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Reflections on the Arkes-Strang Debate: Phil Williamson ('18) in Anchoring Truths

By The James Wilson Institute • Dec 22 2025

In an article for Anchoring Truths, JWI Fellow Alumnus Phil Williamson offers some thoughts on the debate between JWI Founder and Director Hadley Arkes and Toledo Law School Professor Lee Strang. The debate, which focused on the…

The James Wilson Institute Teaches the Moral Foundations of the Law: Mike Sabo at RealClearWire

By The James Wilson Institute • Dec 22 2025

We thank our friends at RealClearPolitics for their report of our work at the James Wilson Institute. In particular, we are grateful for the writing of our friend Mike Sabo. This article on the James Wilson Institute explains the project…

WEBINAR: Churches: An Existence of Their Own or Creatures of the Sovereign?

By The James Wilson Institute • Dec 22 2025

JWI and First Liberty Institute’s CRCD present this webinar discussion. https://youtu.be/6AfbHGFakm0 In 2020, the Texas Supreme Court handed down a decision in The Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth v. The Episcopal Church, a…

Memories of Holden Tanner

By The James Wilson Institute • Dec 22 2025

The James Wilson Institute hosted a panel discussion on [ ] to commemorate the life of Legal Fellow Holden Tanner. Below are some notable quotes from the event on [ ] , along with reflections from fellow Alumni of the 2020…

"Are We All Common Good Constitutionalists Now?" — John Ehrett

By The James Wilson Institute • Dec 22 2025

In the following piece, James Wilson Fellow John Ehrett examines Prof. Adrian Vermeule’s Common Good Constitutionalism. Ehrett begins by teasing out the problem at the heart of Vermeule’s work: the author’s perception of textual…

Podcast: Professor Gerry Bradley, JWI Trustee and Senior Scholar, on "Moral Truth and Constitutional Conservatism"

By The James Wilson Institute • Dec 22 2025

For the 10th anniversary of the James Wilson Institute Senior Seminar, Professor Gerry Bradley gave an address on May 6, 2022. Entitled “Moral Truth and Constitutional Conservatism,” Prof. Bradley’s address truly encapsulates the timeless…

Interfaith Discussion of Natural Law

By The James Wilson Institute • Dec 22 2025

Natural Law provides a framework for understanding the law, the rightly ordered society, and morality that is accessible to all through plain reason. It does not require or even demand a particular religious perspective. It is most…

Podcast: "Conflicts in State Constitutional Law—Who Decides?" — Judge Jeff Sutton

By The James Wilson Institute • Dec 22 2025

Join the Anchoring Truths Podcast, presented by the James Wilson Institute, for a lively hour discussing conflicts in state constitutional law with Judge Jeff Sutton of the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Topics also include…

Churches: An Existence of Their Own or Creatures of the Sovereign?

By The James Wilson Institute • Dec 22 2025

In 2020, the Texas Supreme Court handed down a decision in The Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth v. The Episcopal Church, a case implicating an old question with widespread contemporary implications for corporations law, property and trust…

What Is Jurisprudence?

By The James Wilson Institute • Dec 22 2025

In this video for the Federalist Society’s No. 86 series, JWI Founder and Director Hadley Arkes explains the meaning of jurisprudence and how it ties into natural law. He describes each of the different aspects of sound jurisprudence, then…

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