Law and Politics

From religious liberty and ethical public policies governing emerging technologies, to political discourse and threats to our democracy, explore the world of law and politics through a uniquely Notre Dame lens.

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The DEI Podcast with Max Gaston

Beyond the Border: The Realities of Migration

Explore Law and Politics

Future of Liberalism

Euthanasia of Patients with Non-Terminal Mental Disorders

Racism, Xenophobia, and the Rise of the Far Right at Home and Abroad: Navigating the Call of Justice

Was Women’s Suffrage a Failure?

The Role of Latinos in American Politics

Dealing with North Korea and Iran in a Complex World: Diplomacy, Sanctions, or War?

Authority, Rights, and Responsibilities

Down From the Mountaintop: Authorities and Structures of Power

Religion, Science, and Technology in Dialogue

Higher Powers Catholicism and the American Project

Shield or Spear? The Power of Speech

Liberalism and the Invisible Hand

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Touring Through Centuries of Philosophy

Listen in to a chat with Dr. Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy in Late Antiquity and in the Islamic World at the...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Aug. 14, 2026

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Religious Pluralism

Under the conditions of globalization, more religious people than ever find themselves in close contact with members of...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Aug. 14, 2026

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Life at the Heart

Listen in for reflections from Rev. Brian C. Ching, C.S.C, ’07, ’13 M.Div. on being the rector of the Basilica of...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Aug. 14, 2026

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Jewish-Catholic Relations and Germany’s Social Memory

Listen in as Avraham Burg speaks with Dr. Rainer Kampling, professor of biblical theology and expert on Christian...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Aug. 14, 2026

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Law & Morality

Does law reflect mere convention or objective reality? Marking 800 years of Thomas Aquinas, explore how his synthesis...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Aug. 21, 2026

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Rev. Gregory Pine, O.P.

Join us for a conversation with Rev. Gregory Pine, O.P., Assistant Professor of Dogmatic and Moral Theology at the...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Aug. 21, 2026

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Place Based Community Regeneration

Join us as panelists discuss strategies for allocating limited funds (to be catalytic), attracting (the right kinds of)...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Aug. 21, 2026

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Being the Change

Join Dr. Milo Dodson ’08 and a panel of intergenerational alumni, Dr. Dom (Dominic) Acri ’18, Savanna Morgan ’20,...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Aug. 21, 2026

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Everyday Holiness: Sister Mary Lynch, S.S.J.

Listen to Sister Mary Lynch, S.S.J., the longtime rector of McGlinn Hall, and she shares her calling to religious life...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Sep. 04, 2026

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