The Sober Wisdom of the American Founding

It’s no surprise that there are daunting moral and cultural ills that plague American democracy in our republic today. But a return to the hope and sober wisdom of our founding can help save us from creeping nihilism. Dr Dan Mahoney has more.Further ReadingRenewal and GratitudeBook: The Idol of Our Age: How the Religion of Humanity Subverts ChristianityBook: The Persistence of the Ideological Lie: The Totalitarian Impulse Then and NowGuest InfoDaniel J. Mahoney Daniel J. Mahoney is senior research fellow in the Simon Center at the Heritage Foundation, senior teaching fellow in the graduate program at Hillsdale College Washington, DC, contributing editor at the Claremont Review of Books, senior writer at Law and Liberty, and professor emeritus at Assumption University. His latest book is The Persistence of the Ideological Lie: The Totalitarian Impulse Then and Now (2025). This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariapm.substack.com