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Listen: Prof. Hadley Arkes on Bostock and Transgenderism for the Issues etc. Podcast

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 18 2020
On June 25th, JWI founder and director Prof. Hadley Arkes sat down with Lutheran Radio's Issues, etc. to discuss the Supreme Court's Bostock ruling on transgenderism and what it means for conservatives and religious freedom moving forward.…

"On the Monuments: May We Really Honor All of the Dead?": Prof. Hadley Arkes in Newsweek

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 15 2020
This article was originally published in Newsweek and may be accessed here. When General Ulysses S. Grant received General Robert E. Lee at Appomattox to arrange the surrender of his Army, Grant recalled their service together in the…

"The Little Sisters and the Court: Muddling Through": Prof. Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 14 2020
In his recent essay in The Catholic Thing, Professor Hadley Arkes comments on the Supreme Court's recent ruling regarding The Little Sisters of the Poor and what the ruling means for them as well as similar organizations. The ruling has…

LISTEN: Prof. Hadley Arkes on the First Things Podcast

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 14 2020
In the latest episode of the First Things podcast, JWI founder and director Prof. Hadley Arkes sat down with First Things contributing editor Mark Bauerlein to discuss the Supreme Court's decision in Bostock v. Clayton County. Prof. Arkes…

"On the First Principles of Moral Reason": Paul DeHart in Public Discourse

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 14 2020
In an essay for Public Discourse, James Wilson Institute friend Prof. Paul DeHart continues his interaction with Prof. F.H. Buckley's criticism of natural law reasoning. In an article for Law & Liberty, Prof. Buckley argued that…

"Defending Religious Liberty Without the Constitution?": Prof. Arkes in Law & Liberty

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 8 2020
Last week the Supreme Court took a decisive step in striking down the so-called Blaine Laws, which barred the use of public funds in supporting religious activities, especially private religious schools.  Professor Arkes argues that the…

PODCAST: Abigail Shrier on "Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters"

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 6 2020
Author and Wall Street Journal opinion writer Abigail Shrier joined JWI deputy director Garrett Snedeker and intern Spencer Reeves to discuss her new book, Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters. Shrier's…

Lincoln and the Electric Cord of the Fourth of July: A Statement from Hadley Arkes, JWI Founder & Director

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 4 2020
The Fourth of July comes this year when we are seeing a massive movement in the streets, professing to be "protests," but seething with a rejection of the American Founding and our institutions.  The fine points--if there are fine…

Commentary Roundup: JWI on Adrian Vermeule's Common Good Constitutionalism

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 1 2020
Professor Adrian Vermeule of Harvard Law School kicked off a lively discussion in the conservative legal movement with his provocative essay "Beyond Originalism" in The Atlantic. Since then, JWI staff, friends, and Affiliated Scholars have…

Commentary Roundup: JWI on Bostock and Harris Funeral Homes

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 1 2020
On June 15, 2020, the worlds of social and legal conservatism were rocked by Neil Gorsuch's majority opinion for Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia and its companion case, Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC. JWI staff, friends, and scholars had…

"Gorsuch Does Transgenderism: Notes on the Wreckage": Prof. Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Jun 30 2020
In a recent essay in The Catholic Thing, JWI founder and director Prof. Hadley Arkes writes about how the majority opinion in Bostock v. Clayton County and Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC, will wreck not only our jurisprudence, but also all…

"The Abolition of Man and Woman": David Crawford and Michael Hanby on Bostock in The Wall Street Journal

By The James Wilson Institute • Jun 25 2020
In the Wall Street Journal, David Crawford and Michael Hanby of the John Paul II Institute, whose amicus brief in Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC Prof. Arkes joined in a personal capacity, criticized the sweeping metaphysical judgements which…

"Here's The Only Path Open to Republicans After Neil Gorsuch's Betrayal": Prof. Hadley Arkes in The Federalist

By The James Wilson Institute • Jun 25 2020
In his latest article for The Federalist, Prof. Hadley Arkes calls on Republicans to look to Abraham Lincoln for a response to the Supreme Court's decision in Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC. Following the infamous Dred Scott v. Sandford…

"A Workable Substantive Due Process": Affiliated Scholar Josh Craddock in the Notre Dame Law Review

By The James Wilson Institute • Jun 24 2020
In an entry for the Notre Dame Law Review, JWI Affiliated Scholar and Fellowship alumnus Josh Craddock '19 joins with his former boss, Chief Judge Timothy Tymkovich of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and law clerk Joshua…

"The Supreme Court’s Mistaken and Misguided Sex Discrimination Ruling": Ryan Anderson in Public Discourse

By The James Wilson Institute • Jun 24 2020
James Wilson Fellowship faculty member Ryan Anderson has offered extensive commentary on Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC and authored an amicus brief for the case. Following the Supreme Court's decision on June 15, Dr. Anderson responded in…

