The James Wilson Institute

February 8, 2022
Interfaith Discussion of Natural Law
Our guest panelists discuss how Natural Law intertwines with religion and why it matters, how much natural law depends on theology, and who would benefit the most from Natural Law.

November 17, 2021
Churches: An Existence of Their Own or Creatures of the Sovereign?
JWI and First Liberty's CRCD Co-hosted a webinar with Profs. Adam MacLeod and Robert Miller. They discussed the relationship of churches and the government, and whether churches have an existence of their own or if they simply exist from a grant of the government.

July 12, 2021
Should the Declaration Inform the Constitution?: Hadley Arkes and Lee Strang Debate Transcript
JWI Founder and Director Hadley Arkes and Toledo Law School Professor Lee Strang debate whether or not originalism should utilize the natural law substance of the Declaration of Independence to answer constitutional law questions.
June 21, 2021
Our Team

March 29, 2021
A Better Originalism
JWI has released a new statement of purpose in collaboration with the American mind, which calls upon conservatives to adopt an originalism of moral substance in the wake of Bostock v. Clayton County.
February 25, 2021