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"The Little Sisters and the Court: Muddling Through": Prof. Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 14 2020

In his recent essay in The Catholic Thing, Professor Hadley Arkes comments on the Supreme Court's recent ruling regarding The Little Sisters of the Poor and what the ruling means for them as well as similar organizations. The ruling has…

LISTEN: Prof. Hadley Arkes on the First Things Podcast

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 14 2020

In the latest episode of the First Things podcast, JWI founder and director Prof. Hadley Arkes sat down with First Things contributing editor Mark Bauerlein to discuss the Supreme Court's decision in Bostock v. Clayton County. Prof. Arkes…

"On the First Principles of Moral Reason": Paul DeHart in Public Discourse

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 14 2020

In an essay for Public Discourse, James Wilson Institute friend Prof. Paul DeHart continues his interaction with Prof. F.H. Buckley's criticism of natural law reasoning. In an article for Law & Liberty, Prof. Buckley argued that…

"Defending Religious Liberty Without the Constitution?": Prof. Arkes in Law & Liberty

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 8 2020

Last week the Supreme Court took a decisive step in striking down the so-called Blaine Laws, which barred the use of public funds in supporting religious activities, especially private religious schools. Professor Arkes argues that the…

PODCAST: Abigail Shrier on "Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters"

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 6 2020

Author and Wall Street Journal opinion writer Abigail Shrier joined JWI deputy director Garrett Snedeker and intern Spencer Reeves to discuss her new book, Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters. Shrier's…

Lincoln and the Electric Cord of the Fourth of July: A Statement from Hadley Arkes, JWI Founder & Director

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 4 2020

The Fourth of July comes this year when we are seeing a massive movement in the streets, professing to be "protests," but seething with a rejection of the American Founding and our institutions. The fine points--if there are fine…

Commentary Roundup: JWI on Adrian Vermeule's Common Good Constitutionalism

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 1 2020

Professor Adrian Vermeule of Harvard Law School kicked off a lively discussion in the conservative legal movement with his provocative essay "Beyond Originalism" in The Atlantic. Since then, JWI staff, friends, and Affiliated Scholars have…

Commentary Roundup: JWI on Bostock and Harris Funeral Homes

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 1 2020

On June 15, 2020, the worlds of social and legal conservatism were rocked by Neil Gorsuch's majority opinion for Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia and its companion case, Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC. JWI staff, friends, and scholars had…

"Gorsuch Does Transgenderism: Notes on the Wreckage": Prof. Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Jun 30 2020

In a recent essay in The Catholic Thing, JWI founder and director Prof. Hadley Arkes writes about how the majority opinion in Bostock v. Clayton County and Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC, will wreck not only our jurisprudence, but also all…

"The Abolition of Man and Woman": David Crawford and Michael Hanby on Bostock in The Wall Street Journal

By The James Wilson Institute • Jun 25 2020

In the Wall Street Journal, David Crawford and Michael Hanby of the John Paul II Institute, whose amicus brief in Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC Prof. Arkes joined in a personal capacity, criticized the sweeping metaphysical judgements which…

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