In this episode, JWI Affiliated Scholar Josh Craddock joins Conservative Conversations’ host Tom Sarrouf (a former JWI intern) for a thought-provoking conversation hosted in collaboration with the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI). Together, they explore the complex interplay between religion and law, how civic friendship shapes our public life, and the role of the law as …
Reviewing Allen C. Guelzo, Our Ancient Faith – Lincoln, Democracy, and the American Experiment (Alfred A. Knopf, 2024) and Harold Holzer, Brought Forth On This Continent – Abraham Lincoln And American Immigration (Dutton, 2024) The character, career and enduring legacy of our 16th President, Abraham Lincoln, continue to fascinate and inspire both scholars and the …
Join JWI Deputy Director Garrett Snedeker and Intern Catherine Hickam for a discussion with Prof. Michael Pakaluk about Natural Law and the traditional Thomistic and New Natural Law perspectives. Michael Pakaluk is the Ordinary Professor of Ethics and Social Philosophy at The Catholic University of America. He received his Ph.D. in philosophy at Harvard University, where he …
For Minisode 7, host Garrett Snedeker along with JWI Program Manager Daniel Osborne offer a live update from the 2024 Summer James Wilson Fellowship for Young Lawyers. Snedeker and Osborne discuss JWI’s flagship program, the lessons on law and morality taught at the Fellowship, the broader experience for young lawyers, and how the Fellowship has …
Americans have forgotten what true leisure is. Leisure is not merely the absence of labor or the recuperation of health and vitality, so that labor can be resumed. Nor should it be compared to escapism, which by its very definition, preoccupies and prevents one from contemplating and ordering one’s mind to reality. Instead, true leisure …
Summary of the Argument The District Court judge wrote that “Mr. Kluge believes that God created mankind as either male or female, that this gender is fixed in each person from the moment of conception, and that it cannot be changed, regardless of an individual’s feelings or desires.” Plaintiff’s religious beliefs thus prohibit him from addressing …
In this episode, host Garrett Snedeker and JWI intern Isaac Michael speak with Prof. Andrew Walker of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary about his new book Faithful Reason: Natural Law Ethics for God’s Glory and Our Good. Professor Walker discusses his intended audience for the book, its main ideas, and his hopes for a revival …
JWI Founder and co-director Hadley Arkes in a recent talk on themes from his recent book, “Mere Natural Law” in a webinar co-sponsored by the Catholic Bar Association and the James Wilson Institute.
Prof. Barnett shares vignettes spanning his entire life from his deeply personal memoir on scholarship and practice, mentorship, his reconciling libertarianism and Natural Law, and his fights against anti-semitism
Professor Hadley Arkes, founder and co-director of the James Wilson Institute, recently keynoted a conference in Budapest, Hungary on the rule of law. Professor Arkes spoke on both Day One and Day Two, and participated as part of a panel of scholars following his remarks on the second day.
