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"Sentimental Judgments" -- Garrett Snedeker at Law & Liberty

By The James Wilson Institute • Nov 5 2021

Garrett Snedeker analyzes proposed reforms to the criminal justice system as presented in Judge Rakoff's Why the Innocent Plead Guilty and the Guilty Go Free. Rakoff's arguments against "mass incarceration," the death penalty, and the…

"Judge Pryor’s Friendly Fire" -- Hadley Arkes at Law & Liberty

By The James Wilson Institute • Nov 4 2021

Prof. Arkes defends "A Better Originalism" against Judge William Pryor's critique, arguing that the work of natural law doesn't end with the Constitution: judges must continually consult natural law principles as they apply the law to…

PODCAST: Michael Knowles on Speechless

By The James Wilson Institute • Nov 3 2021

Best-selling author Michael Knowles joined the Anchoring Truths podcast to discuss his new release, Speechless: Controlling Words, Controlling Minds. In the podcast, we discuss how conservatives should not expect to win the culture war by…

VIDEO: Webinar on Dred Scott Case featuring Hadley Arkes, Mark Graber, and David Tubbs

By The James Wilson Institute • Oct 29 2021

The National Association of Scholars hosted a webinar event with JWI Founder and Director Prof. Hadley Arkes, Prof. Mark Graber of the University of Maryland, and Prof. David Tubbs of King's College. Moderated by Prof. Vincent Philip Munoz…

Bigotry, Time, and Moral Progress: A Review by JWI Affiliated Scholar Justin Dyer in the Cambridge Journal of Law and Religion

By The James Wilson Institute • Oct 21 2021

JWI Affiliated Scholar and Fellowship Faculty member Prof. Justin Dyer reviewed Who’s the Bigot? Learning from Conflicts over Marriage and Civil Rights Law by Linda C. McClain in the Cambridge Journal of Law and Religion. You can read…

"A Common Law Restoration Serves the Common Good" -- Josh Hammer at Anchoring Truths and Law & Liberty

By The James Wilson Institute • Oct 8 2021

In a symposium in collaboration with Law & Liberty, Josh Hammer responds to Holden Tanner, arguing that conservative judges should look to the Preamble for natural law principles, rather than relying on the unmoored authority of human…

"Whelan-Arkes Exchange: Last Round" -- Hadley Arkes

By The James Wilson Institute • Oct 6 2021

Hadley Arkes responds to Edward Whelan in the last of five pieces on Originalism and the rightful place of moral reasoning. Appeals to Scalia only reinforce the position of common-good originalists: that conservative judges have forgotten…

"The Dobbs Case and the Strains of Prudence" -- Hadley Arkes at Human Life Review

By The James Wilson Institute • Oct 5 2021

Prof. Arkes analyzes the Dobbs case, arguing that the conservative Court has two options: to overturn Roe outright, or to take the slower, more cautious approach of merely upholding the Mississippi law. Even this latter option, however,…

"The False Allure of the Pagan Right" -- Daniel Mahoney in Law and Liberty

By The James Wilson Institute • Sep 30 2021

In a review of Matthew Rose's A World After Liberalism, Prof. Mahoney argues that atheists on the Right and the Left need the same remedy: a renewed commitment to reason and faith. Some excerpts: "'We are living in a postliberal…

"Originalism: A Hollow Core?" -- Garrett Snedeker at Starting Points Journal

By The James Wilson Institute • Sep 20 2021

JWI's Deputy Director Garrett Snedeker discusses Donald Drakeman's new book on Originalism and discusses its strengths and weaknesses. Some excerpts: "Don Drakeman’s 'The Hollow Core of Constitutional Theory' arrives at a time…

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