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Welcome to the Advisory Opinions Podcast. I'm David French with Sarah Isker and this is a hybrid. Well, it's all legal, but it's also a nerd podcast, which to be fair is basically every one of our podcasts.

So, but this is a special one. This is a special one. We have a repeat guest, Will Boad. We're going to have a more full introduction from Sarah and we're going to talk about a rather interesting back and forth over post liberal conservative legal philosophy, common good constitutionalism.

And we're going to answer the question that Sarah has been asking for what two years now, which is, are these guys for real? And so we're going to answer that question. But before we answer that question, Sarah, why don't you more fully and properly introduce our guests?

You bet. So, Professor Boad has the distinct honor of being a two time advisory opinions guest. I believe we only have one other two time guest.

Yeah, Professor Boad. So, we'll start making jackets once you hit three, but you're on your way and you're leading the pack.

Professor Boad teaches at the University of Chicago where he went for undergrad. You will find that Chicago people tend to stay close to home in that regard. Once you go, you can't fully leave the orbit or something, but you have a mathematics degree from undergrad, which is pretty cool.

JD, you did venture out. You went all the way to Yale Law School, New Haven. We can talk about that. You clerk for Judge McConnell and then Chief Justice Roberts on the Supreme Court. You've also practiced law. You've dabbled all around.

And you were on the Supreme Court Commission, which we've talked about on this podcast a lot. And I listened to all of the public hearings and found your contributions very insightful and really enjoyed listening to all of those.

You want to talk about a nerd podcast in the Supreme Court Commission hearings, all seven hours at a time of it were fantastic fun for nerds.

But you most recently reviewed Adrian Vermeule, Professor at Harvard, his new book, Common Good Constitutionalism, your piece, which will link to as well, is called the Common Good Manifesto.

He then responded and called you the Burbons of legal jurisprudence. And for those who are about to really enjoy themselves, wait, Sarah, hold on.

Burbon, is that would be Burbons?

No, Burbons, what you drink, David.

Oh, see, okay. So when I grew up in Kentucky next to the town of Versailles, we drink bourbon. But you're referring to Burbon, like the people.

Versailles.

I grew up in a southern Indiana with a French name, a boat as French. So I had this like simultaneously, both parties by brain exploded when I saw that.

I was like, you know, finally, right, is it the French pronunciation? Or is he like, is he making a illusion to my drinking habits?

But before, if you love this podcast and want to hear more, Will has his own podcast with Dan Epps. And it is called divided argument because all of these legal podcasts have to have very punny titles.

And it's fantastic. So divided argument, we'll talk about it throughout and at the end again. But if you want to hear more, the podcast is called divided argument.

Okay, Professor.

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