Essays
March 13, 2024
Whited Sepulchres
Gerry Bradley Responds to Daniel Dreisbach's "Reading the Bible with the Founders"
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.
October 13, 2023
The Forgotten Protection for Individual Liberty
CRCD Executive Director Trey Dimsdale hopes that a focus on religious liberty protections in the states can "play a significant role in rekindling popular and political interest in federalism and republicanism for the sake of advancing and securing the liberty to which all Americans are entitled."
September 15, 2023
Attacks on Catholic Institutions Should Concern All of Us
JWI Affiliated Scholar Daniel Mark warns that a double standard cannot form that removes the promise of equal protection of the law from Catholic institutions.
September 1, 2023
Institutional Settlement, Determination, and "Mere Natural Law"
In reviewing "Mere Natural Law," scholar Jordan Perkins argues that it is necessary that legal cognition be infused with moral reasoning.
August 4, 2023
The Pitfalls of the Parents' Rights Argument
"The pitfall of the argument in favor of parents’ rights is that it makes the decision for children to be exposed to information about sexual activity or access to puberty blockers a matter of a parent’s will," writes Sarrouf.
July 21, 2023
A Natural Rights Approach to Religious Liberty
In this article, Phillip Muñoz suggests how we can read the religious free exercise and establishment clauses in light of the Constitution’s original design and purposes, being situated properly in a tradition of natural law and rights.
