Privileges & Immunities: Where Do Barnett & Bernick Lead Us?
Prof. Arkes’s article in the Texas Review of Law & Politics is hosted at Anchoring Truths with permission. Its original location may be found here.
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The Preamble, Aristotle, and the Common Good
What if I told you that hidden in the Constitution is a little-known provision that contains a gateway of sorts to a natural law, common-good inspired jurisprudence? And that this little treasure is hiding in plain sight, inexplicably ignored by jurists for decades? Well, there is such a section, and its contained in the opening …
Natural Law Moment Ep. 1: The Natural Law Revival is Now
We are beyond ecstatic to announce the launch of Natural Law Moment! Co-hosted by JWI’s team of Co-Directors, Professors Hadley Arkes and Gerry Bradley, Natural Law Moment is a bi-weekly podcast that will explore fundamental questions of law, politics, and culture. The legal world today is a tumultuous one, and to comprehend it, we must …
Conversion, Abortion, and Stopping the Killing
We Americans are, indeed, “less pro-life than many believed, particularly if we understand the term ‘pro-life’ to include the willingness of people who would never have an abortion themselves to legally deny other women the right.” Ample proof of the fact would include the sad results of recent state referenda, as well as the unwillingness of …
VIDEO: Prof. Mark David Hall Addresses the President’s Religious Liberty Commission
Please enjoy this video footage of JWI Affiliated Scholar Mark David Hall addressing the White House’s Religious Liberty Commission, courtesy of the Department of Justice: Note – Prof. Hall’s remarks begin at minute 1:42:47.
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
Please enjoy this video footage of JWI Co-Director Gerard “Gerry” Bradley addressing the White House’s Religious Liberty Commission, courtesy of the Department of Justice: Note – Prof. Bradley’s remarks begin at minute 47:40. Additionally, please read Prof. Bradley’s full remarks HERE.
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 …
