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• “In Defense of Political Reason” –Professor Daniel Mahoney in The American Mind

  by James Wilson Institute on August 3, 2019
  In an essay for The American Mind titled “In Defense of Political Reason”, Professor Daniel J. Mahoney reaffirms reason’s place within the conservative legal and political tradition. Responding to Yoram Hazony’s scathing denunciation of modern reason in The American Mind, Professor Mahoney acknowledges the destructive effects of rationalism while attempting to rescue premodern reason as […]

• “Reason, Faith, and the Struggle for Western Civilization” An Interview with Dr. Samuel Gregg

  by James Wilson Institute on July 3, 2019
  In June 2019, JWI’s Deputy Director Garrett Snedeker and Intern Jake Rinear shared a discussion with Dr. Samuel Gregg, author of the book Reason, Faith, and the Struggle for Western Civilization (Regnery Gateway Editions, 2019). Dr. Gregg is an author and the director of research at the Acton Institute. Below you may find: A link […]

• VIDEO: Hadley Arkes Delivers 2017 Commencement Address at Institute of World Politics

  by James Wilson Institute on May 31, 2017
  On May 20th, 2017, Professor Arkes was honored by the Institute of World Politics, and delivered the Commencement address to IWP’s Graduating Class of 2017. IWP is a stand-alone Graduate School which was “founded to fill a major national need: to supply professional education in statecraft, national security, and international affairs.” For Professor Arkes, Commencements […]