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"Neutrality" as the New Paganism - Prof. Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Jun 27 2026

In a recent piece for The Catholic Thing, Prof. Hadley Arkes criticizes the brand of religious freedom that requires the suspension of reason in the name of tolerance. He points to the late Harry Jaffa's jesting commentary on Moses's…

"Beliefs - And Their Political Traps" Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Jun 27 2026

In a recent piece for The Catholic Thing, Prof. Hadley Arkes, founder and director of the James Wilson Institute, points out the dangers of the current arguments being made by conservatives in abortion cases. The piece, titled "Beliefs -…

"Drifting into Newspeak" Prof. Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Jun 27 2026

In a recent article for The Catholic Thing, JWI founder Hadley Arkes analyzes the recent opinions of the 6th Circuit case EMW Women's Surgical Center v. Beshear. In Orwellian fashion, the dissenting judge accuses the Kentucky legislature…

“The Constitution and the March for Life”: Professor Hadley Arkes in the Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Jun 27 2026

In light of last Friday's annual March for Life, this one coming 47 years since the Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade, JWI founder and director Hadley Arkes takes issue with the sovereignty that the Court has taken for itself on the issue…

“The Transgendered ERA”: Professor Hadley Arkes in The American Mind

By The James Wilson Institute • Jun 27 2026

JWI founder and director Hadley Arkes analyzes how the Equal Rights Amendment, which has staged a sort of comeback decades after its expiration date, remains indefensible and unworkable. While it faced a number of vexing questions just in…

Memories of Michael Uhlmann: An Evening's Celebration

By The James Wilson Institute • Jun 27 2026

The James Wilson Institute hosted an evening for friends, colleagues, and students of Michael Uhlmann, our recently passed friend and JWI Senior Scholar, to share stories and memories of the man. The evening was filled with tales of…

“Friends Clashing—Yet One More Time—On Free Speech”: Professors Hadley Arkes and Robert Miller in The Public Discourse

By The James Wilson Institute • Jun 27 2026

"On the Uses and Misuses of Crowds": Prof. Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Jun 27 2026

In his latest entry in his column in The Catholic Thing, Prof. Arkes addresses the amoral assumptions undergirding the approach to protest movements today. While America has a tradition of protecting speech, protest, and the right to…

“Precedent and the Conservative Court” – Jeremy Rozansky in National Affairs

By The James Wilson Institute • Jun 27 2026

In an essay for National Affairs, Jeremy Rozansky analyzes stare decisis, its justifications, and how it may influence the jurisprudence of the Roberts Supreme Court. He examines how justices in the Roberts Court have articulated their…

Justin Dyer reviews "Originalism's Promise: A Natural Law Account of the American Constitution," by Lee J. Strang

By The James Wilson Institute • Jun 27 2026

In a piece for the Review of Politics, Justin Dyer reviews a new book by Lee J. Strang that promulgates an approach to originalism rooted in an appreciation for Aristotelean virtues and universal truths. Strang argues that the core purpose…

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