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PODCAST: Michael Knowles on Speechless

By The James Wilson Institute • Nov 3 2021
Best-selling author Michael Knowles joined the Anchoring Truths podcast to discuss his new release, Speechless: Controlling Words, Controlling Minds. In the podcast, we discuss how conservatives should not expect to win the culture war by…

VIDEO: Webinar on Dred Scott Case featuring Hadley Arkes, Mark Graber, and David Tubbs

By The James Wilson Institute • Oct 29 2021
The National Association of Scholars hosted a webinar event with JWI Founder and Director Prof. Hadley Arkes, Prof. Mark Graber of the University of Maryland, and Prof. David Tubbs of King's College. Moderated by Prof. Vincent Philip Munoz…

Bigotry, Time, and Moral Progress: A Review by JWI Affiliated Scholar Justin Dyer in the Cambridge Journal of Law and Religion

By The James Wilson Institute • Oct 21 2021
JWI Affiliated Scholar and Fellowship Faculty member Prof. Justin Dyer reviewed Who’s the Bigot? Learning from Conflicts over Marriage and Civil Rights Law by Linda C. McClain in the Cambridge Journal of Law and Religion. You can read…

"A Common Law Restoration Serves the Common Good" -- Josh Hammer at Anchoring Truths and Law & Liberty

By The James Wilson Institute • Oct 8 2021
In a symposium in collaboration with Law & Liberty, Josh Hammer responds to Holden Tanner, arguing that conservative judges should look to the Preamble for natural law principles, rather than relying on the unmoored authority of human…

"Whelan-Arkes Exchange: Last Round" -- Hadley Arkes

By The James Wilson Institute • Oct 6 2021
Hadley Arkes responds to Edward Whelan in the last of five pieces on Originalism and the rightful place of moral reasoning. Appeals to Scalia only reinforce the position of common-good originalists: that conservative judges have forgotten…

"The Dobbs Case and the Strains of Prudence" -- Hadley Arkes at Human Life Review

By The James Wilson Institute • Oct 5 2021
Prof. Arkes analyzes the Dobbs case, arguing that the conservative Court has two options: to overturn Roe outright, or to take the slower, more cautious approach of merely upholding the Mississippi law. Even this latter option, however,…

"The False Allure of the Pagan Right" -- Daniel Mahoney in Law and Liberty

By The James Wilson Institute • Sep 30 2021
In a review of Matthew Rose's A World After Liberalism, Prof. Mahoney argues that atheists on the Right and the Left need the same remedy: a renewed commitment to reason and faith. Some excerpts: "'We are living in a postliberal…

"Originalism: A Hollow Core?" -- Garrett Snedeker at Starting Points Journal

By The James Wilson Institute • Sep 20 2021
JWI's Deputy Director Garrett Snedeker discusses Donald Drakeman's new book on Originalism and discusses its strengths and weaknesses. Some excerpts: "Don Drakeman’s 'The Hollow Core of Constitutional Theory' arrives at a time…

"How to Apply a Jurisprudence of Natural Law": Prof. Arkes on In the Trenches Podcast

By The James Wilson Institute • Sep 17 2021
Hadley Arkes & Garrett Snedeker joined the In the Trenches Podcast to talk about the principles of the American Government that were before the Constitution and how those principles helped inform it. They discuss how Natural Law…

"Abortion, the Political Branches, and Fetal Heartbeat" -- Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Sep 14 2021
In an article from January 28, 2020, Hadley Arkes argues that Congress could have overturned Roe v. Wade at the time of the original decision. The logic of separated powers implies that any "rights" established by the Supreme Court should…

"Two Cheers For The Heartbeat Act" -- Josh Hammer in First Things

By The James Wilson Institute • Sep 14 2021
Josh Hammer analyzes the Supreme Court's decision not to enjoin any enforcement of the Texas Heartbeat Act, arguing that the decision, though a partial victory for pro-lifers, does not extend far enough. Some excerpts: "The Court…

"Technology and Natural Law" -- James Poulos

By The James Wilson Institute • Sep 2 2021
Comparing Daoist and Western concepts of technology, James Poulos argues that technological innovation does not signal the end of humanity, but instead invites a return to virtue and natural law. Some excerpts: "[A]fter…

James Wilson Summer Legal Fellowship 2021

By The James Wilson Institute • Aug 30 2021
In August 2021, we convened our annual James Wilson Fellowship. The class and the Fellowship can certainly be counted among our best yet.  In the spring, we selected a group of outstanding young lawyers and law students to comprise our…

"How to Recover Conservative Judging" -- Holden Tanner at Anchoring Truths and Law & Liberty

By The James Wilson Institute • Aug 24 2021
Holden Tanner argues for a new method of fighting legal realism: Encourage state courts to pursue originalism and to develop their common law traditions from principles of natural law.  Some excerpts: "By brandishing the centrality…

"The Wrong Way Forward" -- Josh Hammer in City Journal

By The James Wilson Institute • Aug 20 2021
Reacting to a $26 billion settlement with pharmaceutical companies over opioid overdoses, Josh Hammer argues that those responsible for the opioid crisis should be held responsible, but not via public-nuisance litigation. Some excerpts:…

