Essays, Scholarship & Public Thought
Constitutional Scholarship
Who Decides What a Body Can Become?
Dr. Ganesh Baraiya’s journey from medical-school rejection to practicing physician raises a larger constitutional question: when institutions decide who is “suitable,” where does their authority end and the citizen’s right...
Who Decides What a Body Can Become?
Dr. Ganesh Baraiya’s journey from medical-school rejection to practicing physician raises a larger constitutional question: when institutions decide who is “suitable,” where does their authority end and the citizen’s right...
How Long Must a Citizen Hold Their Breath?
For nearly nine years, Saurabh Kirpal has waited for a judicial appointment after India’s Supreme Court Collegium found that he possessed the competence, integrity and intellect required to serve. His...
How Long Must a Citizen Hold Their Breath?
For nearly nine years, Saurabh Kirpal has waited for a judicial appointment after India’s Supreme Court Collegium found that he possessed the competence, integrity and intellect required to serve. His...
Time, Power, and Generational Responsibility
Constitutional responsibility extends beyond the present. Drawing on American democratic experience and centuries of Indian royal inheritance, DeAndre examines power, stewardship, constitutional time, and what each generation owes the next.
Time, Power, and Generational Responsibility
Constitutional responsibility extends beyond the present. Drawing on American democratic experience and centuries of Indian royal inheritance, DeAndre examines power, stewardship, constitutional time, and what each generation owes the next.
Power, Legitimacy, and the Limits of Authority
Constitutional power is defined not only by its ability to act, but by its limits. DeAndre examines authority, legitimacy, judicial review, correction, and why constitutional boundaries strengthen democratic institutions.
Power, Legitimacy, and the Limits of Authority
Constitutional power is defined not only by its ability to act, but by its limits. DeAndre examines authority, legitimacy, judicial review, correction, and why constitutional boundaries strengthen democratic institutions.
When Institutions Are Tested
Constitutional institutions are tested most when societies divide. DeAndre examines trust, responsible doubt, institutional legitimacy, accountability, and the structures that allow democracy to withstand disagreement.
When Institutions Are Tested
Constitutional institutions are tested most when societies divide. DeAndre examines trust, responsible doubt, institutional legitimacy, accountability, and the structures that allow democracy to withstand disagreement.
The Responsibility of Citizenship
A constitutional democracy depends on more than institutions and laws. DeAndre examines the responsibility citizens carry in sustaining rights, accountability, restraint, participation, and the constitutional order they inherit.
The Responsibility of Citizenship
A constitutional democracy depends on more than institutions and laws. DeAndre examines the responsibility citizens carry in sustaining rights, accountability, restraint, participation, and the constitutional order they inherit.