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VIDEO: Prof. Mark David Hall Addresses the President’s Religious Liberty Commission
Prof. Mark David Hall Addresses the President’s Religious Liberty Commission

Editor’s Note: On May 1, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order establishing the Religious Liberty Commission to direct the federal government to “promote citizens’ pride in our foundational history, identify emerging threats to religious liberty, uphold Federal laws that protect all citizens’ full participation in a pluralistic democracy, and protect the free exercise of religion.” On …
VIDEO: Prof. Gerard Bradley Addresses the President’s Religious Liberty Commission
Prof. Gerard Bradley Addresses the President’s Religious Liberty Commission

Editor’s Note: On May 1, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order establishing the Religious Liberty Commission to direct the federal government to “promote citizens’ pride in our foundational history, identify emerging threats to religious liberty, uphold Federal laws that protect all citizens’ full participation in a pluralistic democracy, and protect the free exercise of …
Hadley Arkes on Natural Law, Originalism, and the U.S. Constitution

Anchoring Truths Co-Fouder Hadley Arkes discusses his groundbreaking book, Mere Natural Law, on the Simple Truth podcast with host Jim Havens. On this Simple Truths episode, Prof. Arkes covers Mere Natural Law‘s main arguments and explains the need for originalism to be grounded in the framework of objective morality.
Lincoln’s Prophetic Statesmanship with Edward Erler

In the pantheon of intellectual giants of modern conservatism, standing first among equals is the late professor Harry Jaffa. Jaffa, who influenced generations of students from his academic perch at Claremont Graduate University, might have been the 20th century’s greatest scholar on the thought of Abraham Lincoln. Jaffa, who along with JWI Founder & Co-Director Hadley …
Best of Times & Worst of Times for Pro-Life Movement? Featuring Jennie Bradley Lichter

Could it possibly be the best of times as well as the worst of times for the pro-life movement? Following the Supreme Court’s decision in the Dobbs case, immediate celebration met the harsh realities of how divided the country remains on abortion. The political reaction to the Dobbs decision, with Blue States in particular enshrining …
The Commodification of the American Family

In a recent interview on Andrew Schulz’s Flagrant podcast, former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg recounted how he and his husband came to acquire their two children. He described scrolling through “different lists” of babies, sorted by race, and remarked—almost in passing—that there was “a discount” on non-white children. The tone was casual, the moment …
VIDEO: How the Justice System Lost its Soul – and How to Get It Back | Hadley Arkes
Conor Gallagher interviews James Wilson Founder and Co-Director Hadley Arkes to discuss how the justice system lost its soul and how to get it back. In the interview, Arkes explores natural law vis-a-vis the American justice system, determinant Supreme Court cases, federalism, and related issues. For further information on the issues discussed during the interview, …