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"Steps from God...to the Religion of the Self" -- Prof. Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Oct 9 2019

In an article titled, “Steps from God…to the Religion of the Self” in The Catholic Thing, Prof. Hadley Arkes traces the transformation of the identification of religion solely with beliefs rather than with a combination of beliefs and…

Michael Martin Uhlmann: In Memoriam (1939-2019)

By The James Wilson Institute • Oct 9 2019

JWI Founder and Director Hadley Arkes writes on the passing of one of his dearest friends, JWI Senior Scholar Michael Uhlmann. We come to our friends today with heart-breaking news, on the death of our beloved Michael Uhlmann…

Remembrances of Michael Uhlmann, JWI Senior Scholar

By The James Wilson Institute • Oct 8 2019

In the days and weeks ahead, JWI will feature some remembrances of our dear friend Michael Uhlmann who passed away on October 8, 2019. We will update this page with remembrances as we receive them. Everyone’s been asked the…

"Full Court Press" - Michael Uhlmann in the Claremont Review of Books

By The James Wilson Institute • Oct 7 2019

In a review for the Claremont Review of Books, Prof. Michael M. Uhlmann, a James Wilson Institute Senior Scholar, analyzed the commentary of former White House Counsel Peter Wallison on the administrative state. Prof. Uhlmann traces the…

“Athens and Jerusalem, Rome and America” – Gunnar Gundersen in The American Mind

By The James Wilson Institute • Sep 30 2019

In a piece titled “Athens and Jerusalem, Rome and America” for The American Mind, Gunnar Gundersen responds to the argument of Patrick Deneen and others who claim that America is a Hobbesian experiment, made without Christian moral…

“David French Channels Monty Python: A Response from Hadley Arkes” – The American Mind

By The James Wilson Institute • Sep 30 2019

JWI Founder and Director Hadley Arkes addresses and challenges the arguments of David French in a essay titled, “David French Channels Monty Python: A Response from Hadley Arkes.” Posted in The American Mind, Prof. Arkes questions French…

“Reason, Faith, and the Struggle for Western Civilization” An Interview with Dr. Samuel Gregg

By The James Wilson Institute • Sep 25 2019

In June 2019, JWI’s Deputy Director Garrett Snedeker and Intern Jake Rinear shared a discussion with Dr. Samuel Gregg, author of the book Reason, Faith, and the Struggle for Western Civilization (Regnery Gateway Editions, 2019). Dr.…

"Does the Right Dare Fight?" -- Prof. Hadley Arkes in The American Mind

By The James Wilson Institute • Sep 13 2019

In a piece for The American Mind titled “Does the Right Dare Fight?” JWI Founder and Director Hadley Arkes builds on his previous critique of the Ahmari-French debate. Prof. Arkes first focuses on the reluctance of conservative lawyers to…

"Moral Relativism is our True Constitutional Enemy" - Professor Hadley Arkes in The American Mind

By The James Wilson Institute • Sep 13 2019

In an article for The American Mind titled “Moral Relativism is our True Constitutional Enemy,” JWI Founder & Director Hadley Arkes uses the debate between Sohrab Ahmari and David French at The Catholic University of America in…

“The Take Care Act” -- James Wilson Fellow Alumnus Joel Nolette ’18

By The James Wilson Institute • Aug 30 2019

In a piece for the Federalist Society titled “The Take Care Act”, Joel Nolette praises a new Senate bill aimed at curbing the growth of the administrative state. According to Nolette, the Supreme Court embraced wholesale the technocracy…

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