Articles tagged as Presidency
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“Electoral College Continues to Serve the National Interest”: Michael Maibach in The Virginia-Pilot
Our own Managing Director and a Distinguished Fellow for Save Our States, Michael Maibach, co-authored an op-ed with Professor Patrick Garry, a professor at the University of South Dakota Law School. The authors address a bill before Virginia General Assembly that seeks to have Old Dominion join the National Popular Vote Compact. The essay introduces […] -
JWI Webinar with Michael Maibach: “The Electoral College & Our Nation of States”
On November 19, the James Wilson Institute hosted a webinar with Michael Maibach, an expert on the Electoral College. Michael Maibach is a Distinguished Fellow for Save Our States where he manages outreach to academics, policy professionals, and allied organizations. Mr. Maibach is also JWI’s Managing Director and a member of the JWI Board of […] -
“We Need to Reject Judicial Supremacy Now More Than Ever”: Garrett Snedeker and Josh Hammer in Newsweek
JWI Deputy Director Garrett Snedeker and affiliated scholar Josh Hammer published in Newsweek, arguing that the recent Supreme Court decision, Bostock V. Clayton County Georgia, shows just how mistaken a jurisprudence without natural law can be. They propose a restoration of what they call the “original understanding of constitutionality” as a conversation between all three […] -
“On the Alchemy of Party” –Prof. Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing
Prof. Arkes switches our focus for a moment from considering the 2016 presidential candidates as the individual personalities of Trump and Clinton, to considering them as standard bearers of their respective parties. In a piece for The Catholic Thing, “On the Alchemy of Party,” Prof. Arkes discusses how the parties have absorbed into themselves different hierarchies of […] -
“A Guide for the Perplexed” –Prof. Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing
Without any other Republican candidates other than Donald Trump holding a viable path to the party’s presidential nomination, many Republicans are left with a difficult choice in the general election. Prof. Hadley Arkes reflects in The Catholic Thing on the sobering realities which render Mr. Trump a weak figurehead for the conservative cause, while also noting the […] -
Presidential Scholars
Professors Ribuffo and Arkes talked about the history of inaugurations. Live shots were shown of workers at the U.S. Capitol preparing the platforms for the Inaugural ceremony. They also responded to audience phone calls, faxes, and electronic mail.