It is precious to see so many college administrators, deans, and presidents now honing “principled,” absolutist commitments to freedom of speech on their campuses. When campuses were hosting Dennis Prager, Charles Murray, Charlie Kirk, or Riley Gaines, or even federal appellate court judges, the messages that used to ban or chase them off campus were “hate …
“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.
This is latest installment of an ongoing interview series with First Things contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Hadley Arkes joins the podcast to discuss his new book Mere Natural Law: Originalism and the Anchoring Truths of the Constitution. The conversation is embedded above. For your long-term convenience, follow this podcast on SoundCloud or subscribe via iTunes or Stitcher.
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.
Prof. Hadley Arkes recently appeared on Thinking in Public with Albert Mohler, where the two discussed the principles animating Prof. Arkes’s latest book, Mere Natural Law.
Cline argues that the roots of a nation’s receptiveness to the Natural Law grow from its Christian foundation.
David Deavel reviews Mere Natural Law, showing how it ddraws out the moral arguments present in nature.
Hadley Arkes reflects on the year since the overturning of “Roe v. Wade” and unpacks the next steps a brave judge could take in protecting the pre-born.
John Ehrett ’21 wants a successful postliberal theory to have “bigger and brighter dreams” than Patrick Deneen does in “Regime Change.”
JWI Founder and Director Prof. Hadley Arkes joins Eric Metaxas to discuss his new book Mere Natural Law: Originalism and the Anchoring Truths of the Constitution. They delve into the insights of the book, the mechanics of natural law, and foundational ideas governing America.
