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VIDEO "Should We Limit Free Speech?": An Evening with Arthur Milikh and Hadley Arkes

By The James Wilson Institute • May 2 2020
In April 2020, Intercollegiate Studies Institute and the Heritage Foundation hosted a discussion with Mr. Arthur Milikh and Prof. Hadley Arkes. Mr. Milikh is the associate director of The Heritage Foundation’s B. Kenneth Simon Center for…

PODCAST: William Haun on Religious Liberty and D.C. Metro Advertising Case for First Things

By The James Wilson Institute • May 1 2020
William Haun, a counsel at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty and dear friend of JWI, joined First Things editor Mark Bauerlein for the First Things podcast. On this episode, Haun discusses trends in religious liberty today and a recent…

PODCAST: Josh Hammer on Common Good Constitutionalism and Judicial Supremacy

By The James Wilson Institute • Apr 21 2020
Lawyer and legal commentator Josh Hammer joined JWI Deputy Director Garrett Snedeker and intern Joe Egler for a podcast recording to discuss the future of originalism in the conservative legal movement, Prof. Adrian Vermeule's "common good…

“Twisting Our Language to Fit the Courts”: Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Apr 8 2020
In the latest installment of his biweekly column in The Catholic Thing, JWI founder and director Hadley Arkes considers how the courts will view abortion clinics as “essential services” that must remain open throughout the COVID-19…

“The Virus – and Other Moral Hazards” Professor Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Mar 30 2020
In his latest column for The Catholic Thing, JWI Founder and Director Hadley Arkes takes note of the curious way in which the commentators in the media have backed into a perspective of natural law in their uniform response to the COVID-19…

Fellowship Alumni Spotlight: Josh Craddock '19

By The James Wilson Institute • Mar 25 2020
Josh Craddock, a 2019 James Wilson fellow and newly named Affiliated Scholar, works as a full-time associate for Latham & Watkins, LLP.  In the past, he worked as a summer associate at Latham & Watkins and at Bancroft PLLC, and…

Announcing First Liberty Institute and James Wilson Institute Co-Sponsorship 2020 James Wilson Fellowship

By The James Wilson Institute • Mar 11 2020
First Liberty Institute and the James Wilson Institute are proud to announce that they will be co-sponsoring the James Wilson Fellowship in Washington, D.C., in August 2020. As the James Wilson Fellowship enters its seventh year, we…

"A Day in the Senate with the Born Alive Act" - Prof. Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Mar 1 2020
In a piece for The Catholic Thing, Prof. Hadley Arkes, JWI Founder and Director, explains the logic and the history of the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, of which he was one of the original architects. The Act has been an…

“Liberty and the Claims of Truth II”: Professor Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Feb 26 2020
In his latest column for The Catholic Thing, JWI Founder and Director Hadley Arkes addresses what he sees as a modern misunderstanding of the meaning of liberty in our law and civil society. Arkes claims that failing to use our ability to…

Memories of Michael Uhlmann

By The James Wilson Institute • Feb 18 2020
The James Wilson Institute had the pleasure of hosting a panel discussion on the life and work of Senior Fellow Michael Uhlmann on the evening of Tuesday, February 18.

“Give Me Liberty”: An Evening with Richard Brookhiser

By The James Wilson Institute • Feb 10 2020
In January 2020, The James Wilson Institute and National Review Institute co-hosted Richard Brookhiser, senior fellow of the National Review Institute, to discuss his recent book, Give Me Liberty, a recounting of the history of American…

“Friends Clashing Yet Again?: Comparing Notes with Robert Miller”: Professor Hadley Arkes in Public Discourse

By The James Wilson Institute • Jan 20 2020
In his latest piece, JWI founder and director Hadley Arkes responds to an op-ed in Public Discourse, called “Loose Talk on Free Speech,” in which Iowa Law Professor Robert T. Miller defends classical liberalism’s permissive record on…

"The Man Who Saved the Electoral College": Christopher DeMuth on Michael Uhlmann in National Affairs

By The James Wilson Institute • Jan 17 2020
In the wake of JWI Senior Scholar Michael Uhlmann's passing in October 2019, Hudson Institute Distinguished Fellow, Christopher DeMuth singles out the pivotal role that Ulhmann, then a 30-year-old Senate staffer, played in stopping a…

Professor Arkes "Life, Liberty, and Law" Podcast of Americans United for Life

By The James Wilson Institute • Jan 17 2020
Earlier in January 2020, Professor Hadley Arkes, JWI Founder and Director, appeared on the podcast “Life, Liberty and Law” to discuss the relationships between culture, politics, and law. Is culture downstream of politics and law or are…

“The Constitution and the Sources of Refuge”: Professor Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Jan 16 2020
Writing for The Catholic Thing in the first of a two part series, JWI Founder and Director Hadley Arkes argues that conservative opponents of abortion should heed the lessons of Abraham Lincoln and the Republicans’ attempt to push back on…

