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"The Constitution's 'Value Judgements'" -- Gerard V. Bradley at Anchoring Truths and Law & Liberty

By The James Wilson Institute • Mar 15 2021

JWI has launched a collaborative partnership for 2021 with the Liberty Fund’s online journal, Law & Liberty. Led by its Director, Richard Reinsch, Law & Liberty has become one of the premier journals on the right for writing on…

"On the Moral Alchemy of the Political Party": Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Mar 2 2021

In his column for The Catholic Thing, JWI Founder and Director Hadley Arkes reflects on the historical role of political parties in the U.S. and the state that they are in today. The parties of the present have lost their sense of…

"Standing Against Falsehood" -- Justin Dyer at Anchoring Truths and Law & Liberty

By The James Wilson Institute • Feb 23 2021

In 2021, JWI begins a collaborative partnership with the Liberty Fund’s online journal, Law & Liberty. Led by its Director, Richard Reinsch, Law & Liberty has become one of the premier journals on the Right for writing on…

"Toward a New Jurisprudential Consensus: Common Good Originalism" - Josh Hammer in Public Discourse

By The James Wilson Institute • Feb 22 2021

In an essay for Public Discourse, JWI Affiliated Scholar Josh Hammer implores conservatives to embrace a new approach to originalism that emphasizes the common good. He argues that originalism has become entirely unmoored from conservatism…

"Moral Constitutionalism"-- Gerry Bradley in First Things

By The James Wilson Institute • Feb 16 2021

In an essay for the print edition of First Things, JWI Senior Scholar and Trustee Gerry Bradley argues that the dominant form of originalism has failed conservatives time and time again in matters of moral consequence, and a reassessment…

"Letter to a Noble Lawyer" -- Hadley Arkes at Anchoring Truths and Law & Liberty

By The James Wilson Institute • Feb 11 2021

In 2021, JWI begins a collaborative partnership with the Liberty Fund's online journal, Law & Liberty. Led by its Director, Richard Reinsch, Law & Liberty has become one of the premier journals on the Right for writing on…

"The Misadventures of a Pro-Life Senator": Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Feb 11 2021

In his column for The Catholic Thing, Professor Hadley Arkes details Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse's recent efforts as lead sponsor to pass a bill that would protect babies who survive botched abortions. This is an updated version of the…

Announcing Three New JWI Trustees

By The James Wilson Institute • Feb 10 2021

We are pleased to introduce three new additions to our 2021 JWI Board of Trustees: Mrs. Mary Ellen Bork, Prof. Gerry Bradley and Mr. Michael Crofton. Mary Ellen Bork is a freelance writer and lecturer on issues of Catholic life and…

"It Was The Supreme Court’s Liberals Who Established Protests Are Not ‘Sedition’" - Professor Hadley Arkes in The Federalist

By The James Wilson Institute • Feb 8 2021

In an essay for the Federalist, JWI founder and director Professor Hadley Arkes explores the Court's approach to demonstrations under the First and Fourteenth Amendments. He examines how Supreme Court justices have regarded with concern…

"The Limits of 'Free Speech'" - Josh Hammer in Newsweek

By The James Wilson Institute • Feb 6 2021

In a piece for Newsweek, Josh Hammer explores how conservatives should approach the issue of free speech from both a practical and philosophical perspective, in light of past comments made by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's (R-GA) that have…

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