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"After Obergefell: A First Things Symposium"—A Response from Prof. Hadley Arkes

By The James Wilson Institute • Jun 29 2015

Charged with the questions both of how we should "respond to the ruling by the Supreme Court in Obergefell v. Hodges that there is a constitutional right to same-sex marriage," and of "what's next" in the wake of that decision, several…

"What 'Liberties' Does the Constitution Protect?"—Prof. Hadley Arkes in Library of Law and Liberty

By The James Wilson Institute • Jun 20 2015

Writing in the Library of Law and Liberty, Prof. Hadley Arkes comments on the Supreme Court case of Reed v. Town of Gilbert, AZ. In "What 'Liberties' Does the Constitution Protect?," he discusses the deep principles underlying the free…

"Waiting for the Decision on Marriage"—Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Jun 16 2015

Writing in The Catholic Thing, Prof. Hadley Arkes, in "Waiting for the Decision on Marriage," discusses both how the impending ruling will hinge on the work of Justice Kennedy, and how, in the wake of the expected outcome, we can respond…

"Obama and the Culture War Endgame"—Prof. Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Jun 2 2015

Writing in the Catholic Thing, Professor Hadley Arkes, in "Obama and the Culture War Endgame," explains how the Obama Administration aims to rid the public sphere of the influence of religious organizations whose moral teachings are at…

"The Capital Punishment Debate, Yet Again"—Prof. Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • May 19 2015

Professor Hadley Arkes's "The Capital Punishment Debate, Yet Again," appearing in The Catholic Thing, offers his insights as to the compatibility of capital punishment within the American regime. Some excerpts: "All of this comes back, of…

"The Jujitsu of Same-Sex Marriage"—Prof. Hadley Arkes in First Things

By The James Wilson Institute • Apr 14 2015

Writing in First Things on "The Jujitsu of Same-Sex Marriage," Prof. Hadley Arkes discusses how the principal argument in support of same-sex marriage is inherently self-defeating. "Yet there is one path of argument that has remained…

"The Same Thing, but Different"--Prof. Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Mar 24 2015

Prof. Hadley Arkes, writing in The Catholic Thing, examines the DC City Council's resolutions from early 2015 that target the policies and character of conservative and Christian organizations

"Handwringing Over 'Polarization'"—Prof. Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Mar 11 2015

Prof. Hadley Arkes, writing in The Catholic Thing, examines the extent to which the polarizing social debates of our time are moral, rather than political in nature. Some excerpts: "The unspoken truth is that the differences engaged here…

“The Loves of Barack Obama”–Prof. Hadley Arkes in The Federalist

By The James Wilson Institute • Mar 2 2015

Weighing in on the kerfuffle over former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani's accusation that President Barack Obama "does not love America," Prof. Hadley Arkes writes on "The Loves of Barack Obama" in The Federalist.

Prof. Paul DeHart "Natural Law and the Constitution" Remarks Delivered at the Oxford Pembroke Seminar

By The James Wilson Institute • Feb 26 2015

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