Articles tagged as Justice
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“Lincoln’s House Divided and Ours”: Justin Dyer in Starting Points
James Wilson Institute Affiliated scholar Justin Dyer published an article in Starting Points. This article was originally presented as remarks for a panel discussion on race, protests, and justice. In his article, Prof. Dyer analyzes Lincoln’s House Divided speech and his principled fight against slavery. He lays out the wisdom that Lincoln can offer to […] -
“Natural Justice and the Amistad”–Professor Justin Dyer in Starting Points
Justin Dyer, Professor of Political Science at the University of Missouri and an Affiliated Scholar of JWI, recalls the oral argument of John Quincy Adams in the historic Supreme Court case of United States v. Amistad (1841). In a piece published at Starting Points, a journal of the Kinder Institute, Dyer explains Adams’s use of arguments based […] -
“Revisiting Catholic Social Teaching” –Prof. Arkes in The Catholic Thing
Prof. Hadley Arkes, writing in The Catholic Thing, discusses the Catholic Church’s robust teaching on man’s dignity and free will, teachings which have led the Popes of the 20th Century to consistently speak out against socialism. As Bernie Sanders sings the refrain of socialism in the present day, Catholics, as well as all Americans, may newly consider […]