Author Archives: James Philips

I was thrilled with this podcast. We really got into the building blocks of the American Revolution and Constitution: how the Constitution secured the gains of the Revolution, and why it succeeded:

I am so excited to have been interviewed by Brady Crytzer about the origins of the political culture of Revolutionary America, and how we came to have representative government chosen by the people. This is the story told in my book: https://jardispatches.podbean.com/e/e129-james-dr-philips-two-revolutions-and-the-constitution/

I was honored to be interviewed by Jeanette Lenoir in a podcast on the ePluribis: America website. As Jeanette notes, we discussed my view that in order to fully understand how America works, you need to understand its system of government and laws, and for that you must understand the origins of its Constitution. We …

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I am thrilled that the St Louis Post-Dispatch published my op-ed on July 4, 2021 Philips: The Declaration of Independence – a foundation for Australia, too | Opinion | stltoday.com

I was interviewed today, by Tom Switzer, on the deep origins of the American Constitution, and some of their implications for us in 2021. The interview was prompted by my new book “Two Revolutions and the Constitution: How the English and American Revolutions Produced the American Constitution”. The interview is the first half of today’s …

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Interested in the end of the novel coronavirus lockdown? Noticing divergence in attitudes to the lifting of restrictions? In this note, I suggest a reason for the divergence: https://www.spectator.com.au/2020/05/our-cultural-divide-will-complicate-lockdown-exit-strategy/ Our cultural divide will complicate lockdown exit strategy James Philips Getty Images 1 May 2020 Exit from the COVID-19 emergency measures is getting closer.  Exit will be fractious.  Some …

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A note from me in The Australian Financial Review. I don’t know where they got that picture from… https://www.afr.com/work-and-careers/workplace/law-grads-need-better-leadership-to-manage-working-hours-20200122-p53tle Opinion Law grads need better leadership to manage working hours Ticking time sheets won’t make young lawyers happier. Law firms must set clearer expectations and be good people managers. James Philips Contributor Jan 22, 2020 – …

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I’ve written an op-ed in The Sydney Morning Herald on this topic: https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/if-trump-is-unfit-for-office-his-impeachers-need-to-convince-swinging-voters-20191113-p53a9d.html OPINION If Trump is unfit for office, his impeachers need to convince swinging voters ByJames Philips November 15, 2019 — 12.00am US ambassador to the Ukraine Bill Taylor and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State George Kent gave the first public testimony in …

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