LISTEN: Prof. Hadley Arkes on the Seth Leibsohn Show

By The James Wilson Institute • Jun 19 2020
On June 18th, James Wilson Institute founder and director Prof. Hadley Arkes was on the Seth Leibsohn Show hosted on radio by 960thepatriot discussing Prof. Arkes's The Philosopher in the City, the George Floyd Protests, and the recent…

"We Need to Reject Judicial Supremacy Now More Than Ever": Garrett Snedeker and Josh Hammer in Newsweek

By The James Wilson Institute • Jun 18 2020
JWI Deputy Director Garrett Snedeker and affiliated scholar Josh Hammer published in Newsweek, arguing that the recent Supreme Court decision, Bostock V. Clayton County Georgia, shows just how mistaken a jurisprudence without natural law…

"A Morally Empty Jurisprudence": Prof. Hadley Arkes in First Things

By The James Wilson Institute • Jun 17 2020
In First Things, Prof. Hadley Arkes reflects on the recent outcome in Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC which he warned about in The Catholic Thing a mere fifteen days ago. In the Harris case and its companion case Bostock v. Clayton County,…

PODCAST: Shoshana Weissmann and Jon Schweppe on Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act

By The James Wilson Institute • Jun 10 2020
Shoshana Weissmann is the senior manager of digital media and a fellow at the R Street Institute, a free-market think tank. She oversees RSI's social media, email marketing, and website while also working and writing on a variety of…

"Bracing for the Court in June": Prof. Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Jun 5 2020
In a recent article for The Catholic Thing, JWI founder and director Prof. Hadley Arkes warns conservatives to brace for a rough June, as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to announce its decision in Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC. The Harris…

"A Better Alternative to State Bankruptcy or Default": John Baker and Robert Miller in the Wall Street Journal

By The James Wilson Institute • May 30 2020
In an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal, scholars John Baker and Robert Miller discuss the prospect of state bankruptcies during the Covid-19 pandemic. They discuss state sovereignty with respect to the eleventh amendment and argue…

"Nobody Expects the Originalist Inquisition": Gunnar Gundersen in The American Mind

By The James Wilson Institute • May 27 2020
In a second response to the ongoing debate over originalism and the common good in The American Mind, James Wilson Institute affiliated attorney Gunnar Gundersen addresses the flurry of criticism he received on Twitter after he declared…

"An Oath Upon Oaths": Prof. Hadley Arkes in The American Mind

By The James Wilson Institute • May 27 2020
James Wilson Institute director Prof. Hadley Arkes responds to a side conversation taking place in the broader discussion over Adrian Vermeule's "common good constitutionalism" - the debate over one's oath to the Constitution. Multiple…

"Don't Trade Judicial Supremacy for Executive Supremacy": Garrett Snedeker in The American Mind

By The James Wilson Institute • May 20 2020
In an essay for a symposium in The American Mind responding to Harvard Law professor Adrian Vermeule's call for a "Common Good Constitutionalism," James Wilson Institute deputy director Garrett Snedeker sympathizes with Vermeule's call for…

"Why I Am A Natural Lawyer": Prof. Paul R. DeHart in Law & Liberty

By The James Wilson Institute • May 20 2020
In an essay for Law & Liberty, James Wilson Institute friend Prof. Paul DeHart responds to Prof. F.H. Buckley's attack on natural law as the foundation for conservative jurisprudence. In an earlier piece for Law & Liberty, Prof.…

"A Primer on Constitutional Rights During Crises": Justin Dyer in Starting Points

By The James Wilson Institute • May 19 2020
In his latest essay for Starting Points, Professor Justin Dyer, a JWI affiliated scholar, attempts to make sense of the Covid-19 crisis and the constitutional debate it has generated. Dyer discusses the Supreme Court's jurisprudence…

"Common Good Originalism": Josh Hammer in The American Mind

By The James Wilson Institute • May 15 2020
In a measured response to Harvard Law professor Adrian Vermeule's critique of originalism, Josh Hammer, a friend of the James Wilson Institute and Of Counsel at the First Liberty Institute, proposes a middle way between originalism and…

"Originalism Has Failed": Gunnar Gundersen in The American Mind

By The James Wilson Institute • May 14 2020
In an essay for a symposium at The American Mind, James Wilson Institute Affiliated Attorney and Fellowship Faculty member Gunnar Gundersen argues, in agreement with Harvard Law professor Adrian Vermeule, that originalism has failed and is…

Prof. Arkes on COVID-19 and Limits to Authority

By The James Wilson Institute • May 13 2020
When the news came out that a panel of the 6th Circuit weighed in to help a governor find the limits to his authority under the Lockdown, it was suspected that one of our friends in that newly improved circuit would have a hand in it.  And…

"Vermeule, His Critics, and the Crisis of Originalism": Prof. Hadley Arkes in The American Mind

By The James Wilson Institute • May 12 2020
In an in-depth essay part of a symposium for The American Mind, James Wilson Institute founder and director Professor Hadley Arkes offers measured praise of Harvard Law Professor Adrian Vermeule for his criticism of Originalism in The…
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