World Events
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“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,” […] -
“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. […] -
“Religious Totalitarianism, Secular Totalitarianism, and Other Threats to International Religious Freedom” & “Domestic Challenges to Religious Liberty—From Left and Right” by Professor Daniel Mark
In a two part piece at Public Discouse, JWI Affiliated Scholar Professor Daniel Mark discusses the threats and challenges that religious freedom faces internationally and domestically. In “Religious Totalitarianism, Secular Totalitarianism, and Other Threats to International Religious Freedom”, Mark comments on the differences between Religious Totalitarianism and Secular Totalitarianism and the effects it has on […] -
Interview with US Commission on International Religious Freedom Chairman – Prof. Daniel Mark
Professor Mark was recently elected chairman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). He is an assistant professor of political science at Villanova University, a visiting fellow at the University of Notre Dame, and a JWI Affiliated Scholar. We invite you to read our interview with Dr. Mark. You are the Chairman of […] -
“Tim Kaine: An Explosion Waiting to Happen?” –Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing
Prof. Arkes provides a commentary on the Catholic VP running-mate of Hillary Clinton for the 2016 elections in his column “Tim Kaine: An Explosion Waiting to Happen?” “We have seen this script before: The Democrats, confirmed now as a radical, pro-abortion party, will fill out their presidential ticket with a Catholic candidate for Vice President. […] -
“The Capital Punishment Debate, Yet Again”—Prof. Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing
Professor Hadley Arkes’s “The Capital Punishment Debate, Yet Again,” appearing in The Catholic Thing, offers his insights as to the compatibility of capital punishment within the American regime. Some excerpts: “All of this comes back, of course, as a jury in Boston hands down the death penalty for young Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, for all of the people […] -
“How the Shutdown Europeanized the US Constitution and How to Restore It” —Prof. Angelo Codevilla in the Library of Law and Liberty
Writing in the Library of Law and Liberty, Prof. Angelo Codevilla reflects on the October 2013 U.S. government shutdown through the lens of its similarities to European parliamentary procedure -
“Promoting Democracy in the Middle East—Real and Spurious” by Andrew C. McCarthy
Andrew McCarthy delivers a talk on on the crisis in Syria, Jihadism and the currents at work in the Arab world September 27, 2013 at Amherst College. -
“What ‘Intelligence’ is Driving Our Wars?” by Prof. Angelo Codevilla
Prof. Codevilla delivers a lecture on government intelligence and intelligence gathering September 28, 2013 at Amherst College. -
The Saddam Hussein Trial
Scholars talked about the trial of Saddam Hussein. Among the issues they addressed were the nature and composure of the tribunal, the possibility of the death penalty, and the location of the trial.