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"Vermeule, His Critics, and the Crisis of Originalism": Prof. Hadley Arkes in The American Mind

By The James Wilson Institute • May 12 2020

In an in-depth essay part of a symposium for The American Mind, James Wilson Institute founder and director Professor Hadley Arkes offers measured praise of Harvard Law Professor Adrian Vermeule for his criticism of Originalism in The…

VIDEO "Should We Limit Free Speech?": An Evening with Arthur Milikh and Hadley Arkes

By The James Wilson Institute • May 2 2020

In April 2020, Intercollegiate Studies Institute and the Heritage Foundation hosted a discussion with Mr. Arthur Milikh and Prof. Hadley Arkes. Mr. Milikh is the associate director of The Heritage Foundation’s B. Kenneth Simon Center for…

PODCAST: William Haun on Religious Liberty and D.C. Metro Advertising Case for First Things

By The James Wilson Institute • May 1 2020

William Haun, a counsel at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty and dear friend of JWI, joined First Things editor Mark Bauerlein for the First Things podcast. On this episode, Haun discusses trends in religious liberty today and a recent…

PODCAST: Josh Hammer on Common Good Constitutionalism and Judicial Supremacy

By The James Wilson Institute • Apr 21 2020

Lawyer and legal commentator Josh Hammer joined JWI Deputy Director Garrett Snedeker and intern Joe Egler for a podcast recording to discuss the future of originalism in the conservative legal movement, Prof. Adrian Vermeule's "common good…

“Twisting Our Language to Fit the Courts”: Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Apr 8 2020

In the latest installment of his biweekly column in The Catholic Thing, JWI founder and director Hadley Arkes considers how the courts will view abortion clinics as “essential services” that must remain open throughout the COVID-19…

“The Virus – and Other Moral Hazards” Professor Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Mar 30 2020

In his latest column for The Catholic Thing, JWI Founder and Director Hadley Arkes takes note of the curious way in which the commentators in the media have backed into a perspective of natural law in their uniform response to the COVID-19…

Fellowship Alumni Spotlight: Josh Craddock '19

By The James Wilson Institute • Mar 25 2020

Josh Craddock, a 2019 James Wilson fellow and newly named Affiliated Scholar, works as a full-time associate for Latham & Watkins, LLP. In the past, he worked as a summer associate at Latham & Watkins and at Bancroft PLLC, and…

Announcing First Liberty Institute and James Wilson Institute Co-Sponsorship 2020 James Wilson Fellowship

By The James Wilson Institute • Mar 11 2020

First Liberty Institute and the James Wilson Institute are proud to announce that they will be co-sponsoring the James Wilson Fellowship in Washington, D.C., in August 2020. As the James Wilson Fellowship enters its seventh year, we…

"A Day in the Senate with the Born Alive Act" - Prof. Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Mar 1 2020

In a piece for The Catholic Thing, Prof. Hadley Arkes, JWI Founder and Director, explains the logic and the history of the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, of which he was one of the original architects. The Act has been an…

“Liberty and the Claims of Truth II”: Professor Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Feb 26 2020

In his latest column for The Catholic Thing, JWI Founder and Director Hadley Arkes addresses what he sees as a modern misunderstanding of the meaning of liberty in our law and civil society. Arkes claims that failing to use our ability to…

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