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Can We Save America? Abraham Lincoln and Our Troubled Politics
Season 2 Episode 45
Jeff discusses our current political tensions with Dr. Lucas Morel, who proposes that an understanding of Lincoln - his ideas, his words, his actions…
3 years, 6 months ago
Elections 2022: Analysis and Commentary with UVA's Jim Ceaser
Season 2 Episode 44
Jeff discusses the results, surprises, and immediate fallout of the 2022 Midterm Congressional and several state gubernatorial elections. Of special …
3 years, 7 months ago
The American Idea | Secretary Mike Pompeo
Season 2 Episode 43
In this episode, Jeff sits down to talk with Mike Pompeo, former member of the House of Representatives, CIA Director, and the 70th Secretary of Stat…
3 years, 7 months ago
The Battle for the Suburbs with Congressman Troy Balderson | Contemporary Conversations
Season 2 Episode 42
Dr. Jeff Sikkenga talks with Congressman Troy Balderson, of Ohio's 12th Congressional District, about public and elected service, as well as the chan…
3 years, 7 months ago
The 2022 MIdterm Elections: Analysis and Forecasts
Season 2 Episode 41
Jeff discusses the upcoming 2022 midterm elections with Henry Olsen of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, offering thoughtful analysis and things t…
3 years, 7 months ago
Upcoming Supreme Court Cases Worth Knowing About
Season 2 Episode 40
The 22-23 United States Supreme Court term has begun, and there are several cases to be heard that will make headlines - maybe even greater than thos…
3 years, 8 months ago
Money is Not Wealth: What History Can Teach Us About Inflation
Season 2 Episode 39
Jeff and Rob Wyllie, Director of Ashbrook’s Political Economy program at Ashland University, discuss inflation in American and world history, how it …
3 years, 8 months ago
The Constitutional Convention of 1787 with Gordon Lloyd and Chris Burkett | Documents and Debates
Season 2 Episode 38
In this episode of The American Idea, Jeff is joined by Dr. Gordon Lloyd, Dockson Emeritus Professor of Public Policy at Pepperdine University and Se…
3 years, 9 months ago
Martin Luther King Jr. and Critical Race Theory with Peter Myers | Contemporary Conversations
Season 2 Episode 37
In this episode of The American Idea, Jeff is joined by Peter Myers, Professor of Political Science at University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire and the 20…
3 years, 9 months ago
Feminism and the #MeToo Movement | Taylor
Season 2 Episode 36
Jeff welcomes Dr. Natalie Taylor of Skidmore College to discuss the place of feminism within the American sociopolitical reform tradition, and its co…
3 years, 10 months ago