
Matthew Brogdon
@profbrogdon
Sr. Director @CCSUVU working to preserve constitutional government, ordered liberty, rule of law // opinions are my own
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https://www.uvu.edu/ccs/people/matthew_brogdon.html 24-08-2012 03:08:10
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My latest in Deseret News. It is a digestible 2k words for those who want to understand a bit more about Frederick Douglassโs unique method of constitutional interpretation. Adapted from a portion of my forthcoming book on FD and constitutional abolitionism. deseret.com/magazine/2025/โฆ

Terrific essay by my friend, Bradley Rebeiro. His work on Frederick Douglass is novel and important.

I'm truly honored to have received one of this year's Academic Prizes from Heritage Foundation, and I'm very grateful for this additional support of my work.



UVU students will have an opportunity to spend this fall studying the Federalist Papers with Bradford Wilson, Carson Holloway, and yours truly. Students register now before it fills up! Center for Constitutional Studies at UVU UVU CHSS


Leave aside the silly false equivalence pervading this rant. Whatโs so bad about Thomas Aquinas and poems that rhyme? I suppose weโre tossing out that bit in the Declaration of Independence about being created equal as well. The echo chamber has done Joyce Carol Oates no favors.

What is one of the least understood yet most powerful tools in the U.S. #Constitution? Check out the latest episode of ๐๐๐๐จ ๐พ๐ค๐ฃ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ, where Savannah Eccles Johnston and Matthew Brogdon talk about what โhigh crimes and misdemeanorsโ means, the process of


New Paper with William Baude , forthcoming in the Yale Journal of Law & the Humanities: "Yes, The Framers Were Originalists" A critical review of Jonathan Gienapp (Jonathan Gienapp)'s Against Constitutional Originalism. SSRN link below, and comments welcome!



Center for Constitutional Studies at UVU's Master of Arts in Constitutional Government, Civics & Law program received a ๐๐ผ๐ต๐ป ๐ง๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป grant as part of the new ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐บ, organized by the Jack Miller Center, allowing



Center for Constitutional Studies at UVU's Summer 2025 update is now available! Learn about our latest work in Kโ12 teacher civic education, how we are preparing to celebrate America's 250th, plans for Constitution Day 2025, changes in leadership, a new summer course for undergrads, and much more:





As the United States begins to mark its 250th anniversary between now and July 4, 2026, Center for Constitutional Studies at UVU, in partnership with ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฌ ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ต, offers suggested readings for individuals and families to understand and celebrate this milestone. Check out the Common Sense


On this #whoswho Wednesday, meet Joe Boyle, Wood research assistant and Tocqueville fellow Center for Constitutional Studies at UVU. Joe will graduate with a bachelorโs in Political Science next year and is planning on law school. His favorite founder is James Madison. Learn more about Joe in the attached


Can a judge be impeached for making consistently bad rulings, or does it take something more? On the latest episode of #ThisConstitution #podcast, Savannah Eccles Johnston and Matthew Brogdon explore how Congress balances oversight of the courts with the need for judicial

Members of the first cohort of Center for Constitutional Studies at UVU's Master's of Constitutional Government, #Civics & Law are spending a fortnight Pembroke College (July 21 to Aug. 1) to finalize their course of study. See photos: adobe.ly/45lhq1V. Their graduation ceremony will be held Aug. 22 UVU.
