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"The Enduring Scalia" -- Prof. Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Nov 10 2019

In another article for The Catholic Thing titled "The Enduring Scalia," Prof. Hadley Arkes, founder and director of the James Wilson Institute, continues his critique of the "subjectivizing" of conscience and religious objection. He…

"Bill Barr Gives a Speech" - Prof. Hadley Arkes in The American Mind

By The James Wilson Institute • Oct 30 2019

JWI Founder & Director Hadley Arkes, in a piece for The American Mind titled, "Bill Barr Gives a Speech," takes up the defense of Attorney General Bill Barr and his October 2019 speech at the Notre Dame Law School. Prof. Arkes responds…

"The Supremes Ride the Spiral Down" -- Prof. Hadley Arkes in Law & Liberty

By The James Wilson Institute • Oct 24 2019

In a recent essay published at Law & Liberty titled, "The Supremes Ride the Spiral Down," Prof. Hadley Arkes laments the recent Supreme Court decision in Iancu v. Brunetti, in which the Court allowed a profane trademark for a…

"A Few Minutes with Hadley Arkes" - Steven Hayward interviews Prof. Arkes on The Power Line Show

By The James Wilson Institute • Oct 22 2019

Steve Hayward of The Power Line Show caught up with Prof. Hadley Arkes, Founder and Director of the James Wilson Institute, for a wide-ranging conversation about free speech, moral relativism, abortion, and other constitutional…

"Steps from God...to the Religion of the Self" -- Prof. Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Oct 9 2019

In an article titled, “Steps from God…to the Religion of the Self” in The Catholic Thing, Prof. Hadley Arkes traces the transformation of the identification of religion solely with beliefs rather than with a combination of beliefs and…

Michael Martin Uhlmann: In Memoriam (1939-2019)

By The James Wilson Institute • Oct 9 2019

JWI Founder and Director Hadley Arkes writes on the passing of one of his dearest friends, JWI Senior Scholar Michael Uhlmann. We come to our friends today with heart-breaking news, on the death of our beloved Michael Uhlmann…

Remembrances of Michael Uhlmann, JWI Senior Scholar

By The James Wilson Institute • Oct 8 2019

In the days and weeks ahead, JWI will feature some remembrances of our dear friend Michael Uhlmann who passed away on October 8, 2019. We will update this page with remembrances as we receive them. Everyone’s been asked the…

"Full Court Press" - Michael Uhlmann in the Claremont Review of Books

By The James Wilson Institute • Oct 7 2019

In a review for the Claremont Review of Books, Prof. Michael M. Uhlmann, a James Wilson Institute Senior Scholar, analyzed the commentary of former White House Counsel Peter Wallison on the administrative state. Prof. Uhlmann traces the…

“Athens and Jerusalem, Rome and America” – Gunnar Gundersen in The American Mind

By The James Wilson Institute • Sep 30 2019

In a piece titled “Athens and Jerusalem, Rome and America” for The American Mind, Gunnar Gundersen responds to the argument of Patrick Deneen and others who claim that America is a Hobbesian experiment, made without Christian moral…

“David French Channels Monty Python: A Response from Hadley Arkes” – The American Mind

By The James Wilson Institute • Sep 30 2019

JWI Founder and Director Hadley Arkes addresses and challenges the arguments of David French in a essay titled, “David French Channels Monty Python: A Response from Hadley Arkes.” Posted in The American Mind, Prof. Arkes questions French…

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