"The James Wilson Institute Teaches the Moral Foundations of the Law" -- Mike Sabo at RealClearWire

By The James Wilson Institute • Aug 18 2021
Mike Sabo explains JWI's project of recapturing the wisdom of the Founding Generation and their application of Natural Law as they created a republican society.  Some excerpts: "Arkes founded the James Wilson Institute to 'restore…

PODCAST: Glenn Ellmers on The Soul of Politics

By The James Wilson Institute • Aug 13 2021
Claremont Institute senior fellow Glenn Ellmers joined JWI Deputy Director Garrett Snedeker and JWI Intern Seth Root to discuss his forthcoming book, The Soul of Politics: Harry V. Jaffa and the Fight for America. In the podcast, we…

The American Regime and Its Moral Ground: Hadley Arkes at Real Clear Public Affairs

By The James Wilson Institute • Aug 12 2021
In an essay for the 1776 Series at Real Clear Public Affairs, JWI Founder and Director Hadley Arkes discusses the moral axioms that pre-existed the Constitution as understood by President Abraham Lincoln. Prof. Arkes retells Lincoln's…

"The Case for the Unconstitutionality of Abortion" -- Josh Hammer in Newsweek

By The James Wilson Institute • Aug 10 2021
Josh Hammer defends a recent essay by John Finnis entitled "Abortion Is Unconstitutional," arguing for a common good-originalist reading of the 14th Amendment. Some excerpts: "According to Finnis, unborn children are properly…

"The Biden Administration Is Playing Dumb—and Into a Trap" -- Garrett Snedeker in Newsweek

By The James Wilson Institute • Aug 9 2021
Analyzing Biden's decision to extend the eviction moratorium (despite a contrary Supreme Court ruling), JWI Deputy Director Garrett Snedeker argues that such measures are not unconstitutional--though they imprudently give Republicans…

"Mississippi Asks SCOTUS to Overturn Roe" - Josh Hammer at First Things

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 26 2021
Anchoring Truths Contributing Editor and 2021 JWI Fellow Josh Hammer discusses the recently filed "Brief for the Petitioner" in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Hammer applauds the good work of Mississippi Attorney General…

"In Defense of Common Good Originalism" -- Josh Hammer in Public Discourse

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 26 2021
In an essay for Public Discourse, Josh Hammer addresses John Grove's critique of common-good originalism, arguing that, when Constitutional language is vague, the moral principles of America's founding become useful interpretive…

"Redeeming the Constitution" - Bradley Rebeiro '17 at Anchoring Truths and Law & Liberty

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 23 2021
JWI Fellowship alumnus and associate professor of law at BYU Law School Bradley Rebeiro responded to Professor David Forte's "Originalism and its Discontents" at JWI's online journal Anchoring Truths. In a symposium in collaboration with…

PODCAST: Josh Hammer on Common Good Originalism

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 16 2021
Anchoring Truths contributing editor and JWI affiliated scholar Josh Hammer joined JWI Deputy Director Garrett Snedeker to discuss his new essay in the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, entitled “Common Good Originalism: Our…

"Contra Historicist Originalism" -- Josh Hammer

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 16 2021
Responding to Professor Stephanie Barclay, Josh Hammer argues for a right-of-center method of jurisprudence--one which goes beyond positivism or "strict constructionism" by joining originalism and moral principles. Some excerpts from…

"A Telling Moment, Foregone" - Prof. Hadley Arkes at The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 13 2021
JWI Founder and Director Hadley Arkes discusses the Court's recent denial of a writ of certiorari in Gloucester County School Board v. Grimm. In choosing to remain silent on this issue by not hearing the case, the Court fails to create any…

Grimm Indeed: Gerry Bradley in First Things

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 2 2021
In an essay for First Things, JWI Trustee and Senior Scholar Gerry Bradley comments on the Supreme Court's denial of certiorari in Gloucester County School Board v. Grimm. The case turns on whether Gavin Grimm, born a biological female,…

DEBATE: Prof. Hadley Arkes vs. Prof. Lee Strang at the Federalist Society

By The James Wilson Institute • Jul 1 2021
JWI Founder and Director Hadley Arkes debated University of Toledo Law School Professor Lee Strang on the question, "Should the Declaration inform the Constitution?". Watch the full debate on the Federalist Society's YouTube page…

PODCAST: Prof. Michael D. Breidenbach on "Our Dear Bought Liberty: Catholics and Religious Toleration in Early America"

By The James Wilson Institute • Jun 30 2021
Associate Professor and Chair of History at Ave Maria University and Senior Affiliate for Legal Humanities at the Program for Research on Religion and Urban Civil Society at the University of Pennsylvania Michael D. Breidenbach joined…

Interview with 2020 JWI Fellow Holden Tanner

By The James Wilson Institute • Jun 29 2021
JWI Intern Peter Spence sat down for an interview with Class of 2020 Fellow Holden Tanner, who recently graduated from Yale Law School. They talked about his experience with the James Wilson Fellowship, the Natural Law, and a special…
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