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"The Misadventures of a Pro-Life Senator": Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Feb 11 2021

In his column for The Catholic Thing, Professor Hadley Arkes details Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse's recent efforts as lead sponsor to pass a bill that would protect babies who survive botched abortions. This is an updated version of the…

Announcing Three New JWI Trustees

By The James Wilson Institute • Feb 10 2021

We are pleased to introduce three new additions to our 2021 JWI Board of Trustees: Mrs. Mary Ellen Bork, Prof. Gerry Bradley and Mr. Michael Crofton. Mary Ellen Bork is a freelance writer and lecturer on issues of Catholic life and…

"It Was The Supreme Court’s Liberals Who Established Protests Are Not ‘Sedition’" - Professor Hadley Arkes in The Federalist

By The James Wilson Institute • Feb 8 2021

In an essay for the Federalist, JWI founder and director Professor Hadley Arkes explores the Court's approach to demonstrations under the First and Fourteenth Amendments. He examines how Supreme Court justices have regarded with concern…

"The Limits of 'Free Speech'" - Josh Hammer in Newsweek

By The James Wilson Institute • Feb 6 2021

In a piece for Newsweek, Josh Hammer explores how conservatives should approach the issue of free speech from both a practical and philosophical perspective, in light of past comments made by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's (R-GA) that have…

"Jefferson Thought Religious Freedom is a Natural Right": David Collins in the Wall Street Journal

By The James Wilson Institute • Feb 5 2021

In a brief response to a Wall Street Journal opinion piece, friend of JWI David Collins notes that Thomas Jefferson did not understand the Bill of Rights as granting religious liberty. Rather, Jefferson held that the right to religious…

"Civic Virtue as Moral Facts: Recovering the Other Half of Our Founding" - Professor Daniel Mahoney in RealClearPublicAffairs

By The James Wilson Institute • Feb 5 2021

In an essay for Real Clear Public Affairs, Professor Daniel Mahoney of Assumption University argues that the American Founding presupposed a belief in moral facts and the immutability of human nature. The Founding Fathers, and the American…

"President Joe Biden's Blue America" - Professor Gerard V. Bradley in the National Catholic Register

By The James Wilson Institute • Feb 3 2021

In a piece for the National Catholic Register, Gerard V. Bradley, a professor of law at the University of Notre Dame and member of the James Wilson Institute Board of Scholars, presents a religious critique of the theme of unity emphasized…

"Religious Liberty Isn't Enough": Ryan Anderson in the Wall Street Journal

By The James Wilson Institute • Feb 1 2021

In a recent op-ed for the Wall Street Journal, EPPC President and JWI affiliated scholar Dr. Ryan Anderson argues that in order to protect our values and way of life, conservatives must fight for our social beliefs in the realm of public…

"Biden As an 'Authoritative Type'": Professor Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing

By The James Wilson Institute • Jan 29 2021

In his column for The Catholic Thing, Professor Hadley Arkes comments on the problems that President Biden's Catholicism is creating for the faithful in America. Because Biden so adamantly supports social causes that directly oppose…

PODCAST: Prof. Greg Collins on "Commerce and Manners in Edmund Burke’s Political Economy"

By The James Wilson Institute • Jan 26 2021

The James Wilson Podcast features Prof. Greg Collins of Yale University on his book on Edmund Burke's economic thought. Author and Professor Greg Collins joined JWI Deputy Director Garrett Snedeker and intern Chance Cook to discuss…

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