Prof. Mark David Hall, JWI Affiliated Scholar and Professor at George Fox University, joins host Garrett Snedeker for a discussion of Mark’s new book Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land: How Christianity Has Advanced Freedom and Equality for All Americans. The two discuss the vital place of religious liberty in American culture, both historically and …
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.
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.
Prof. Hadley Arkes sat down for an interview with Originalist Angles to discuss his new book “Mere Natural Law” and the principles of Natural Law that undergird our constitutional order.
Professor Hadley Arkes sits down with the hosts of ISI’s Conservative Conversations Podcast to discuss his new book “Mere Natural Law”, the mission of JWI, and the place of Natural Law in the conservative legal movement.
Michael Hayes (JWF ’20) analyzes the Court’s positions on substantive due process in the key Dobbs decision, and makes clear that try as we might, we never can truly escape from moral reasoning and the Natural Law.
Prof. John Mikhail describes the unique role of James Wilson among the Founders as both moral philosopher and legal scholar who shaped our Constitution and our concept of who “We the People” are in the United States.
Profs. John Mikhail and Jonathan Gienapp join Garrett Snedeker and Hadley Arkes to discuss the life and work of James Wilson, one of the American Founders. They point out how Wilson’s ideas and jurisprudence shaped the discussion at the Founding and how understanding them can help us understand our Constitution today.
Prof. Arkes argues that moral judgments, rather than belonging to legislators instead of judges, are an essential – indeed inescapable – part of the work of a judge, especially in recognizing the most basic facts that bear on their judgments.
Prof. Arkes reflects on his work crafting the Born Alive Act and takes some time to analyze the latest version of the Act, to him the best ever.
