L’État, C’est Moi
July 21, 2014 · Magazine, Ilan Wurman, Books and Arts
The administrative state is a modern invention. It was, and remains, a necessity in our complex modern age. Or so goes the argument.
Constitutional Law Scholar
Ilan Wurman
4 articles 2010–2014
Ilan Wurman is a legal scholar and author who focuses on constitutional law and the founding era. He contributed essays and reviews to The Weekly Standard between 2010 and 2014, exploring topics related to the Constitution, the Framers, and executive power. He is known for his work on originalism and administrative law.
Washington’s Monument
November 18, 2013 · Magazine, Ilan Wurman, Books and Arts
This account of George Washington’s wartime precedents regarding prisoner abuse, congressional power over war policy, military tribunals, and civilian rights represents one of the best and most colorful uses of history to help shape our understanding of the commander-in-chief clause of the…
Framers of Mind
June 25, 2012 · Magazine, Ilan Wurman, Books and Arts
The battle between originalism and living constitutionalism has been waged in law schools and the public at large since the 1970s, and many liberal constitutional scholars have since hoped to strike the death knell of originalism as a viable constitutional theory.
Only Natural
November 1, 2010 · Magazine, Ilan Wurman, Books and Arts
Constitutional Illusions