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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The Dobbs Case and the Strains of Prudence
Prof. Arkes analyzes the arguments at play in the upcoming Dobbs case, and explains that while there are potential outfielders and stockbrokers, there is no such thing as a “potential” human being.
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, …
PODCAST: Michael Knowles on Speechless
Best Selling author Michael Knowles joined the podcast to discuss his new release, Speechless: Controlling Words, Controlling Minds. In the podcast, we discuss how conservatives should not expect to win the culture war by abandoning all standards, how critical theory made its “long march through the institutions,” and the need for conservatives to adopt a …
Technology and Natural Law
James Poulos analyzes the differences between the Western and the rising Chinese approaches to technology and how Natural Law just might make up the difference.
PODCAST: An Inside Look at JWI
JWI Interns share on their experience working with the Institute
How to Recover Conservative Judging
James Wilson Institute Fellow Holden Tanner discusses the shortfalls of textualist originalist jurisprudence and how to recover common law jurisprudence.
