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"Natural Law and Democracy: The Philosophy of James Wilson" -- Professor Roberta Bayer

By The James Wilson Institute • Nov 20 2018

Prof. Roberta Bayer offers an excellent summary of James Wilson's views on where democracy's legitimacy comes from in a piece at the Library of Law and Liberty. Wilson believed that democracy was premised on a capacity to have a knowledge…

JWI Symposium on Substantive Due Process in Georgetown Journal of Law & Public Policy

By The James Wilson Institute • Nov 6 2018

In partnership with Prof. Randy Barnett’s Center for the Constitution at Georgetown University Law Center, we were pleased to host the JWI Conference: “Who’s Afraid of Substantive Due Process?” on April 21, 2017. In its 2018 Summer Issue,…

VIDEO: Judge Janice Rodgers Brown on C.S. Lewis and the Role of the Judge-- "Judicial Impiety: Dissin' the Tao"

By The James Wilson Institute • Oct 31 2018

On October 19th, 2018, Judge Janice Rogers Brown, formerly of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, delivered a lecture to a capacity crowd on C.S Lewis and the role of the judge. The lecture was titled, "Judicial Impiety: Dissin…

VIDEO: "Religious Freedom and the Crisis Over Conservative Jurisprudence," Prof. Hadley Arkes

By The James Wilson Institute • Oct 4 2018

On October 2nd, the Institute for Religion and Democracy hosted the 8th Annual Diane Knippers Memorial Lecture, featuring Professor Hadley Arkes. The title of the lecture was "Religious Freedom and the Crisis over Conservative…

"Conservatives and Moral Relativism"--Mark Bauerlein Interviews Hadley Arkes for First Things Podcast

By The James Wilson Institute • Oct 2 2018

Prof. Arkes recently sat down with Mark Bauerlein of First Things to discuss some concerns about recent conservative approaches to the issue of speech. In reacting to intolerance on college campuses, Prof. Arkes argues that conservatives,…

"Democrats and Media Clamor for a Background Investigation—But the Wrong One"--Professor Hadley Arkes in National Review

By The James Wilson Institute • Sep 25 2018

With the testimonies of Judge Brett Kavanaugh and Prof. Christine Blasey Ford looming, Prof. Hadley Arkes makes the case that Prof. Ford’s story warrants close scrutiny, including rigorous cross-examinations. Prof. Arkes demonstrates the…

Remembering Daniel Nicholas Robinson (1937-2018)

By The James Wilson Institute • Sep 19 2018

With heavy hearts, we share Prof. Hadley Arkes's reflection on the passing of his lifelong friend and James Wilson Senior Scholar, Prof. Daniel Robinson: I write, just past tears, to convey the sad news of the death of my dearest friend…

AUDIO: Prof. Hadley Arkes on "The Eric Metaxas Show"

By The James Wilson Institute • Aug 17 2018

On August 8th, Prof. Hadley Arkes appeared on The Eric Metaxas Show to discuss a variety of subjects with Mr. Metaxas including the Kavanaugh hearing, the state of American jurisprudence on abortion, natural law and moral reasoning, and…

AUDIO: "Slavery and Natural Law"--Prof. Justin Dyer on Liberty Watch Radio

By The James Wilson Institute • Aug 10 2018

JWI Affiliated Scholar Justin Dyer recently joined Charles Heller on Liberty Watch Radio to discuss the place of reasoning from the Natural Law in public life, and especially its relevance to the Supreme Court's debates about the issue of…

"From Termination to Extermination: The International Down Syndrome Genocide"--Professor David Forte in Public Discourse

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 24 2018

In a powerful, sobering essay for Public Discourse, JWI Senior Scholar David Forte takes the occasion of Gerber's newly named baby of the year to offer a reflection on the natural right to life and the genocidal logic at play in…

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