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PODCAST: Sohrab Ahmari on "The Unbroken Thread," Part 2

By The James Wilson Institute • May 24 2021

Author and New York Post opinion editor Sohrab Ahmari joined JWI Deputy Director Garrett Snedeker and intern Guy Denton for a two-part discussion of his new book, The Unbroken Thread: Discovering the Wisdom of Tradition in an Age of Chaos.…

PODCAST: Sohrab Ahmari on "The Unbroken Thread," Part 1

By The James Wilson Institute • May 17 2021

Author and New York Post opinion editor Sohrab Ahmari joined JWI Deputy Director Garrett Snedeker and intern Guy Denton for a two-part discussion of his new book, The Unbroken Thread: Discovering the Wisdom of Tradition in an Age of Chaos.…

"In Defense of 'A Better Originalism'" - Prof. Hadley Arkes in Law & Liberty

By The James Wilson Institute • May 10 2021

In an essay for Law & Liberty, James Wilson Institute Founder and Director Prof. Hadley Arkes defends JWI's recent call in The American Mind for judges to adopt an "originalism of moral substance" against criticism by John Grove. Prof.…

"Originalism and Its Discontents" -- David Forte at Anchoring Truths and Law & Liberty

By The James Wilson Institute • May 6 2021

Senior JWI Scholar David Forte responds to the co-authored piece "A Better Originalism" at JWI’s online journal Anchoring Truths. In a symposium in collaboration with Law & Liberty, Forte defends the place of positive law in a "correct…

"An Opportunity to Overturn Roe" - Gerry Bradley in First Things

By The James Wilson Institute • May 4 2021

In an essay for First Things, JWI Senior Scholar and Trustee Gerry Bradley explores the future of Roe v. Wade and the implications of Justice Amy Coney Barrett's appointment to the Supreme Court for the pro-life movement. Recently, the…

VIDEO: "A Better Originalism" Debate featuring JWI's Garrett Snedeker and Prof. Ilan Wurman

By The James Wilson Institute • Apr 19 2021

JWI's Garrett Snedeker and Prof. Ilan Wurman debated the merits of the statement Snedeker co-authored in March 2021, titled "A Better Originalism," for the Scalia Law School Federalist Society Chapter.

PODCAST: Stephen Soukup on "The Dictatorship of Woke Capital"

By The James Wilson Institute • Apr 19 2021

Stephen Soukup, author and publisher of The Political Forum, joined JWI Deputy Director Garrett Snedeker and intern Peter Spence to discuss his new book, The Dictatorship of Woke Capital. Soukup's book examines the methodical takeover by…

Reformed Theology and Natural Law

By The James Wilson Institute • Apr 12 2021

JWI and the First Liberty Institute host an interactive webinar on the compatibility between natural law and reformed theology. Prof. Hadley Arkes of JWI moderates the discussion and is joined by Profs. Justin Dyer, Jordan Ballor, Frank…

"Visit to a Familiar, Now Distant Place" - Prof. Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Apr 9 2021

In his latest column for The Catholic Thing, JWI Founder and Director Prof. Hadley Arkes reflects on a speech that he recently delivered before the Catholic Boston College Republicans, who invited him to discuss Natural Law. He was pleased…

Fellowship Alumni Spotlight: David Dewhirst '14

By The James Wilson Institute • Apr 9 2021

David Dewhirst, a 2014 James Wilson Fellow, is the current Solicitor General of Montana. He graduated from Regent University before obtaining his J.D. from George Washington University Law School, where he served as president of his…

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