World Events
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“President Joe Biden’s Blue America” – Professor Gerard V. Bradley in the National Catholic Register
In a piece for the National Catholic Register, Gerard V. Bradley, a professor of law at the University of Notre Dame and member of the James Wilson Institute Board of Scholars, presents a religious critique of the theme of unity emphasized by President Joe Biden in his inaugural address. Biden characterized America as an intensely […] -
“Ballast on the Ship of State: Statesmanship as Human Excellence” – Professor Daniel Mahoney in Modern Age
In an essay for Modern Age, Professor Daniel Mahoney of Assumption University demonstrates that true statesmanship consists in moral excellence and self-control. He argues against moral relativism, as well as the Machiavellian view of politics that sees a desire to acquire and wield power as man’s sole political motivator. Mahoney acknowledges that pacifism is not […] -
LISTEN: Prof. Hadley Arkes on the Seth Leibsohn Show
On June 18th, James Wilson Institute founder and director Prof. Hadley Arkes was on the Seth Leibsohn Show hosted on radio by 960thepatriot discussing Prof. Arkes’s The Philosopher in the City, the George Floyd Protests, and the recent Supreme Court decision, Bostock v. Clayton County and Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC. Listen below: You can […] -
“A Primer on Constitutional Rights During Crises”: Justin Dyer in Starting Points
In his latest essay for Starting Points, Professor Justin Dyer, a JWI affiliated scholar, attempts to make sense of the Covid-19 crisis and the constitutional debate it has generated. Dyer discusses the Supreme Court’s jurisprudence concerning the protection of public health and how the Court balances individual rights in times of public strife. He discusses […] -
Prof. Arkes on COVID-19 and Limits to Authority
When the news came out that a panel of the 6th Circuit weighed in to help a governor find the limits to his authority under the Lockdown, it was suspected that one of our friends in that newly improved circuit would have a hand in it. And sure enough, that hand was detected, but it […] -
“The Virus – and Other Moral Hazards” Professor Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing
In his latest column for The Catholic Thing, JWI Founder and Director Hadley Arkes takes note of the curious way in which the commentators in the media have backed into a perspective of natural law in their uniform response to the COVID-19 virus. They take as a governing axiom, at every turn, the paramount importance […] -
“Michael Martin Uhlmann, 1939 – 2019” Tributes from his friends, colleagues, and students in the Claremont Review of Books
The Claremont Review of Books recently published a collection of tributes, including one by JWI founder and director Hadley Arkes, in memoriam of Michael M. Uhlmann, who passed away on October 8, 2019. Below are some especially moving excerpts from each tribute. “I came to realize that the no-nonsense authority I had first observed in […] -
“Justice on Trial: The Kavanaugh Confirmation and the Future of the Supreme Court” An Interview with Mollie Hemingway and Carrie Severino
In July 2019, JWI’s Deputy Director Garrett Snedeker and Intern Maura Bradley shared a discussion with Mollie Hemingway and Carrie Severino, the authors of the book Justice on Trial: The Kavanaugh Confirmation and the Future of the Supreme Court (Regnery Publishing, 2019). Hemingway is senior editor at the online magazine The Federalist where she covered the Kavanaugh confirmation […] -
“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 […] -
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 […]