A Common Law Restoration Serves the Common Good
Josh Hammer responds to Holden Tanner’s piece on Conservative judging. He explains how even the Constitution itself orients our jurisprudence towards principles of natural justice.
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A World After Liberalism: Reviewed by Prof. Daniel Mahoney
Prof. Mahoney reviews an account of anti-liberalism and demonstrates the need for faith and reason to guide our nation.
Originalism: A Hollow Core?
JWI’s Deputy Director Garrett Snedeker discusses Donald Drakeman’s new book on Originalism and talks about its strengths and weaknesses.
Podcast at In the Trenches: Hadley Arkes and Garrett Snedeker on “How to Apply a Jurisprudence of Natural Law”
Hadley Arkes & Garrett Snedeker joined the In the Trenches Podcast to talk about the principles of the American Government that were before the Constitution and how those principles helped inform it. They discuss how Natural Law provides insights into issues such as Abortion and Free Speech. This podcast was originally posted by In the …
1857: The Dred Scott Case
The National Association of Scholars hosted a webinar event between JWI Founder and Director Prof. Hadley Arkes, Prof. Mark Graber of the University of Maryland, and Prof. David Tubbs of King’s College. Moderated by Prof. Vincent Philip Munoz of the University of Notre Dame, Prof. Arkes, Prof. Graber, and Prof. Tubbs discuss the historical, jurisprudential, …
The Case for the Unconstitutionality of Abortion
Josh Hammer explores the debate amongst conservatives on whether the legality of abortion should be returned to the states, or if it should be outlawed nationwide. He astutely notes that if pro-lifers adopt the latter position, they will stretch the Overton window in their favor.
Reflections on the Arkes-Strang Debate
Philip Williamson responds to the Arkes-Strang Debate by explaining how the Declaration states the principles of a just government for the United States and how slavery is the exception that proves the rule.
In Defense of Common Good Originalism
Contributing Editor Josh Hammer defends against criticism of his Common-Good Originalism essay, arguing that ambiguities in the text’s meaning require us to give precedence to substantive ideals in interpretation.
Redeeming the Constitution
In his response to David Forte’s “Originalism and Its Discontents,” Bradley Rebeiro utilizes the case study of slavery “to reconsider how we understand this tension between originalism and natural law theory to see if there remains a better way to reconcile the two.”
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.
