Hadley Arkes

April 22, 2025

What Might James Wilson Say to Today's Supreme Court?

He can do more than, as John Roberts would have him doing, in affirming the law of non-contradiction.
May 1, 2024

Kari Lake Fumbles with Abortion

Hadley Arkes responds to the WSJ editorial on Kari Lake's "abortion finesse."
March 1, 2024

Evil Up Close: Jana Paley's Diary in Wartime

Hadley Arkes introduces a new series from friend of the Institute, Jana Paley.
December 15, 2023

Why Did Liz Magill Take the Fall?: The Scandal of Three Presidents

The presidents of three prestigious Ivy League Universities testify before the House Committee, and as a result of this discussion, Magill resigns.
June 30, 2023

'Dobbs' a Year Later: The Lady in the Hat and the Vase

Hadley Arkes reflects on the year since the overturning of "Roe v. Wade" and unpacks the next steps a brave judge could take in protecting the pre-born.
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