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"Nobody Expects the Originalist Inquisition": Gunnar Gundersen in The American Mind

By The James Wilson Institute • May 27 2020

In a second response to the ongoing debate over originalism and the common good in The American Mind, James Wilson Institute affiliated attorney Gunnar Gundersen addresses the flurry of criticism he received on Twitter after he declared…

"An Oath Upon Oaths": Prof. Hadley Arkes in The American Mind

By The James Wilson Institute • May 27 2020

James Wilson Institute director Prof. Hadley Arkes responds to a side conversation taking place in the broader discussion over Adrian Vermeule's "common good constitutionalism" - the debate over one's oath to the Constitution. Multiple…

"Don't Trade Judicial Supremacy for Executive Supremacy": Garrett Snedeker in The American Mind

By The James Wilson Institute • May 20 2020

In an essay for a symposium in The American Mind responding to Harvard Law professor Adrian Vermeule's call for a "Common Good Constitutionalism," James Wilson Institute deputy director Garrett Snedeker sympathizes with Vermeule's call for…

"Why I Am A Natural Lawyer": Prof. Paul R. DeHart in Law & Liberty

By The James Wilson Institute • May 20 2020

In an essay for Law & Liberty, James Wilson Institute friend Prof. Paul DeHart responds to Prof. F.H. Buckley's attack on natural law as the foundation for conservative jurisprudence. In an earlier piece for Law & Liberty, Prof.…

"A Primer on Constitutional Rights During Crises": Justin Dyer in Starting Points

By The James Wilson Institute • May 19 2020

In his latest essay for Starting Points, Professor Justin Dyer, a JWI affiliated scholar, attempts to make sense of the Covid-19 crisis and the constitutional debate it has generated. Dyer discusses the Supreme Court's jurisprudence…

"Common Good Originalism": Josh Hammer in The American Mind

By The James Wilson Institute • May 15 2020

In a measured response to Harvard Law professor Adrian Vermeule's critique of originalism, Josh Hammer, a friend of the James Wilson Institute and Of Counsel at the First Liberty Institute, proposes a middle way between originalism and…

"Originalism Has Failed": Gunnar Gundersen in The American Mind

By The James Wilson Institute • May 14 2020

In an essay for a symposium at The American Mind, James Wilson Institute Affiliated Attorney and Fellowship Faculty member Gunnar Gundersen argues, in agreement with Harvard Law professor Adrian Vermeule, that originalism has failed and is…

Prof. Arkes on COVID-19 and Limits to Authority

By The James Wilson Institute • May 13 2020

When the news came out that a panel of the 6th Circuit weighed in to help a governor find the limits to his authority under the Lockdown, it was suspected that one of our friends in that newly improved circuit would have a hand in it. And…

"Vermeule, His Critics, and the Crisis of Originalism": Prof. Hadley Arkes in The American Mind

By The James Wilson Institute • May 12 2020

In an in-depth essay part of a symposium for The American Mind, James Wilson Institute founder and director Professor Hadley Arkes offers measured praise of Harvard Law Professor Adrian Vermeule for his criticism of Originalism in The…

VIDEO "Should We Limit Free Speech?": An Evening with Arthur Milikh and Hadley Arkes

By The James Wilson Institute • May 2 2020

In April 2020, Intercollegiate Studies Institute and the Heritage Foundation hosted a discussion with Mr. Arthur Milikh and Prof. Hadley Arkes. Mr. Milikh is the associate director of The Heritage Foundation’s B. Kenneth Simon Center for…

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