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"Judging Beliefs and Shaping Laws: A Reply to Robert Miller”– Prof. Hadley Arkes in the Public Discourse

By The James Wilson Institute • Aug 22 2014

Writing in the Public Discourse, Prof. Hadley Arkes responds to Prof. Robert Miller's critique of Arkes's post-Hobby Lobby account of the grounds and scope of religious liberty

"Lessons of Nixon’s Departure"-- Prof. Hadley Arkes in National Review Online

By The James Wilson Institute • Aug 7 2014

Writing in National Review Online, Prof. Hadley Arkes discusses the question "did the Nixon scandal and his impeachment really vindicate 'the rule of law'?"

"The Life of Calvin Coolidge"--Dr. Michael Platt

By The James Wilson Institute • Aug 1 2014

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"Town of Greece: Springtime for Atheists—and Us All"-- Professor Hadley Arkes in the Library of Law and Liberty

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 31 2014

Writing for the Library of Law and Liberty, Prof. Hadley Arkes argues that the decision in the Town of Greece case should bring about jubilation, since if we attend closely to the holding of the Court, it protects the religious as it…

"Shakespeare for Life" in the Claremont Review--Dr. Michael Platt

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 30 2014

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“ 'Conscience' and the Law: A Bumpy Ride"-- Prof. Hadley Arkes in the Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 29 2014

Writing in the Catholic Thing, Prof. Hadley Arkes expresses the difficulty in offering a principled ground for exempting the religious from certain laws, while others are obliged to face the full force of the law. It begs the question,…

"Post-Hobby Lobby Illusions"-- Prof. Hadley Arkes in Library of Law and Liberty

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 22 2014

Writing in the Library of Law and Liberty, Prof. Hadley Arkes revisits the Hobby Lobby case, whose jurisprudence has given rise to "Post-Hobby Lobby Illusions." These "illusions" are stories that our friends are willing to tell themselves…

"Backing Happily into Heresies?"--Prof. Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 15 2014

Writing in The Catholic Thing, Prof. Hadley Arkes warns that as we seek our ends, we should not install premises that strike at the moral ground of our own position.

"The New Jurisprudence of ‘Beliefspeak’" –Prof. Arkes in Library of Law and Liberty

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 3 2014

Writing for the Library of Law and Liberty, Prof. Hadley Arkes cautions us not to be "bedazzled" by the outcome of Hobby Lobby. Instead, he cautions us to remain wary of how the decision's underlying logic undercuts principled arguments…

“Hobby Lobby: Joy – and Disappointment” —Prof. Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 1 2014

Writing in The Catholic Thing, Prof. Hadley Arkes scrutinizes the grounds on which the cases of Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood were decided. Some excerpts: "As Justice Alito aptly points out, corporations are ensembles of persons, made…

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