Articles tagged as Morality
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“Visit to a Familiar, Now Distant Place” – Prof. Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing
In his latest column for The Catholic Thing, JWI Founder and Director Prof. Hadley Arkes reflects on a speech that he recently delivered before the Catholic Boston College Republicans, who invited him to discuss Natural Law. He was pleased by the receptiveness of the students, but also found that some had accepted certain progressive doctrines. […] -
Fellowship Alumni Spotlight: David Dewhirst ’14
David Dewhirst, a 2014 James Wilson Fellow, is the current Solicitor General of Montana. He graduated from Regent University before obtaining his J.D. from George Washington University Law School, where he served as president of his Federalist Society Chapter. He has clerked for Judge Lawrence VanDyke of the Ninth Circuit and the U.S. Senate Judiciary […] -
Professor Gerard V. Bradley: “The Constitution’s ‘Value Judgements'” – James Wilson Symposium
JWI has launched a collaborative partnership for 2021 with the Liberty Fund’s online journal, Law & Liberty. Led by its Director, Richard Reinsch, Law & Liberty has become one of the premier journals on the right for writing on jurisprudence, politics, and culture. Prof. Hadley Arkes opened our first symposium in February 2021 with “Letter to a […] -
“On the Moral Alchemy of the Political Party”: Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing
In his column for The Catholic Thing, JWI Founder and Director Hadley Arkes reflects on the historical role of political parties in the U.S. and the state that they are in today. The parties of the present have lost their sense of morality and no longer know their place in our society, Arkes contends, noting […] -
“Civic Virtue as Moral Facts: Recovering the Other Half of Our Founding” – Professor Daniel Mahoney in RealClearPublicAffairs
In an essay for Real Clear Public Affairs, Professor Daniel Mahoney of Assumption University argues that the American Founding presupposed a belief in moral facts and the immutability of human nature. The Founding Fathers, and the American people more broadly, understood that society required a strong moral foundation. They knew that self-government required a virtuous […] -
LISTEN: Faith, Judges, and the Supreme Court – Prof. Hadley Arkes on the Bridge Builder Podcast
On January 17th, JWI founder and director Prof. Hadley Arkes joined Minnesota Catholic Conference’s Bridge Builder Podcast to offer insight into his faith and the state of conservative jurisprudence. He explores how originalist justices have avoided engaging with moral truths in cases concerning issues such as abortion and marriage, and critiques Justice Gorsuch’s reasoning in […] -
The Magical World of “Climate Change”: Prof. Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing
In his latest article for The Catholic Thing, JWI Founder and Director Prof. Hadley Arkes writes about the Left’s obsession with climate change. Climate change gives the Left a “moral” code, a kind of pseudo-religion, without the reasoning that animates true religion. Regardless of the merits of the scientific arguments, proponents of climate change have developed a conviction […] -
“‘What It Means to Be Human’ Review: Unchosen Obligations”: Yuval Levin in The Wall Street Journal
Yuval Levin, a friend of the James Wilson Institute, wrote an excellent piece for the Wall Street Journal recently. In this article, titled Unchosen Obligations, Levin reviewed the book What it Means to be Human, authored by Prof. O. Carter Snead of the University of Notre Dame. Levin praises Professor Snead’s book as an example […] -
“On the First Principles of Moral Reason”: Paul DeHart in Public Discourse
In an essay for Public Discourse, James Wilson Institute friend Prof. Paul DeHart continues his interaction with Prof. F.H. Buckley’s criticism of natural law reasoning. In an article for Law & Liberty, Prof. Buckley argued that “natural lawyers” fall victim to the “is-ought” problem pointed out by British skeptic David Hume – you cannot derive […] -
“Reordering the Public Square” –Gunnar Gundersen in First Things
In an article for First Things titled “Reordering the Public Square”, Gunnar Gundersen defends the government’s role in promoting the common good. Responding to both liberal and conservative advocates of government neutrality, Gundersen reaches into history to shed light on America’s deep Christian roots. He finds no legal footing for rigid constitutional interpretations which retool […]