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The Fourth of July comes this year when we are seeing a massive movement in the streets, professing to be “protests,” but seething with a rejection of the American Founding and our institutions. The fine points–if there are fine points–get lost, and what comes through is a hatred of America. We find “Juneteenth” offered now, not […] …
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Professor Adrian Vermeule of Harvard Law School kicked off a lively discussion in the conservative legal movement with his provocative essay “Beyond Originalism” in The Atlantic. Since then, JWI staff, friends, and Affiliated Scholars have been regular contributors to the ongoing discussion of a “common good constitutionalism.” JWI founder and director Prof. Hadley Arkes offered […] …
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On June 15, 2020, the worlds of social and legal conservatism were rocked by Neil Gorsuch’s majority opinion for Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia and its companion case, Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC. JWI staff, friends, and scholars had been watching the case closely and offered their commentary on the outcome. JWI director and founder […] …
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In a recent essay in The Catholic Thing, JWI founder and director Prof. Hadley Arkes writes about how the majority opinion in Bostock v. Clayton County and Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC, will wreck not only our jurisprudence, but also all corners of our society. He focuses on Justice Neil Gorsuch and his implicit acceptance of the […] …
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In the Wall Street Journal, David Crawford and Michael Hanby of the John Paul II Institute, whose amicus brief in Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC Prof. Arkes joined in a personal capacity, criticized the sweeping metaphysical judgements which lie hidden in Justice Neil Gorsuch’s Bostock v. Clayton County decision. Crawford and Hanby point out that […] …
