Join Natural Law Moment’s hosts Hadley Arkes and Gerry Bradley for a pointed discussion of the Supreme Court and the federal judiciary in American public life. Since the confirmation of three Supreme Court justices appointed by President Trump, progressives have publicly questioned the legitimacy of the Court, threatening to pack it beyond nine members. Yet …
Many critics of the Supreme Court argue that the justices have disingenuously reverse-engineered a method of constitutional interpretation that yields conservative results in cases like Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, and New York State Rifle and Pistol Assn. v. Bruen. But is this a fair critique of the Court? Or …
In light of the tragic killing of Charlie Kirk, the culture of American Campuses and Free Speech – which Kirk fought so hard for – are more relevant than ever. Profs. Hadley Arkes & Justin Dyer share a discussion of a new way to look at free speech, its purpose, and the best way to …
Professor Melissa Moschella of the University of Notre Dame joins us to discuss the contents of her recently published book titled, “Ethics, Politics, and Natural Law: Principles for Human Flourishing.” A rich yet cogent articulation of New Natural Law Theory (NNLT), Moschella’s work has been described as “the clearest, most readable exposition and defense of contemporary natural law theory yet to …
Join the Anchoring Truths Podcast for an in-depth dive into the career and jurisprudential mind of Justice Amy Coney Barrett. The occasion for doing so is the publication in September of Justice Barrett’s new book, Listening to the Law. Anchoring Truths featured an exclusive review of the book by Michael A. Fragoso. Fragoso joins the …
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.
Devotees of the Anchoring Truths Podcast are no doubt aware that interest in the moral foundations of law has reached a fever pitch among those in the conservative legal movement. Culture-shaping decisions of the Supreme Court such as in Bostock and Dobbs have focused the attention of lawyers, judges, and scholars to the fact that …
For the second episode of Natural Law Moment, join Professors Hadley Arkes and Gerry Bradley as they examine the current state of the Pro-Life movement in the United States. Longtime leaders in the movement, Professors Arkes and Bradley have played key roles in shaping the intellectual arguments opposing abortion. Yet now, after the Dobbs decision from 2022, …
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 …
Editor’s Note: This piece originally appeared at Humanum Review. It is reprinted at Anchoring Truths with permission. The Tennessee law challenged in Skrmetti banned “[p]rescribing, administering, or dispensing any puberty blocker or hormone,” for the purpose of (1) “[e]nabling a minor to identify with, or live as, a purported identity inconsistent with the minor’s sex,” …
