American Leviathan is the story of the rise of Progressive Statism and their massive, bureaucratic Administrative State at the turn of the 20th century and how we got to where we are today in the 21st century with governmental abuse by a class of so-called experts. Because of Progressives’ quiet regime change over the last …
Reviewing Allen C. Guelzo, Our Ancient Faith – Lincoln, Democracy, and the American Experiment (Alfred A. Knopf, 2024) and Harold Holzer, Brought Forth On This Continent – Abraham Lincoln And American Immigration (Dutton, 2024) The character, career and enduring legacy of our 16th President, Abraham Lincoln, continue to fascinate and inspire both scholars and the …
This essay originally appeared in the Center on Religion Culture and Democracy‘s Reading Wheel. It is reprinted with permission. Right-of-center writers on philosophy and law have penned some fascinating books in recent years calling attention to rights as well as their attendant obligations. From Adrian Vermeule with Common Good Constitutionalism, to Erika Bachiochi with The …
Join host Garrett Snedeker and JWI Intern Joshua Janniere for an interview with Yuval Levin on his recent book American Covenant: How the Constitution Unified Our Nation – and Could Again. In this podcast, Professor Levin discusses the crisis of unity in America and his hopeful vision for the future of republican revival. He outlines …
JWI Founder and co-director Hadley Arkes in a recent talk on themes from his recent book, “Mere Natural Law” in a webinar co-sponsored by the Catholic Bar Association and the James Wilson Institute.
Introduction “Common good constitutionalism” is chiefly a criticism of what might be helpfully described as “mainstream” legal conservatism—the prescription for constitutional adjudication exemplified in the opinions of Antonin Scalia and those (in and out of the judiciary) who follow his lead. The “common-good” constitutionalists’ critique centers on the stated commitment of contemporary judicial conservatism to originalism; …
Garrett Snedeker, co-founder of Anchoring Truths, joined Timon Cline of the Hale Institute to talk about legal education, natural law, and the future of the conservative legal movement on the Hale Institute Podcast. We’re delighted to feature the episode on Anchoring Truths.
For the first podcast episode of 2024, Prof. W. B. “Bill” Allen joins JWI Founder & Director Hadley Arkes and Anchoring Truths Podcast host Garrett Snedeker to discuss Allen’s new translation of Montesquieu’s most famous work, The Spirit of the Laws. (from Anthem Press) They discussed the influence of Natural Law on Montesquieu’s political thought, …
This is latest installment of an ongoing interview series with First Things contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Hadley Arkes joins the podcast to discuss his new book Mere Natural Law: Originalism and the Anchoring Truths of the Constitution. The conversation is embedded above. For your long-term convenience, follow this podcast on SoundCloud or subscribe via iTunes or Stitcher.
In this article, Phillip Muñoz suggests how we can read the religious free exercise and establishment clauses in light of the Constitution’s original design and purposes, being situated properly in a tradition of natural law and rights.
