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"Jefferson Thought Religious Freedom is a Natural Right": David Collins in the Wall Street Journal

By The James Wilson Institute • Feb 5 2021

In a brief response to a Wall Street Journal opinion piece, friend of JWI David Collins notes that Thomas Jefferson did not understand the Bill of Rights as granting religious liberty. Rather, Jefferson held that the right to religious…

"Civic Virtue as Moral Facts: Recovering the Other Half of Our Founding" - Professor Daniel Mahoney in RealClearPublicAffairs

By The James Wilson Institute • Feb 5 2021

In an essay for Real Clear Public Affairs, Professor Daniel Mahoney of Assumption University argues that the American Founding presupposed a belief in moral facts and the immutability of human nature. The Founding Fathers, and the American…

"President Joe Biden's Blue America" - Professor Gerard V. Bradley in the National Catholic Register

By The James Wilson Institute • Feb 3 2021

In a piece for the National Catholic Register, Gerard V. Bradley, a professor of law at the University of Notre Dame and member of the James Wilson Institute Board of Scholars, presents a religious critique of the theme of unity emphasized…

"Religious Liberty Isn't Enough": Ryan Anderson in the Wall Street Journal

By The James Wilson Institute • Feb 1 2021

In a recent op-ed for the Wall Street Journal, EPPC President and JWI affiliated scholar Dr. Ryan Anderson argues that in order to protect our values and way of life, conservatives must fight for our social beliefs in the realm of public…

"Biden As an 'Authoritative Type'": Professor Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Jan 29 2021

In his column for The Catholic Thing, Professor Hadley Arkes comments on the problems that President Biden's Catholicism is creating for the faithful in America. Because Biden so adamantly supports social causes that directly oppose…

PODCAST: Prof. Greg Collins on "Commerce and Manners in Edmund Burke’s Political Economy"

By The James Wilson Institute • Jan 26 2021

The James Wilson Podcast features Prof. Greg Collins of Yale University on his book on Edmund Burke's economic thought. Author and Professor Greg Collins joined JWI Deputy Director Garrett Snedeker and intern Chance Cook to discuss…

LISTEN: C.S. Lewis on Politics and the Natural Law - Justin Dyer on the In the Trenches Podcast

By The James Wilson Institute • Jan 22 2021

On January 21, Professor Justin Dyer, a JWI Affiliated Scholar, joined Seth Root and Cal Davenport on the "In the Trenches" podcast to discuss his book C.S. Lewis on Politics and the Natural Law.

The President's Advisory 1776 Commission Releases "The 1776 Report"

By The James Wilson Institute • Jan 21 2021

The President's Advisory 1776 Commission, established to support the teaching of patriotic education, has released "The 1776 Report." According to a White House statement, the report seeks to present "a definitive chronicle of the American…

VIDEO: Congress, Policy, and a Conservative Strategy in a New Administration

By The James Wilson Institute • Jan 20 2021

On January 19th, Terry Schilling of the American Principles Project and Rachel Bovard of the Conservative Partnership Institute joined JWI's Garrett Snedeker for an interactive webinar on the Biden Administration's likely legislative goals…

LISTEN: Faith, Judges, and the Supreme Court - Prof. Hadley Arkes on the Bridge Builder Podcast

By The James Wilson Institute • Jan 18 2021

On January 17th, JWI founder and director Prof. Hadley Arkes joined Minnesota Catholic Conference's Bridge Builder Podcast to offer insight into his faith and the state of conservative jurisprudence. He explores how originalist justices…

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