Commentary by James Wilson Institute
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“The Last of the Founders”–Prof. Michael Uhlmann in the Claremont Review of Books
In a piece for the Claremont Review of Books, JWI Senior Scholar Prof. Michael Uhlmann reviews Richard Brookhiser’s new biography, John Marshall: The Man who Made the Supreme Court, which provides a concise account of Chief Justice’s accomplishments. In his review, Professor Uhlmann points to John Marshall as an underappreciated titan, whose work and influence–from Marbury […] -
Interview with 2015 James Wilson Fellow: Nick Reaves
Nick Reaves, a 2015 James Wilson Fellow, is currently serving as Counsel at the Becket Fund, a non-profit, public-interest legal and educational institute with a mission to protect the free expression of all faiths. Previously, he was an associate at Jones Day. He also clerked for Judge D. Brooks Smith on the US Court of […] -
Professor Hadley Arkes on Born-Alive Legislation on The Mike Janocik Show
Professor Hadley Arkes, Founder and Director of the James Wilson Institute, was a guest of Mike Janocik on The Mike Janocik Show on WLCR 1040AM in Louisville, KY in early March 2019. Prof. Arkes discussed the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act and its political implications. Listen to the full discussion below. Audio courtesy of 1040AM -
John Quincy Adams contra Patrick Deneen: Marriage, Family, and the Story of the American Founding- Professor Justin Dyer in Public Discourse
JWI Affiliated Scholar Justin Dyer, in an essay for Pubic Discourse, contextualizes the pronounced decline in America’s social fabric, as a result of the collapse of marriage. Professor Dyer presents a set of diverse narratives that seek to establish the reasoning behind this breakdown of marriage. In the essay, Professor Dyer emphasizes the thoughts and […] -
Professor Hadley Arkes on Abortion, Congress, and the Courts on Issues, Etc. Podcast
Professor Hadley Arkes, Founder and Director of the James Wilson Institute, was recently a guest of Jeff Shafer on the Issues, Etc. podcast to discuss abortion, Congress, and the courts. Within the conversation Prof. Arkes gives his opinion on the Trump administration’s handling of its pro-life agenda, along with insights on the way the Supreme […] -
“The Rediscovery of the Born-Alive Act” – Prof. Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing
JWI Founder and Director Hadley Arkes, in an essay for The Catholic Thing titled “The Rediscovery of the Born-Alive Act,” points out the disturbing position of the nation’s political left on abortion, along with the role the media and pro-choice politicians have had in keeping bills, such as the “Born-Alive Infants’ Protection Act of 2002,” […] -
The Inequality of the Equality Act: Concerns from the Left – A Panel Discussion Presented by the Heritage Foundation
JWI Founder and Director Hadley Arkes provides some background for our sharing of a video of a panel at the Heritage Foundation in January 2019 on the proposed Equality Act: Our dear friend Ryan Anderson put on at the Heritage Foundation one of the most powerful and moving presentations we have ever seen. Four people […] -
“Dickinson ‘Penman of the Revolution,’ on Freedom of the Press”–Professor David Forte in Law and Liberty
In an eloquent essay for the Library of Law and Liberty, JWI Senior Scholar Prof. David Forte articulates the “radical premises” Founding Father John Dickinson used as justification for independence. Dickinson’s chief contributions to The Bill of Rights and Declaration of Grievances, along with the implementation of the Articles of Association, make him one of […] -
JWI Symposium on Substantive Due Process in Georgetown Journal of Law & Public Policy
In partnership with Prof. Randy Barnett’s Center for the Constitution at Georgetown University Law Center, we were pleased to host the JWI Conference: “Who’s Afraid of Substantive Due Process?” on April 21, 2017. In its 2018 Summer Issue, the Georgetown Journal for Law & Public Policy published the prepared remarks of four of the participants […] -
VIDEO: Judge Janice Rodgers Brown on C.S. Lewis and the Role of the Judge– “Judicial Impiety: Dissin’ the Tao”
On October 19th, 2018, Judge Janice Rogers Brown, formerly of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, delivered a lecture to a capacity crowd on C.S Lewis and the role of the judge. The lecture was titled, “Judicial Impiety: Dissin the Tao.” Judge Brown drew upon the lessons in C.S. Lewis’s The Abolition […]