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"The Lost Structures of Civility" -Prof. Arkes in the City Journal

By The James Wilson Institute • Nov 26 2016

In a personal account of growing up in 1940-50's Chicago, Prof. Arkes reflects on the changes that the city has undergone--aesthetically, structurally, and morally--in his piece, "The Lost Structures of Civility," published in City…

"An Appeal to Paul Ryan" --Hadley Arkes in CRB Digital

By The James Wilson Institute • Oct 24 2016

In the weeks leading up to the 2016 election, Prof. Arkes writes "An Appeal to Paul Ryan," a column in the Claremont Review Digital Edition which recapitulates the Professor's stance on why conservative Republicans can and should support…

"Pro-Lifers Settle for Dhimmitude" -Prof. Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Oct 11 2016

Writing in The Catholic Thing on the occasion of an exchange during the 2016 Vice Presidential Debate between Gov. Mike Pence and Sen. Tim Kaine, Prof. Hadley Arkes critiques the popular political opinion that being pro-life is a matter…

"Autonomy or Worthiness? How to Find Dignity in Death" -Margaux Killackey in Public Discourse

By The James Wilson Institute • Oct 7 2016

We invite you to read a piece entitled "Autonomy or Worthiness? How to Find Dignity in Death," by our Deputy Assistant Director, Margaux Killackey. Miss Killackey wrote this piece in response to an earlier Public Discourse article by Dr.…

"The Conservative Lawyers Versus the Never Trumpers" -Hadley Arkes in First Things

By The James Wilson Institute • Sep 19 2016

We invite you to read Prof. Arkes writing for First Things, in which he addresses the grave matters at stake if Hillary Clinton is elected president. "At a recent gathering in Washington, D.C., a conservative lawyer, active in the bar of…

Interview of Prof. Hadley Arkes by Marvin Olasky in The World Magazine

By The James Wilson Institute • Aug 19 2016

We invite you to read an interview of Prof. Arkes in The World Magazine with Marvin Olasky. In this interview, Prof. Arkes reflects on being a professor, the 2016 election, the pro-life movement, his Faith, and his marriage. Some…

"Tim Kaine: An Explosion Waiting to Happen?" --Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 26 2016

Prof. Arkes provides a commentary on the Catholic VP running-mate of Hillary Clinton for the 2016 elections in his column "Tim Kaine: An Explosion Waiting to Happen?" "We have seen this script before: The Democrats, confirmed now as a…

"The Shell Game of 'Tiers of Scrutiny' Exposed, Once and for All" --Prof. Arkes in the Library of Law and Liberty

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 13 2016

We invite you to read Prof. Arkes's essay, "The Shell Game of 'Tiers of Scrutiny' Exposed, Once and for All," in the Library of Law and Liberty. In the piece, Prof. Arkes offers commentary on the 2016 Texas abortion case, Whole Woman's…

"On the Alchemy of Party" --Prof. Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 12 2016

Prof. Arkes switches our focus for a moment from considering the 2016 presidential candidates as the individual personalities of Trump and Clinton, to considering them as standard bearers of their respective parties. In a piece for The…

"Revisiting Subsidiarity" --Prof. Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Jun 29 2016

In a piece in The Catholic Thing, Prof. Arkes further elaborates on the notion of "subsidiarity" with "Revisiting Subsidiarity: Temptations and Limits." Prof. Arkes further explains the proper place of this valuable principle in Catholic…

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