This is Thinking in Public, a program dedicated to intelligent conversation about frontline theological and cultural issues with the people who are shaping them.

I'm Albert Miller, your host and president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.

James Rosen is the chief White House correspondent for Newsmax, as well as a celebrated journalist

and best-selling author.

A graduate of Northwestern University, Mr Rosen has written forward the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, the Atlantic, and National Review, among others.

Prior to serving as a chief White House correspondent, Mr Rosen served for two decades as a reporter at Fox News.

He's produced several books including a torch-keptlet, great lives of the 20th century,

which spent five weeks on the New York Times bestseller list.

But his most recent book, Scalia, Rise to Greatness,

is the topic of our conversation today.

James Rosen, welcome to thinking in public.

Well, thank you, Albert.

I'm not sure there are many more dangerous activities

than thinking in public,

but I'm willing to chance it with you.

Well, yeah, let's do that together.

I'll tell you, it's a risk more people ought to take,

as a matter of fact.

But among those who prize thinking,

the thinking of someone like the late justice

Anthony Scalia is certainly worthy of our attention.

And you have started us along the way in particular

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