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Homosexuality in the Media

By The James Wilson Institute • Jun 20 1997

Mr. Medved and Prof. Arkes discuss homosexuality and its presence in public life in the United States. He talked about the media event of comedienne Ellen Degeneres “coming out” on her television show on ABC and criticized the anti-family…

Debate on the Death Penalty--4/7/1997

By The James Wilson Institute • Apr 7 1997

Prof. Arkes joins Christopher Hitchens, Jesse Jackson, Stephen Markman, and Victor Navasky to debate moderated by Edward Koch, on the resolution that called for the abolishment of the death penalty in the United States.

The Four Horsemen of the Supreme Court

By The James Wilson Institute • Oct 1 1996

Prof. Arkes discusses the four conservative justices on the Court during the 1930s who tried to block many of President Roosevelt’s New Deal programs. He examined many of the Supreme Court cases from the Roosevelt era.

Prof. Arkes Testifies on DOMA, 7/2/1996

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 2 1996

Same-Gender Marriage: The panel talked about their support of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) of 1996. DOMA codified heterosexual-only marriage in federal law and banned the transfer of gay marriage between states. The panel talked…

Prof. Arkes Testifies on DOMA, 5/15/1996

By The James Wilson Institute • May 15 1996

Same-Sex Marriage: Committee members hear testimony concerning the Defense of Marriage Act from activists, state legislators and others. They testified about whether marriage should be defined as the union between a man and a women and who…

"The Moral Strains of Election Day"--Prof. Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Aug 27 2026

"Telling Judy's Story"

By The James Wilson Institute • Aug 27 2026

"Republicans Need To Argue About Sex Like Gay Activists"—Prof. Hadley Arkes in The Federalist

By The James Wilson Institute • Aug 27 2026

Prof. Hadley Arkes, writing in the Federalist, explains why, in the wake of the Indiana State Legislature's recent passage of its own iteration of RFRA, "Republicans Need To Argue About Sex Like Gay Activists." Some excerpts: "So, what do…

"Not With Unleavened Bread Alone"—Prof. Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Aug 27 2026

Prof. Hadley Arkes, Writing in The Catholic Thing on the occasion of Passover, reflects on the moral parallels between an ecclesiastical ritual and the "communion" of citizenship into which we have entered. Some excerpts: "Christian…

"What Our 'Best Minds' Can’t Understand"—Prof. Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Aug 27 2026

Prof. Hadley Arkes, writing in The Catholic Thing, explains "What Our 'Best Minds' Can't Understand" when it comes the principles—indeed, truths—underlying the pro-life cause. Some excerpts: "I’ve often used, as a model of principled…

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