncan v. Bonta 2 2025 29.04.2025

Part 2 of 4 -- We pick up at Bumatay's Roman Numeral II on p. 84, having skipped Roman Numeral I pp. 80 - 83 accidentally (yikes) in Judge Bumatay's 20 March 2025 dissent in Duncan v. Bonta (en banc, 9th Circuit), using the uscourts.gov PDF pagination, going from the bottom of p. 84 to the bottom of p.92, available at the link below. https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2025/03/20/23-55...

40th Anniversary of Richard A. Epstein's "Takings: Private Property and the Power of Eminent Domain" 23.04.2025

2025 is the 40th Anniversary of Harvard University Press' publication of Richard A. Epstein's "Takings: Private Property and the Power of Eminent Domain." We celebrate with a fair use and transformative reading of chapter 1. We'd like to thank Harvard University Press for making this material available and Richard Epstein for writing it. Make sure you buy the book and follow along. It's very impor...

The Power to Tax is the Power to Destroy, Bumatay's Dissent Duncan v. Bonta 1 2025, Maundy Thursday 18.04.2025

On this Maundy Thursday 2025, we briefly discuss the main issue in the tariff debate illuminated by Chief Justice John Marshall's epic quotation in McColluch v. Maryland over 100 years ago (1819). Part 1 of 4 -- We then launch into Ninth Circuit US Court of Appeals Judge Bumatay's epic dissent released last month in the latest of several weird iterations of the en banc Duncan v. Bonta, using the u...

The Unitary Executive: Scalia's Dissent, Morrison v. Olson (1988), Part 5 with Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. 12.04.2025

We continue our journey through the swirly twirly gumdrops of the Unitary Executive, our study of Justice Scalia's great dissent in Morrison v. Olson (1988) and what it teaches us about Separation of Powers as established by the Constitution of the United States of America. Part 5, going through Roman numeral three, entire. The Republican Professor is a pro-Separation-of-Powers-rightly-understood-...

Confessions of a Republican Professor with Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. and Jon Schober 30 Dec 2020 FB 08.04.2025

This interview with Texas State House Republican Candidate Jon Schober from 30 December 2020 in Texas was a real hoot. Cross-posted on the Coffee with Jon podcast. Enjoy ! We had Jon on TRP podcast in 2022, where we spoke at length again about his Texas State House candidacy (4 August 2022 published here). Follow Jon Schober on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Schober4Texas if you like what yo...

Chevron Deference Doctrine Deep Dive Part 3c: the Kagan Dissent in Loper-Bright v. Raimondo 2024 03.04.2025

For Part 3c of this deep dive we continue the Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo (2024) decision that overruled Chevron (1984), Kagan's dissent continued from p. 9 of the Slip Opinion. We go from p. 9 to most of the way through p. 12 of the Slip Opinion (603 U.S. _____ (2024) of Kagan's dissent. We will pick up the rest of p.12 of that dissent next time. Donate a gift to keep the podcast going o...

Chevron Deference Doctrine Deep Dive Part 3b: the Kagan Dissent in Loper-Bright v. Raimondo 2024 01.04.2025

For Part 3b of this deep dive we continue the Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo (2024) decision that overruled Chevron (1984). We continue with with the Democrat's dissent written by Justice Kagan defending Chevron. We into the first few pages of Roman numeral I, to the top of page 9 of the Slip Opinion 603 U.S. _____ (2024) (Kagan's dissent), which we will continue to cover next time. Donate a...

Ethics of AI in Education, Law and Politics, Preliminary Issues with Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. 28.03.2025

We broach the massive issue of the ethics of AI in Education, Culture, Politics and Law. Bottom line, there are cultural forces at work undermining personal responsibility that predate AI -- those should be counteracted immediately. The Republican Professor is pro-personal responsibility podcast. The Republican Professor is produced and hosted by Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph. D.

Scalia's Dissent in Morrison v. Olson (1988), Part 4 with Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. 22.03.2025

There are pleasantly surprising lessons about Second Amendment jurisprudence throughout this section as we continue our study of Justice Scalia's great dissent in Morrison v. Olson (1988) and what it teaches us about Separation of Powers as established by the Constitution of the United States of America. Part 4, going through Roman numeral two, the second half. We'll finish Roman numeral two. Pay...

Chevron Deference Doctrine Deep Dive Part 3a: the Kagan Dissent in Loper-Bright v. Raimondo 2024 18.03.2025

For Part 3 of this deep dive we begin the Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo (2024) decision that overruled Chevron (1984). We begin with the Democrat's dissent written by Justice Kagan defending Chevron. We get up to Roman numeral I, which we will cover next time. Donate a gift to keep the podcast going on Venmo at-sign no space TheRepublicanProfessor or https://buymeacoffee.com/lucasj.mather W...

Chevron Deference Doctrine Deep Dive Part 2d: Chevron USA v. Natural Resources Defense Council 1984 13.03.2025

For Part 2d of this deep dive we finish the famous Chevron USA v. Natural Resource Defense Council (1984) decision. Recall, this decision reversed the RB Ginsburg opinion at the lower court. It was itself reversed last year in 2024 by Republicans on the US Supreme Court. This in turn sets us up for Part 6, where we'll begin to look closely at Loper Bright (2024), which in turn reversed the Republi...

Scalia's Dissent in Morrison v. Olson (1988), Part 3 with Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. 05.03.2025

We continue our study of Justice Scalia's great dissent in Morrison v. Olson (1988) and what it teaches us about Separation of Powers as established by the Constitution of the United States of America. Part 3, going through Roman numeral two, the first half. We'll finish Roman numeral two next time. Pay attention to the criticism of interest balancing tests in adjudicating Constitutionally vested...

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