@AnchoringTruths

A project of the @JamesWilsonInst. Teaching anew the grounding axioms of the American regime, and seeking to restore the wisdom of the Founding Generation.

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A Proposal for the Future of Originalism & Natural Law

Justice Samuel Chase & Justice James Wilson, Wikimedia Commons Since the 1980s, the American conservative legal movement has been increasingly dominated by originalism and textualism. The theories...

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Replying to @JamesWilsonInst @rationallypod @AnchoringTruths
This was fun thank you for doing it!
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NEW: The Constitution of 1789 author @ilan_wurman of @rationallypod joins latest @AnchoringTruths Podcast episode. Discussions of the philosophy of the Founders, historical practice, and departmentalism ensue. Listen ⬇️
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Congratulations to Fellowship Alumna Olivia Rogers ‘22 on her United States Supreme Court Clerkship! “I am thrilled and honored to clerk for Justice Barrett. I'm also grateful for my time as a James Wilson Fellow, which gave me the opportunity to think deeply about important legal issues while learning from outstanding faculty and engaging in thoughtful discussions with other fellows.” - Olivia Rogers Please join us in wishing her our most sincere congratulations.
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Hadley Arkes
@HPArkes_Jun 30
John Roberts made an earnest, scholarly effort to deal with birthright citizenship, but on this eve of July 4th, he found himself saying some staggering things, at odds with the Declaration of Independence and the regime it brought forth. 🧵
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NEW: @MTMehan of @HillsdaleInDC joins @AnchoringTruths podcast to explore how to pass down the goodness of America through fables during America 250. Mehan is the author of "The American Book of Fables" discusses his new heirloom volume, both a collection of original and reworked fables set across the U.S. anchoringtruths.org/2026/05/…

Passing Down America's Goodness with Dr. Matthew Mehan

As we continue our commemoration of America 250, we’re inspired to present a variety of different celebrations of our country. In that spirit, we are honored to welcome on the show Dr. Matthew Mehan...

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Hadley Arkes
@HPArkes_May 15
The Supreme Court has now denied Louisiana’s application for a stay in the Danco Labs case. The shipment of mifepristone will not be blocked. Only Justices Alito and Thomas dissented—with force and clarity. 🧵on its importance. 1/
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Encounter Books
@EncounterBooksMay 8
"While the rest of us worry about rogue superintelligent machines rising up to take over, [Glenn Harlan Reynolds] argues the real danger is far more subtle—and far more tempting." @instapundit discusses Seductive AI on @AnchoringTruths. anchoringtruths.org/2026/05/…

Seductive AI with Prof. Glenn Reynolds

Past Anchoring Truths Podcast episodes have been devoted to the promise of AI in the legal profession and beyond. Today, we’ll be discussing more of the perils of that technology with Professor Glenn...

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Read today’s feature piece on Chiles v Salazar from @therightfrankd
Frank DeVito
@therightfrankdApr 22
What is freedom for? Is freedom of speech for the purpose of being able to say whatever one wants? Is the First Amendment there to shield us from ANY government effort to enforce an orthodoxy? Or is it for the purpose of making sure truth is not suppressed? And does it have limits? Check out my latest essay, graciously published by my friends at the @JamesWilsonInst, analyzing some of the language in the recently decided Chiles v. Salazar case and what the precedent means going forward! anchoringtruths.org/chiles-v…

Chiles v. Salazar: A Dilemma of Rights and Freedoms

Panorama of United States Supreme Court Building at Dusk, Public Domain The United States Supreme Court recently released its opinion in Chiles v. Salazar. The case dealt with a challenge to a...

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From @HPArkes_ remembering his late friend Justice Scalia
James Wilson Institute
@JamesWilsonInstFeb 20
10 years after the passing of Justice Antonin Scalia, we remember his legacy with a message from our Founder and Co-Director Hadley Arkes:
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Sure thing, we’re in! The only bill depicting our namesake, James Wilson, even if you have to squint.
Jon Hartley
@Jon_Hartley_Feb 8
Let’s celebrate @America250 with the US $2 bill. The US $2 bill was newly designed in 1976 for the US bicentennial. The reverse features an engraving of John Trumbull's painting “Declaration of Independence”. Very appropriate for the 250th anniversary of the declaration’s signing
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👀@HPArkes_ thread on notable #SCOTUS Ellingburg concurrence by Justice Thomas on the Natural Law grounds of the Ex Post Facto clause
Hadley Arkes
@HPArkes_Jan 21
Justice Thomas's concurrence in Ellingburg v. United States (Jan 20) is gorgeous. It doesn't counter—but powerfully confirms—the argument I made in Constitutional Illusions & Anchoring Truths on ex post facto laws. Thomas is on the right track...but he doesn't take it all the way. Thread 👇
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LISTEN: The Presidential Pardon Power is the topic of our latest Anchoring Truths podcast featuring @UVALaw Prof. Sai Prakash anchoringtruths.org/2026/01/…

Presidential Pardon Power with Prof. Sai Prakash

One of the country's foremost authorities on executive power, Prof. Saikrishna “Sai” Prakash, joins the Anchoring Truths Podcast to discuss his fascinating new book The Presidential Pardon. Prof....

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NLM Ep. 8 is live! Click the link below to listen to hosts @Prof_GBradley & @HPArkes_ retrospective on Prof. Bradley's days as a prosecutor👇👇
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Merry Christmas to all our readers and listeners!
James Wilson Institute
@JamesWilsonInst25 Dec 2025
Merry Christmas from all of us at the James Wilson Institute!
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Whole piece: americanmind.org/salvo/the-s…

The Supreme Court Dances Around Transgenderism

It cannot be beyond the job description of the justices to report anew on how rights-bearing creatures are constituted.

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READ: @HPArkes_ on #SCOTUS dancing around the issue of transgenderism in @theammind
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Click here👉: jameswilsoninstitute.org/nat…
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NEW EPISODE!🗣️ Join co-hosts @HPArkes_ and @Prof_GBradley for a pointed discussion of the Supreme Court and the federal judiciary in American life in the latest episode of Natural Law Moment - "The 'Illegitimate' Supreme Court? Sorting Myth from Reality." Tune in below!!
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Check out this piece on the future of legal conservatism from our co-founder Garrett Snedeker at @theammind 👇
The American Mind
@theammind9 Dec 2025
Legal conservatism can't be rebuilt on procedure alone. In his latest, Garrett Snedeker argues that Merriam’s critique stops short of the deeper truths the Founders took for granted that expose the racial determinism at the heart of our current constitutional.
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