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"Telling Judy's Story"

By The James Wilson Institute • May 4 2026

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

By The James Wilson Institute • May 4 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 • May 4 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 • May 4 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…

"Marriage and the Court: Clinging to the Strands of Hope"—Prof. Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • May 4 2026

Writing in The Catholic Thing, Prof. Hadley Arkes, in "Marriage and the Court: Clinging to the Strands of Hope," anticipates the Court's forthcoming ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges—one that will hinge on the "churning of Justice Kennedy’s…

"The Church and the Moral Framework of the Economy" --Prof. Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • May 4 2026

Prof. Arkes wrote an article for The Catholic Thing entitled, "Revisiting Catholic Social Teaching," wherein he applied the principles of papal teaching to socialism. As a follow up article, Prof. Arkes expounds upon papal teaching in…

Responses to "The Moral Turn"

By The James Wilson Institute • May 4 2026

First Things recently published a series of letters, some of which were written in response to Prof. Hadley Arkes' article "The Moral Turn" (May). As a critique of Prof. Arkes' natural law arguments, Adam J. MacLeod of Faulkner Law School…

"Why Aborted Babies’ Bodies Deserve Respect Even If They Aren’t Considered Persons" -Kevin LeRoy in The Federalist

By The James Wilson Institute • May 4 2026

A law in Indiana, which prohibits abortions to be performed if done in discrimination of race, sex, or disability, and mandates that all aborted babies bodies be disposed of respectfully, is under legal scrutiny. In his piece, “Why Aborted…

"Regulating Under the Rule of Law"--J. Kennerly Davis in Federalist Society Review

By The James Wilson Institute • May 4 2026

In a recent book review for Federalist Society Review, JWI Affiliated Attorney J. Kennerly Davis offers a critique of the philosophical grounds that undergird the progressive regulatory state, and offers what he sees as a preferable…

"Integralism and Catholic Doctrine" by Robert Miller

By The James Wilson Institute • May 4 2026

Responding to modern proponents, such as Joseph Trabbic, of the idea of integralism, the doctrine that the state ought to endorse the Catholic faith, and punish "heresy among the baptized", Robert Miller delivers a forceful critique of…

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