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Announcing First Liberty Institute and James Wilson Institute Co-Sponsorship 2020 James Wilson Fellowship

By The James Wilson Institute • Mar 11 2020

First Liberty Institute and the James Wilson Institute are proud to announce that they will be co-sponsoring the James Wilson Fellowship in Washington, D.C., in August 2020. As the James Wilson Fellowship enters its seventh year, we…

"A Day in the Senate with the Born Alive Act" - Prof. Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Mar 1 2020

In a piece for The Catholic Thing, Prof. Hadley Arkes, JWI Founder and Director, explains the logic and the history of the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, of which he was one of the original architects. The Act has been an…

“Liberty and the Claims of Truth II”: Professor Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Feb 26 2020

In his latest column for The Catholic Thing, JWI Founder and Director Hadley Arkes addresses what he sees as a modern misunderstanding of the meaning of liberty in our law and civil society. Arkes claims that failing to use our ability to…

Memories of Michael Uhlmann

By The James Wilson Institute • Feb 18 2020

The James Wilson Institute had the pleasure of hosting a panel discussion on the life and work of Senior Fellow Michael Uhlmann on the evening of Tuesday, February 18. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZdCFqeLN8k Some notable quotes…

“Give Me Liberty”: An Evening with Richard Brookhiser

By The James Wilson Institute • Feb 10 2020

In January 2020, The James Wilson Institute and National Review Institute co-hosted Richard Brookhiser, senior fellow of the National Review Institute, to discuss his recent book, Give Me Liberty, a recounting of the history of American…

“Friends Clashing Yet Again?: Comparing Notes with Robert Miller”: Professor Hadley Arkes in Public Discourse

By The James Wilson Institute • Jan 20 2020

In his latest piece, JWI founder and director Hadley Arkes responds to an op-ed in Public Discourse, called “Loose Talk on Free Speech,” in which Iowa Law Professor Robert T. Miller defends classical liberalism’s permissive record on…

"The Man Who Saved the Electoral College": Christopher DeMuth on Michael Uhlmann in National Affairs

By The James Wilson Institute • Jan 17 2020

In the wake of JWI Senior Scholar Michael Uhlmann's passing in October 2019, Hudson Institute Distinguished Fellow, Christopher DeMuth singles out the pivotal role that Ulhmann, then a 30-year-old Senate staffer, played in stopping a…

Professor Arkes "Life, Liberty, and Law" Podcast of Americans United for Life

By The James Wilson Institute • Jan 17 2020

Earlier in January 2020, Professor Hadley Arkes, JWI Founder and Director, appeared on the podcast “Life, Liberty and Law” to discuss the relationships between culture, politics, and law. Is culture downstream of politics and law or are…

“The Constitution and the Sources of Refuge”: Professor Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Jan 16 2020

Writing for The Catholic Thing in the first of a two part series, JWI Founder and Director Hadley Arkes argues that conservative opponents of abortion should heed the lessons of Abraham Lincoln and the Republicans’ attempt to push back on…

Hadley Arkes Keynote Address at the American Principles Project 2019 Gala

By The James Wilson Institute • Dec 16 2019

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