Commentary by James Wilson Institute
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“John Marshall: The Man Who Made the Supreme Court” An Interview with Richard Brookhiser
Richard Brookhiser In May 2019, JWI’s Deputy Director Garrett Snedeker and Intern Josh Hiero shared a discussion with Richard Brookhiser, author of the book John Marshall: The Man Who Made the Supreme Court (Basic Books, 2018). Brookhiser is an author and a senior editor of National Review. Below you may find: A link to Brookhiser’s book, […] -
“Eugenics and Other Evils” – JWI Affiliated Scholar Prof. Justin Dyer in Public Discourse
In a piece titled “Eugenics and Other Evils” for Public Discourse, Prof. Justin Dyer, a JWI Affiliated Scholar, argues that the state has a compelling interest in preventing eugenics. Heightened in the context of abortion, eugenics presents a threat to human dignity and human equality. He reflects upon Justice Clarence Thomas’s dissent in Box vs. Planned […] -
“Originalism and Sovereign Immunity” –Prof. Ilan Wurman in Law & Liberty
In an essay for Law & Liberty titled “Originalism and Sovereign Immunity”, Prof. Ilan Wurman dissects modern sovereign immunity jurisprudence with an eye toward the original principles invoked in Chisholm v. Georgia. Wurman observes a gradual expansion of sovereign immunity rights engineered by the Supreme Court in cases like Seminole Tribe v. Florida, Alden v. […] -
“The Business That Dare Not Speak Its Name”- Prof. Hadley Arkes in the WSJ
There are some words or phrases that are universally understood as off limits within the public sphere. In his editorial, “The Business That Dare Not Speak Its Name,” published in the Wall Street Journal, Professor Hadley Arkes echoes this notion in discussing the role of profane words in our society and how any exclusion of […] -
“Backing Into Relativism”–Prof. Hadley Arkes in First Things
Over the past year, the conservative legal movement has celebrated victories for religious freedom. However, in a recent piece for First Things, Professor Arkes expressed his concern that the conservative jurists on the Supreme Court might be falling into a kind of relativism in the way that they articulate their opinions. Take Masterpiece Cakeshop v. […] -
“The Article One Act”-James Wilson Fellow Alumnus Joel Nolette ’18
In an essay for the Federalist Society, Joel Nolette calls for bipartisan support of Senator Mike Lee’s Article One Act that would limit presidential discretion in declaring a national emergency. Senator Mike Lee’s bill in the Senate, and Representative Chip Roy’s concurrent bill in the House would reinstate the legislative branch’s ability to check a […] -
“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 […]