Legal Scholar and Professor

John McGinnis

1 article 2010

John McGinnis is a legal scholar and professor of law at Northwestern University, known for his work on constitutional law, originalism, and law and economics. He contributed to The Weekly Standard with writing that examined the intersection of political principles and governance.

Principles over Politics

March 9, 2010 · Blog

Politics is always a mixture of partisanship and principle. Politicians need to organize in parties and get more votes than the opposition to realize their principles. Given this reality, it is hardly surprising that parties will use whatever legal tactics work in order to gain electoral advantage.…