November 30, 2021
Common Good and Common Belief in the Common Law
With discussions about the common good reaching the public square, Timon Cline writes about how the common good can be determined by both judges and legislature.
November 23, 2021
Corporations, Churches, Persons, and the Natural Law
Robert Miller responds to Prof. Adam MacLeod and argues that corporations are not real things of the world, but rather the outgrowth of human beings who for legal purposes should be considered the only entities that be judged to be in accord with law and morality.
November 17, 2021
Our Divided House: A Review of Charles Kesler's Crisis of Two Constitution
Prof. Gerard Bradley reviews "Crisis of Two Constitutions" by Charles Kesler, analyzing whether we've hit our Weimar moment or not.
Churches and the Government
November 17, 2021
Churches: An Existence of Their Own or Creatures of the Sovereign?
JWI and First Liberty's CRCD Co-hosted a webinar with Profs. Adam MacLeod and Robert Miller. They discussed the relationship of churches and the government, and whether churches have an existence of their own or if they simply exist from a grant of the government.
November 17, 2021
Churches: An Existence of Their Own
Prof. Adam MacLeod argues that Churches have an existence independent of government recognition or contract.
November 17, 2021
No free exercise for Aztecs—or abortionists
Jordan Ballor presents the proper limits for religious liberty. Strong belief isn't enough to justify actions that violate the natural law.
School Prayer
November 12, 2021
Is it Time to Rethink the School Prayer Cases?
Prof. Francis Beckwith makes the argument for re-opening the question of school prayers in the courts, explaining how this would enable local governments to seek the common good.
December 6, 2021
A Common Call to Prayer
Continuing our symposium on school prayer, JWI Affiliated Scholar Gunnar Gundersen makes the case for a common call to prayer in American public life and in its public education
November 5, 2021
Sentimental Judgments
Garrett Snedeker reviews "Why the Innocent Plead Guilty and the Guilty Go Free" by Judge Rakoff, analyzing proposed reforms to the criminal justice system.
November 4, 2021
Judge Pryor’s Friendly Fire
Prof. Arkes defends "A Better Originalism" against Judge William Pryor's critique.
October 6, 2021
Whelan-Arkes Exchange: Last Round
JWI's Founder and Director Hadley Arkes goes another round with Ed Whelan and discusses the rightful place for moral reasoning in judicial jurisprudence
October 5, 2021
The Dobbs Case and the Strains of Prudence
Prof. Arkes analyzes the arguments at play in the upcoming Dobbs case, and explains that while there are potential outfielders and stockbrokers, there is no such thing as a "potential" human being.
September 30, 2021
A World After Liberalism: Reviewed by Prof. Daniel Mahoney
Prof. Mahoney reviews an account of anti-liberalism and demonstrates the need for faith and reason to guide our nation.
Podcasts
October 29, 2021
Podcast: Profs. David Forte and Adam White on Fetal Heartbeat Bills
Profs. David Forte and Adam White analyze Fetal Heartbeat Bills, their history, and their efficacy.
October 22, 2021
Podcast: Judge Robert Conrad on Fisher and More
Judge Robert Conrad discusses his new book about the faith and integrity that carried two men through a time of social chaos.
September 17, 2021
Podcast at In the Trenches: Hadley Arkes and Garrett Snedeker on "How to Apply a Jurisprudence of Natural Law"
August 27, 2021
PODCAST: An Inside Look at JWI
JWI Interns share on their experience working with the Institute
