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"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…

"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…

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