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"The Man Who Saved the Electoral College": Christopher DeMuth on Michael Uhlmann in National Affairs

By The James Wilson Institute • Jan 17 2020

In the wake of JWI Senior Scholar Michael Uhlmann's passing in October 2019, Hudson Institute Distinguished Fellow, Christopher DeMuth singles out the pivotal role that Ulhmann, then a 30-year-old Senate staffer, played in stopping a…

Professor Arkes "Life, Liberty, and Law" Podcast of Americans United for Life

By The James Wilson Institute • Jan 17 2020

Earlier in January 2020, Professor Hadley Arkes, JWI Founder and Director, appeared on the podcast “Life, Liberty and Law” to discuss the relationships between culture, politics, and law. Is culture downstream of politics and law or are…

“The Constitution and the Sources of Refuge”: Professor Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Jan 16 2020

Writing for The Catholic Thing in the first of a two part series, JWI Founder and Director Hadley Arkes argues that conservative opponents of abortion should heed the lessons of Abraham Lincoln and the Republicans’ attempt to push back on…

Hadley Arkes Keynote Address at the American Principles Project 2019 Gala

By The James Wilson Institute • Dec 16 2019

"Judicial Fortitude: The Last Chance to Rein in the Administrative State" James Wilson Podcast with Peter Wallison

By The James Wilson Institute • Dec 13 2019

AEI Portraits - (Photo by Jay Westcott/for AEI) In November 2019, JWI's Deputy Director Garrett Snedeker and intern Samuel Lucas had a conversation with Peter Wallison, author of the book Judicial Fortitude: The Last Chance to…

"Michael Martin Uhlmann, 1939 - 2019" Tributes from his friends, colleagues, and students in the Claremont Review of Books

By The James Wilson Institute • Dec 12 2019

The Claremont Review of Books recently published a collection of tributes, including one by JWI founder and director Hadley Arkes, in memoriam of Michael M. Uhlmann, who passed away on October 8, 2019. Below are some especially moving…

AUDIO "Recasting Religious Freedom: Is Conservative Jurisprudence Backing into Relativism?" - Hadley Arkes at Faith and Law

By The James Wilson Institute • Dec 10 2019

In a speech delivered at the U.S. Senate before an audience gathered by Faith & Law, Prof. Hadley Arkes, JWI Founder and Director, demonstrates how the Supreme Court has caused a deep coarsening in the culture of our nation. Prof.…

"Abortion as Positive Good: The Democrats’ New Rhetoric Has Vile Precedents" - Josh Craddock in National Review

By The James Wilson Institute • Dec 1 2019

Writing in a piece for the National Review, Josh Craddock, a 2019 JW Fellow and the latest addition to our Affiliated Scholars, addresses the shift in rhetoric from "Pro-Choice" to "Pro-Abortion." A new wave of celebrations of abortion…

2019 - A Year in Review

By The James Wilson Institute • Nov 25 2019

We would like to take a minute to look back over the accomplishments and highlights from this past year. We are grateful for all of our community who have helped make these events possible. If you would like to support JWI with a…

"How Old Does a Monument Need to Be?" -- Prof. Mark David Hall in Law & Liberty

By The James Wilson Institute • Nov 19 2019

In a recent piece for Law & Liberty, JWI Affiliated Scholar Mark David Hall of George Fox University critiques using the age of religious memorials on public property as the determining factor for their constitutionality. The primary…

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