Commentary by James Wilson Institute
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“The Moral Turn”–Hadley Arkes in First Things
We share with you Prof. Arkes’s latest piece in the May 2017 print edition of First Things titled, “The Moral Turn.” The argument in the piece is largely drawn from an ongoing topic of discussion in one of our JWI programs, our biannual Senior Seminar. A year ago, our core attendees of judges and law professors contrasted the dissent from conservative justices Rehnquist […] -
VIDEO: Hadley Arkes Delivers 2017 Commencement Address at Institute of World Politics
On May 20th, 2017, Professor Arkes was honored by the Institute of World Politics, and delivered the Commencement address to IWP’s Graduating Class of 2017. IWP is a stand-alone Graduate School which was “founded to fill a major national need: to supply professional education in statecraft, national security, and international affairs.” For Professor Arkes, Commencements […] -
2016 James Wilson Fellow Catherine Glenn Foster Named President & CEO of Americans United For Life
In the past, we have called your attention to noteworthy advancements in the careers of some of the alumni of our James Wilson Fellowship program. We are deeply pleased to share the news—and a certain excitement—that 2016 Fellow Catherine Glenn Foster has been named President & CEO of Americans United for Life. Photo Courtesy of AUL In […] -
Opening Arguments: The ‘First Things’ of American Constitutionalism–Hadley Arkes at the Hoover Institution
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“A Gentleman of the Law: A Tribute to Judge Diarmuid O’Scannlain” -Ethan Davis in National Review
In National Review Online, Ethan Davis (Amherst ’05) co-authored a tribute to Judge Diarmuid O’Scannlain upon the judge assuming “senior status” in late 2016. Ethan Davis is a former student of Hadley Arkes’s, and Judge O’Scannlain has been a long-term friend of JWI. Davis, who clerked for O’Scannlain in 2008-09, wrote the piece with another former clerk […] -
“Bring Back That ‘Do-Nothing Republican Congress’” –Hadley Arkes in National Review Online
In the aftermath of the 2016 election, Prof. Arkes recalls an earlier era in which a robust congressional agenda with Republican leadership shaped the direction of the country. The piece, published in NRO, is titled, “Bring Back That ‘Do-Nothing Republican Congress.’” Some excerpts: “Writers have been trying to compare the political situation now to that of […] -
“To Fight Assisted Suicide in the Courts, Stop Arguing Federalism” –Kevin LeRoy in The Federalist
We are pleased to share a piece composed by one of our 2016 James Wilson Fellows, Kevin LeRoy, “To Fight Assisted Suicide in the Courts, Stop Arguing Federalism.” In this article published at The Federalist, Mr. LeRoy makes the case that lawyers arguing against physician assisted suicide ought to step back from making a procedural […] -
“The Lost Structures of Civility” -Prof. Arkes in the City Journal
In a personal account of growing up in 1940-50′s Chicago, Prof. Arkes reflects on the changes that the city has undergone–aesthetically, structurally, and morally–in his piece, “The Lost Structures of Civility,” published in City Journal. Some excerpts: “An older colleague in fine arts at Amherst College, Frank Trapp, would drop by the house unannounced in […] -
“An Appeal to Paul Ryan” –Hadley Arkes in CRB Digital
In the weeks leading up to the 2016 election, Prof. Arkes writes “An Appeal to Paul Ryan,” a column in the Claremont Review Digital Edition which recapitulates the Professor’s stance on why conservative Republicans can and should support Donald Trump on November 8th. In this piece, he notes the particular value there is to having […] -
“Pro-Lifers Settle for Dhimmitude” -Prof. Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing
Writing in The Catholic Thing on the occasion of an exchange during the 2016 Vice Presidential Debate between Gov. Mike Pence and Sen. Tim Kaine, Prof. Hadley Arkes critiques the popular political opinion that being pro-life is a matter of “belief” or “faith,” rather than a precept accessible to all humans, in his piece, “Pro-Lifers Settle […]