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Contemporary Conversations: January 2023: The New Congress - Analysis and Historical Commentary
Season 3 Episode 4
Jeff is joined by Joe Postell of Hillsdale College discuss the evolution of Congressional rules processes in light of the recent assumption of the ma…
3 years, 4 months ago
Documents and Debates: American? Or Victim of America? MLK and Malcom X
Season 3 Episode 3
Jeff and Lucas Morel, on this special MLK Day episode, discuss the ideas, actions, and legacies of Dr. Martin Luther King jr. and Malcolm X. What wer…
3 years, 4 months ago
Contemporary Conversations: Back to School and the State of American Education
Season 3 Episode 2
Join Jeff as he Bill McClay discuss the state of American civics education, with an eye toward free expression, what's being taught, and how individu…
3 years, 4 months ago
Documents & Debates: The Final Emancipation Proclamation
Season 3 Episode 1
Jeff is joined by Dr. Jason Stevens of Ashland University and the Ashbrook Scholar program to discuss the 160th anniversary of one of the most import…
3 years, 5 months ago
Ronald Reagan and the Fight for Freedom
Season 2 Episode 51
Jeff sits down with Chris Burkett and Greg McBrayer to discuss Ronald Reagan's famed speech at the Brandenburg Gate on 12 June 1987, in which the pre…
3 years, 5 months ago
Truck, Barter, and Exchange: Adam Smith’s Views on Trade, Economics, and Interpersonal Relations
Season 2 Episode 50
How can liberal society respond to current demands on economics and society? Smith addresses far more than economics and, in fact, wrote extensively …
3 years, 5 months ago
Winston Churchill - Honorary American
Season 2 Episode 49
Jeff discusses the life, ideas, and legacy of Winston Churchill with Jim Muller of the University of Alaska Anchorage, and renowned Churchill authori…
3 years, 5 months ago
Turning Points in World War 2
Season 2 Episode 48
Jeff is joined by Dr. John Moser of Ashland University to discuss the concept of turning points in history, particularly war, and some specific examp…
3 years, 6 months ago
Free Speech and the State of the American University
Season 2 Episode 47
Dr. Robert George of Princeton University joins Jeff to discuss the sad shape of the American university as a function of a lack of clarity by many i…
3 years, 6 months ago
The Great Society - A New History
Season 2 Episode 46
Jeff sat down with Amity Shlaes to discuss her book, "The Great Society - A New History," and the implications of the welfare state as envisioned by …
3 years, 6 months ago