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"The Capital Punishment Debate, Yet Again"—Prof. Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • May 19 2015

Professor Hadley Arkes's "The Capital Punishment Debate, Yet Again," appearing in The Catholic Thing, offers his insights as to the compatibility of capital punishment within the American regime. Some excerpts: "All of this comes back, of…

"The Jujitsu of Same-Sex Marriage"—Prof. Hadley Arkes in First Things

By The James Wilson Institute • Apr 14 2015

Writing in First Things on "The Jujitsu of Same-Sex Marriage," Prof. Hadley Arkes discusses how the principal argument in support of same-sex marriage is inherently self-defeating. "Yet there is one path of argument that has remained…

"The Same Thing, but Different"--Prof. Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Mar 24 2015

Prof. Hadley Arkes, writing in The Catholic Thing, examines the DC City Council's resolutions from early 2015 that target the policies and character of conservative and Christian organizations

"Handwringing Over 'Polarization'"—Prof. Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Mar 11 2015

Prof. Hadley Arkes, writing in The Catholic Thing, examines the extent to which the polarizing social debates of our time are moral, rather than political in nature. Some excerpts: "The unspoken truth is that the differences engaged here…

“The Loves of Barack Obama”–Prof. Hadley Arkes in The Federalist

By The James Wilson Institute • Mar 2 2015

Weighing in on the kerfuffle over former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani's accusation that President Barack Obama "does not love America," Prof. Hadley Arkes writes on "The Loves of Barack Obama" in The Federalist.

Prof. Paul DeHart "Natural Law and the Constitution" Remarks Delivered at the Oxford Pembroke Seminar

By The James Wilson Institute • Feb 26 2015

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“Judge Sutton Buys Time”–Prof. Hadley Arkes in National Review Online

By The James Wilson Institute • Nov 13 2014

Prof. Hadley Arkes on Judge Jeffrey Sutton's ruling in DeBoer v. Snyder and the political possibilities for Congress on marriage.

"Repointing the Constitution"--Judge Janice Rogers Brown, The Heritage Foundation's 2014 Joseph Story Distinguished Lecture

By The James Wilson Institute • Nov 3 2014

Judge Janice Rogers Brown delivered the 2014 Joseph Story Distinguished Lecture at the Heritage Foundation, October 22nd, 2014. Below is the text of Judge Brown's lecture and a recording courtesy of the Heritage Foundation. [gview…

"A Constitutional Congress"--Christopher DeMuth in The Weekly Standard

By The James Wilson Institute • Oct 17 2014

Christopher DeMuth, distinguished senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, delivered a talk on taming the executive state at our Fall 2014 Colloquium on the American Founding. His talk was the source of The Weekly Standard's cover story October 17th, 2014

"Response to Prof. Robert Miller—Again"—Prof. Hadley Arkes

By The James Wilson Institute • Aug 26 2014

Prof. Arkes responds to a spirited exchange of essays he shared with Prof. Robert Miller August 2014 in the Public Discourse on the grounds and scope of religious liberty in the aftermath of the Hobby Lobby case

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