Politics
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“What’s the Difference Between Abortion and Infanticide?”- Professor Justin Dyer in Public Discourse
In an essay for Public Discourse titled “What’s the Difference Between Abortion and Infanticide?”, JWI Affiliated Scholar Prof. Justin Dyer evaluates the legally problematic link between the so called “right to abortion” and infanticide. This connection, he states, has allowed advocates of abortion to use legally muddled precedent in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. […] -
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 […] -
“Melting Pot Or Civil War? A Son of Immigrants Makes the Case Against Open Borders” An Interview with Reihan Salam
Reihan Salam In November 2018, JWI’s Deputy Director Garrett Snedeker and Intern Scott Kim shared a discussion with Reihan Salam, author of the book Melting Pot Or Civil War?: A Son of Immigrants Makes the Case Against Open Borders (Penguin Group, 2018). Salam is executive editor of National Review and contributing editor at The Atlantic. […] -
Judge O’Connor, Obamacare, and First Things: The Judge Cites Prof. Arkes While Striking Down Obamacare
Reed O’Connor has been quite an interesting federal district court judge in Texas, and this last week, in Texas v. U.S., he managed to stir ripples in our politics and law as he moved, in effect, to strike down Obamacare. The Republican Congress had not repealed the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare), but it did […] -
“Natural Law and Democracy: The Philosophy of James Wilson” — Professor Roberta Bayer
Prof. Roberta Bayer offers an excellent summary of James Wilson’s views on where democracy’s legitimacy comes from in a piece at the Library of Law and Liberty. Wilson believed that democracy was premised on a capacity to have a knowledge of justice. This knowledge of justice was found through reason and conscience, both of which […] -
AUDIO: “Bureaucracy in America: The Administrative State and American Constitutionalism” An Interview with Prof. Joseph Postell
In late July 2018, JWI’s Deputy Director Garrett Snedeker and Intern Gregory Mill shared a discussion with Prof. Joseph Postell, author of the book Bureuacracy in America: The Administrative State and American Constitutionalism (University of Missouri Press, 2017). Prof. Postell is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs. Postell has written […] -
“Democrats and Media Clamor for a Background Investigation—But the Wrong One”–Professor Hadley Arkes in National Review
With the testimonies of Judge Brett Kavanaugh and Prof. Christine Blasey Ford looming, Prof. Hadley Arkes makes the case that Prof. Ford’s story warrants close scrutiny, including rigorous cross-examinations. Prof. Arkes demonstrates the absurdity and immorality of abstaining from fully investigating Dr. Ford’s background. Judge Kavanaugh’s background has been investigated by the FBI numerous times […] -
AUDIO: Prof. Hadley Arkes on “The Eric Metaxas Show”
On August 8th, Prof. Hadley Arkes appeared on The Eric Metaxas Show to discuss a variety of subjects with Mr. Metaxas including the Kavanaugh hearing, the state of American jurisprudence on abortion, natural law and moral reasoning, and Prof. Arkes’s earliest days at Amherst. You’re encouraged to listen to the full interview below. -
AUDIO: “Slavery and Natural Law”–Prof. Justin Dyer on Liberty Watch Radio
JWI Affiliated Scholar Justin Dyer recently joined Charles Heller on Liberty Watch Radio to discuss the place of reasoning from the Natural Law in public life, and especially its relevance to the Supreme Court’s debates about the issue of slavery leading up to the Civil War. Professor Dyer fielded questions from callers as well as Mr. […]