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My Warm Up for Judge Duncan—and What Next for Stanford?--Hadley Arkes in Anchoring Truths

By The James Wilson Institute • Mar 30 2023

I supplied a rehearsal, or perhaps merely, a gesture of foreplay, for the spectacle that was loosed upon my friend Kyle Duncan recently at the law school at Stanford. I was invited to do a lecture there four years ago by the Federalist…

Who Deserves Scalia's Mantle?--Garrett Snedeker in The American Conservative

By The James Wilson Institute • Mar 14 2023

With Who Deserves Scalia's Mantle?, JWI Deputy Director Garrett Snedeker in the March/April 2023 issue of The American Conservative considers whether a live debate on the subject of administrative law is a microcosm for the debate over the…

"Chevron Deference, Conservatism’s Pivot, and Scalia’s Mantle"

By The James Wilson Institute • Mar 10 2023

Garrett Snedeker and Prof. Jesse Merriam sit down with Daniel Osborne to discuss their reviews of Prof. Thomas Merrill’s recent book, The Chevron Doctrine: Its Rise and Fall and the Future of the Administrative State. They demonstrate the…

“James Wilson and the Nature of Law”- Prof. Jonathan Gienapp in Anchoring Truths

By The James Wilson Institute • Mar 3 2023

In an article for Anchoring Truths adapted from his remarks in a webinar, Prof. Jonathan Gienapp discusses his perception of the contributions of James Wilson to the theoretical discourse surrounding the American founding. In particular,…

"Gov. Ron DeSantis's 'Free State of Florida' with Contributing Editor Josh Hammer on The Josh Hammer Show"

By The James Wilson Institute • Feb 28 2023

Newsweek Opinion Editor and Anchoring Truths Contributing Editor Josh Hammer hosts Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for a lively discussion of the Governor’s tenure in office on The Josh Hammer Show. The podcast can be found here.

“James Wilson and ‘We the People’”- Prof. John Mikhail in Anchoring Truths

By The James Wilson Institute • Feb 24 2023

In an article for Anchoring Truths adapted from his remarks on a webinar, Prof. John Mikhail highlights the enormous contributions made by James Wilson in the formation of the Constitution, emphasizing his status as the author of the first…

"'How to Save the West' with author Spencer Klavan"

By The James Wilson Institute • Feb 23 2023

Western Culture is in a state of crisis. Objective truth is being replaced by virtual reality, humanity by “transhumanism,” meaning by meaninglessness, and religion by whole-hearted devotion to scientism. And these are just a few examples…

“Is Conservative Jurisprudence Renouncing Moral Reasoning?”- Professor Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Feb 10 2023

In this essay for The Catholic Thing and featured on Anchoring Truths, Professor Hadley Arkes argues in response to Professor David Forte that the failure of the majority in Dobbs to resolve the legal status of unborn life is indicative of…

The Right Rethinks Economics -- Sam Gregg on the Anchoring Truths Podcast

By The James Wilson Institute • Feb 3 2023

Dr. Samuel Gregg returned to the Anchoring Truths Podcast for a discussion of his new book, The Next American Economy: Nation, State, and Markets in an Uncertain World (Encounter). Gregg carefully addresses New Right criticism of the…

Puzzle of 303 Creative --Hadley Arkes in First Things

By The James Wilson Institute • Feb 3 2023

In a piece for First Things, JWI Founder & Director Hadley Arkes analyzes how the issues of speech and religion have proven a challenge to the Court for years. should be clear that neither “coerced speech” nor “religious belief” can…

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