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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…

AUDIO: Prof. Arkes on the Implications of Justice Kennedy's Retirement, the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh and NIFLA v. Becerra

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 24 2018

With the Supreme Court's recent decision in NIFLA vs. Becerra (2018), the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy at the end of July, and the President's nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh for the U.S. Supreme Court, many are speculating on…

"Abortion and the Brett Kavanaugh Hearings: A Plan for Senate Republicans" Professor Hadley Arkes in National Review

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 23 2018

With the upcoming hearings over Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Prof. Hadley Arkes makes the case for a different Republican strategy at National Review Online with his latest essay, "Abortion and the Brett Kavanaugh Hearings: A…

"Secular Materialism Can't Make Sense of Reality" by Professor Justin Dyer

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 18 2018

Writing in The Public Discourse "Secular Materialism Can't Make Sense of Reality", Professor Justin Dyer, a JWI Affiliated Scholar, confronts the philosophies of materialism which seem to increasingly gain prominence in modern society.…

"Is Relativism the Best Constitutional Defense of Free Speech?" Richard Reinsch Interviews Hadley Arkes for LibertyLawTalk

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 18 2018

Richard Reinsch, the editor of the Online Library of Law and Liberty and the host of LibertyLawTalk, interviewed Hadley Arkes to discuss his thoughts on the Supreme Court's jurisprudence on issues of speech, as articulated in cases such…

"Another Pro-Life Victory?" --Professor Hadley Arkes in First Things

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 5 2018

In an essay titled, “Another Pro-Life Victory?,” published at First Things, Professor Hadley Arkes probes the logic of the recent Supreme Court ruling in NIFLA v. Becerra. In doing so, he finds the conservative justices achieving yet…

Free Speech, Ordinary People, and Ordinary Judgments: Hadley Arkes responds to Robert Miller

By The James Wilson Institute • Jun 26 2018

In defense of his recently published piece "Conservatives and Freedom of Speech," Professor Arkes, writing in Public Discourse, carefully responds to Professor Robert Miller’s critique that even the most objectively offensive and harmful…

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