Hadley Arkes Keynote Address at the American Principles Project 2019 Gala

By The James Wilson Institute • Dec 16 2019

"Judicial Fortitude: The Last Chance to Rein in the Administrative State" James Wilson Podcast with Peter Wallison

By The James Wilson Institute • Dec 13 2019
AEI Portraits - (Photo by Jay Westcott/for AEI) In November 2019, JWI's Deputy Director Garrett Snedeker and intern Samuel Lucas had a conversation with Peter Wallison, author of the book Judicial Fortitude: The Last Chance to…

"Michael Martin Uhlmann, 1939 - 2019" Tributes from his friends, colleagues, and students in the Claremont Review of Books

By The James Wilson Institute • Dec 12 2019
The Claremont Review of Books recently published a collection of tributes, including one by JWI founder and director Hadley Arkes, in memoriam of Michael M. Uhlmann, who passed away on October 8, 2019. Below are some especially moving…

AUDIO "Recasting Religious Freedom: Is Conservative Jurisprudence Backing into Relativism?" - Hadley Arkes at Faith and Law

By The James Wilson Institute • Dec 10 2019
In a speech delivered at the U.S. Senate before an audience gathered by Faith & Law, Prof. Hadley Arkes, JWI Founder and Director, demonstrates how the Supreme Court has caused a deep coarsening in the culture of our nation. Prof.…

"Abortion as Positive Good: The Democrats’ New Rhetoric Has Vile Precedents" - Josh Craddock in National Review

By The James Wilson Institute • Dec 1 2019
Writing in a piece for the National Review, Josh Craddock, a 2019 JW Fellow and the latest addition to our Affiliated Scholars, addresses the shift in rhetoric from "Pro-Choice" to "Pro-Abortion." A new wave of celebrations of abortion…

2019 - A Year in Review

By The James Wilson Institute • Nov 25 2019
We would like to take a minute to look back over the accomplishments and highlights from this past year. We are grateful for all of our community who have helped make these events possible. If you would like to support JWI with a…

"How Old Does a Monument Need to Be?" -- Prof. Mark David Hall in Law & Liberty

By The James Wilson Institute • Nov 19 2019
In a recent piece for Law & Liberty, JWI Affiliated Scholar Mark David Hall of George Fox University critiques using the age of religious memorials on public property as the determining factor for their constitutionality. The primary…

"The Enduring Scalia" -- Prof. Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Nov 10 2019
In another article for The Catholic Thing titled "The Enduring Scalia," Prof. Hadley Arkes, founder and director of the James Wilson Institute, continues his critique of the "subjectivizing" of conscience and religious objection. He…

"Bill Barr Gives a Speech" - Prof. Hadley Arkes in The American Mind

By The James Wilson Institute • Oct 30 2019
JWI Founder & Director Hadley Arkes, in a piece for The American Mind titled, "Bill Barr Gives a Speech," takes up the defense of Attorney General Bill Barr and his October 2019 speech at the Notre Dame Law School. Prof. Arkes responds…

"The Supremes Ride the Spiral Down" -- Prof. Hadley Arkes in Law & Liberty

By The James Wilson Institute • Oct 24 2019
In a recent essay published at Law & Liberty titled, "The Supremes Ride the Spiral Down," Prof. Hadley Arkes laments the recent Supreme Court decision in Iancu v. Brunetti, in which the Court allowed a profane trademark for a…

"A Few Minutes with Hadley Arkes" - Steven Hayward interviews Prof. Arkes on The Power Line Show

By The James Wilson Institute • Oct 22 2019
Steve Hayward of The Power Line Show caught up with Prof. Hadley Arkes, Founder and Director of the James Wilson Institute, for a wide-ranging conversation about free speech, moral relativism, abortion, and other constitutional…

"Steps from God...to the Religion of the Self" -- Prof. Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Oct 9 2019
In an article titled, “Steps from God…to the Religion of the Self” in The Catholic Thing, Prof. Hadley Arkes traces the transformation of the identification of religion solely with beliefs rather than with a combination of beliefs and…

Michael Martin Uhlmann: In Memoriam (1939-2019)

By The James Wilson Institute • Oct 9 2019
JWI Founder and Director Hadley Arkes writes on the passing of one of his dearest friends, JWI Senior Scholar Michael Uhlmann. We come to our friends today with heart-breaking news, on the death of our beloved Michael Uhlmann…

Remembrances of Michael Uhlmann, JWI Senior Scholar

By The James Wilson Institute • Oct 8 2019
In the days and weeks ahead, JWI will feature some remembrances of our dear friend Michael Uhlmann who passed away on October 8, 2019. We will update this page with remembrances as we receive them. Everyone’s been asked the…

"Full Court Press" - Michael Uhlmann in the Claremont Review of Books

By The James Wilson Institute • Oct 7 2019
In a review for the Claremont Review of Books, Prof. Michael M. Uhlmann, a James Wilson Institute Senior Scholar, analyzed the commentary of former White House Counsel Peter Wallison on the administrative state. Prof. Uhlmann traces the…
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