Founded by @HPArkes_, JWI teaches those principles of law that furnished a guide to the American Founders as they set about framing the Constitution.
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“A morally populist politics would be more comfortable with moralism precisely because it would be more confident—with Hadley Arkes—in the universality of the natural law.”
Damian Bell: modernagejournal.com/hadley-…
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I was delighted to join @JamesWilsonInst on this podcast to discuss The Constitution of Practice and traditionalism. anchoringtruths.org/2026/10/…
On October 30th, join JWI at the Hillsdale College D.C. Campus for a public lecture given by our trustee Dr. Matthew Spalding. Dr. Spalding will tell the story of the creation of the Declaration of Independence and consider its intellectual origins and meaning, with a particular focus on the contributions of James Wilson. RSVP at the link below⬇️⬇️
Just as the philosophy of Aristotle is foundational to Western thought, it is also central to the mission and work of the James Wilson Institute. Scholar Alex Petkas joined our latest Anchoring Truths Podcast episode to offer a deep dive into the philosophy animating much of our work at the Institute.
Listen to the full episode at the link below: ⬇️
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Watch the full event video: c-span.org/program/american-…
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As well as Dr. Candace Terman anchoringtruths.org/symposiu…
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Entries in the symposium include Dr. Roberta Bayer of @patrickhenrycol anchoringtruths.org/symposiu…
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NEW: @AnchoringTruths symposium on "The Lost Founder: James Wilson and the Forgotten Fight for a People’s Constitution" by Jesse Wegman
"Wegman is interested less in historical recovery than activist revision. The Wilson who emerges in The Lost Founder is a Founder the contemporary Left can finally claim without wincing: champion of “the people,” foe of filtered elections and a malapportioned Senate, the man who put popular sovereignty at the center of the constitutional design and then told the country that knowledge of the law ought to be “diffused over the whole community.” Wegman has traded a more demanding, and more interesting, Wilson for one pre-fitted for contemporary breakdowns in the polity."
Our Founder and Co-Director @HPArkes_ joins @CivitasInst on Constitution Day in Philadelphia the city where the document was drafted and ratified!
We've kicked off our panel at @foundingforward's Constitution Day event at the Union League of Philadelphia.
Panelists are discussing The Civitas Collection 250, the Declaration of Independence, and what the Declaration asks of us today.
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What did 1776 actually mean for America? Hadley Arkes examines the Declaration’s principles and the moral foundations of American self-government.
To read the piece, visit firstthings.com/the-meaning-…
NEW: @AnchoringTruths symposium on "The Lost Founder: James Wilson and the Forgotten Fight for a People’s Constitution" by Jesse Wegman
"Wegman is interested less in historical recovery than activist revision. The Wilson who emerges in The Lost Founder is a Founder the contemporary Left can finally claim without wincing: champion of “the people,” foe of filtered elections and a malapportioned Senate, the man who put popular sovereignty at the center of the constitutional design and then told the country that knowledge of the law ought to be “diffused over the whole community.” Wegman has traded a more demanding, and more interesting, Wilson for one pre-fitted for contemporary breakdowns in the polity."
Entries in the symposium include Dr. Roberta Bayer of @patrickhenrycol anchoringtruths.org/symposiu…
As well as Dr. Candace Terman anchoringtruths.org/symposiu…