Seductive AI with Prof. Glenn Reynolds

Seductive AI with Prof. Glenn Reynolds

We’ve devoted past Anchoring Truths Podcast episodes to the promise of AI in the legal profession and beyond. Today, we’ll be discussing more of the perils of that technology with Professor Glenn Harlan Reynolds. He's the Beauchamp BroganDistinguished Professor of Law at the University of Tennessee and the mind behind the legendary Instapundit blog. In his brand-new Encounter Books Broadside, Seductive AI [https://www.amazon.com/Seductive-AI-Glenn-Harlan-Reynolds/dp/1641775181], Professor Reynolds delivers a provocative warning.While the rest of us worry about rogue superintelligent machines rising up to take over, he argues the real danger is far more subtle—and far more tempting. AI doesn't need to conquer us with force. It can seduce us instead—flatteringour egos, anticipating our every desire, offering perfect companions, endless convenience, and the illusion of control—until we've quietly handed over our agency, our relationships, and our ability to think for ourselves. It's a timely, eye-opening look at the soft power of artificial intelligence and whatit means for human freedom. Prof. Reynolds is a graduate of the University of Tennesseeand Yale Law School, he’s one of America’s most influential legal thinkers on technology, constitutional law, and the intersection of law and society. He’s the author of several acclaimed books, including An Army of Davids and The HigherEducation Bubble. Buy the book [https://www.amazon.com/Seductive-AI-Glenn-Harlan-Reynolds/dp/1641775181] Follow Prof. Reynolds on Substack https://instapundit.substack.com/ [https://instapundit.substack.com/]

Ground-Level View of Law School Campus Interest in Natural Law

This week's Anchoring Truths Podcast is a roundtable discussion of the James Wilson Institute's travels around the country to law school campuses from February-April. JWI Founder & Co-Director Hadley Arkes and Programs Director Daniel Osborne join host Garrett Snedeker to describe what they saw from law students at four different campuses during JWI's law school seminars as well as on visits to conferences held at other schools. Listen to hear about the deepening interest in this Natural Law Moment from the ground up.

Etiquette 101 in the White House & Beyond with Alison Cheperdak

Our latest episode is a little bit of a something differentthan what we’re used to featuring on the Anchoring Truths Podcast. Our guest this week is an expert on etiquette, Alison Cheperdak. Whether from the hallowed halls of the West Wing to the bustling chaos of a newsroom, Cheperdak captures stories of her experiences rendered with vivid detail, emotional resonance, and the intimacy of a confidante sharing her most vulnerable truths in her new book Was itSomething I Said? Everyday Etiquette to Avoid Awkward Moments in Relationships, Work, and Life [https://elevateetiquette.com/book] from Harper Collins. We discuss several of the lessons and tips she features in the book along with how her multiple careers provided training ground for good etiquette.   Alison is the founder of Elevate Etiquette, a distinguished consultancy that offers social, business, and dining etiquette courses, as well as international protocol. She has spoken at Harvard Law School and the US Congress, and her insights have been featured in Vogue.com among other publications. Alison also educates and inspires millions each month across social media with her daily etiquette posts.After graduating magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Villanova University, she worked as a TV news reporter and anchor for an NBC station in New York. She then moved toWashington, D.C., where she earned her law degree from The George Washington University Law School. Throughout her legal career, Alison worked in a large corporate law firm as well as in the legislative, judicial, and executive branches of the federal government, including the West Wing of the White House. She also served in a senior leadership position at the March for Life. Purchase Was it Something I Said? [https://www.amazon.com/Was-Something-Said-Etiquette-Relationships/dp/1400350123] Follow Alison Cheperdak and Elevate Etiquette on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/elevateetiquette/]. Read Alison Cheperdak's latest on Substack. [https://alisoncheperdak.substack.com/]

Pandemic of Lunacy with Prof. J. Budziszewski

Our latest episode features a living legend and one of our oldest, closest friends at the James Wilson Institute: Prof. J. Budziszewski on the occasion of the release of his new book “Pandemic of Lunacy: How to Think Clearly When Everyone Around You Seems Crazy” from Creed and Culture. In ourconversation we will discuss his new book as well as his work at the intersection of Natural Law, constitutional law, and moral philosophy.Budziszewski is a professor of government, philosophy, and civic leadership at the University of Texas at Austin. Internationally recognized for his work on natural law,self-deception, happiness, and ultimate purpose, he is widely read on the unraveling and possible restoration of our common culture. He is the author of twenty books. He has taught for more than four decades during which he has advised such fine graduate students as our own Senior Fellow Justin Dyer and Affiliated Scholar Paul DeHart. A former atheist who once denied not only the reality of God but also the reality of good and evil, he is a convert to Catholic Christianity. Purchase: Pandemic of Lunacy: How to ThinkClearly When Everyone Around You Seems Crazy [https://www.amazon.com/Pandemic-Lunacy-Clearly-Everyone-Around/dp/196761301X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=11R7GQWZS6O4R&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Hv_gY_s1uM9M_3I51F31_auokB1I5LLuP3mkpsLxpI0Owu-po7PYvyi9T_JC0-erhDiyCE8_ocWqGCsfTXLy2XCNLM-eAjniyOJCz9IvsaPst_5YmX2Fr_K5FOrxJFaH.k8ZPUlzdHMxoeoVvg0NvDpIX4Y5xdYLTlLWiH1lfJ10&dib_tag=se&keywords=Pandemic+of+Lunacy&qid=1768259848&sprefix=pandemic+of+lunacy%2Caps%2C197&sr=8-1]  J.'s website: www.UndergroundThomist.org [http://www.UndergroundThomist.org] Creed and Culture's website: www.CreedandCulture.com [http://www.CreedandCulture.com]

Religious Liberty Solution to Big Tech Censorship ftr. Hiram Sasser

As part of our ongoing series of joint programs with our friends at First Liberty’s Center for Religion, Culture, and Democracy, we’re delighted to bring you a provocative lecture from Hiram Sasser on “The Religious Liberty Solution to Big Tech Censorship: How The Religious Freedom Restoration ActLimits Section 230”. Sasser is the Executive General Counsel for First Liberty Institute, a leading nonprofit defending religious liberty, where he directs litigation and media strategies focused on First Amendment and constitutional rights. A powerhouse in the courtroom, Hiram has served as co-counsel in eightmajor victories before the U.S. Supreme Court, including landmark cases like Groff v. DeJoy (overturning nearly 50 years of employment discrimination standards), Kennedy v. Bremerton (reversing decades of Establishment Clauseprecedent), Carson v. Makin, American Legion v. American Humanist Association, and others protecting faith in public life. Beyond the law, he's a seasoned media voice, appearing on ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox News, CNN, BBC, and radio stationsworldwide. In 2016, he served as Chief of Staff to the Texas Attorney General. Hiram also shares his expertise as an Adjunct Professor of Law, teaching Religious Liberty at The University of Texas at Austin School of Law and Civil Rights Procedure at Oklahoma City University School of Law. Learn more about First Liberty Institute [https://firstliberty.org/] Learn more about the CRCD [https://crcd.net/]