Essays

July 14, 2022

Diseconomies of Law

Anchoring Truths co-founder Garrett Snedeker reviews Trouble at the Bar on Law and Liberty.
July 4, 2022

The God of the Declaration

The American Founders and Lincoln believed in a Natural Law and a natural lawgiver at the moral core of the project they brought forth, argues JWI Affiliated Scholar Justin Dyer
July 4, 2022

The Declaration's Substantive Global Appeal

The Declaration of Independence's unique appeal globally cannot be explained by its formal aspects only
June 30, 2022

"What Comes After Roe" - Gerard V. Bradley

Today, the Supreme Court ruled in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization that “the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion. Roe and Casey must be overruled.” Almost fifty years after handing down its calamitous abortion decision on January 22, 1973, SCOTUS has finally corrected the biggest mistake it ever made.
June 24, 2022

After Dobbs: The End of the Beginning

James Wilson Institute Founder Hadley Arkes reflects on the overturn of Roe v. Wade.
June 23, 2022

Samuel Alito's Prophetic Vision

Senior Scholar David Forte praises Samuel Alito's courage, as demonstrated by his draft opinion for Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.
June 17, 2022

A Price Too Great: Reviewing Philip Hamburger’s "Purchasing Submission"

Professor Philip Hamburger takes aim at the myriad ways in which many statutes and regulations trade the Constitution’s structural protections of liberty for rule by condition.
June 17, 2022

Roe v. Wade Is Already Dead

Roe is, practically speaking, already dead — regardless of what the Court decides to do in Dobbs.
May 31, 2022

The Conservative Legal Movement at the Edge of Schism

James Wilson Institute Founder Hadley Arkes writes for Public Discourse about the future of the pro-life movement after Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.
May 31, 2022

A Post-Roe Legislative Agenda for Congress

Josh Craddock, Affiliated Scholar and alumnus of the James Wilson Fellowship, explores the best courses of action for pro-life congressmen to take after the overturn of Roe v. Wade.

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