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Conservative Conversations with ISI — 197 episodes
Catholic Social Thought Meets Economics | Philip Booth & Andre Alves | Conservative Conversations
Rediscovering the New Humanism: Eric Adler on Babbitt & More | Conservative Conversations
Health, Nutrition, and Ancient Wisdom with Dr. Sam Pappas
John C. Calhoun’s Political Roots | Kevin Gutzman Pt. II
From Atheism to Faith: Jason Hill’s Spiritual Journey
A Vision for a Healthier America
The Medieval Mind: Insights with Rachel Fulton Brown
What Does It Mean to Order Our Loves Rightly?
Secularism, Religion, and Violence: Rethinking the Narrative with Tal Howard
Why Conservatives Should Care About Art with Brian Brown
The Gilded Age & Westward Expansion with Miles Smith
Liberalism, Post-Liberalism, and Self-Governance with Michael Hanby
The Postmodern Predicament: Bobby Angel on Truth, Faith, and Culture
Why Literature Still Matters: Jason Baxter on the Power of Great Books
Paul DeHart on Natural Law, Consent, and the Fate of the Social Contract
The Legacy of President McKinley with Robert Merry
Building a Wholesome Family in a Broken World with Eduard Habsburg
Restoring Balance in Government with Charles Keckler
The Church Against the State with Andrew Willard Jones
The Rise of Satanism in the Public Square and How to Fight It with Frank DeVito
Christian Liberty and Modern Challenges with Brad Littlejohn
Rebuilding America: A Bold Vision for Industrial Policy with Marc Fasteau and Ian Fletcher
Rediscovering Christmas with Joseph Bottum
Living Like It Matters: A Conversation with Anna Moreland and Tom Smith
How to Live an Impactful Life with Randy Barnett
The West and Ukraine with Brandon Weichert
Behind the 2008 Financial Crisis with Todd Sheets
Retrieving the Forgotten Legacy of Francisco Garcés with Jeremy Beer
Reviving the American Dream with Tim Goeglein
Discussing the Upcoming Election with Charles McElwee
Transforming Higher Education | Richard Corcoran
Discussing John Milton with Jeremy Larson
Restoring the Republic | Ned Ryan
Religion, Law, and the Common Good | Josh Craddock
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Flannery O’Connor: Faith in Fiction with Alex Taylor
The Ghost in the AI Machine | Gene Callahan
Freedom, Tradition, and the Digital Age | Brad Littlejohn
David Hume: Philosophy, Politics, and the Conservative Mind | Aaron Zubia
America's Role in a Changing World | Jon Askonas
What Are the Limits to Free Speech?
Exploring Montesquieu, David Hume, and the American Founding | Khalil Habib
Current Legal Issues Shaping Conservatism | Garrett Snedeker
King Arthur: Myth or History? | Shawn Phillip Cooper
The Re-Paganization Thesis with N.S Lyons
The Philosophy of Philip Rieff | William Batchelder & Michael Harding
The Case for Christian Nationalism | Stephen Wolfe
Unveiling the Deep State | Theo Wold
The Problem of Cheating in Universities | Phil Magness
Totalitarianism, COVID-19, and Why Individuals Matter | Dr. Cliff Porter
A Discussion on Faith, Community, and the Middle Ages with Andrew Willard Jones
What is Christian Nationalism? | Mark Hall
What Is Southern Conservatism? | Alan Harrelson
The Truth Behind the Educational System | Corey DeAngelis
Marxism is Destroying America | Mike Gonzalez
Teaching the Bible: Insights with Professor Don Westblade
The New Deal, Poverty, and Government Intervention | Kevin Kosar
Why Our Culture Is Anti-Family | Tim Carney
The Legacy of the Early Church | Fr. John Strickland
How Does Our Constitution Protect Religion? | Miles Smith
Philosophy and the Good Life | John Cuddeback
Modern Age Journal Has a New Website! | Dan McCarthy & Andrew Beck
Why Conservatives Suck at Media | Matthew Peterson
The Dark Side of FDR | David Beito
A Beginners Guide to Shakespeare | Benedict Whalen
Exploring the Minds of the Founding Fathers | Michael Barone
Creating the Next Great Statesman | Johnny Burtka
Russian Conservatism: Past, Present, Future | Paul Robinson
A Guide to Roger Scruton | Fisher Derderian
Carrie Gress and Noelle Mering on the “Theology of Home”
Miles Smith on The Destruction of Statues, Civic Friendship, and Classic Texts for Kids
Spencer Kashmanian Gives the “Conservative Case for Jazz”
Jeremy Wayne Tate on the Classical Learning Test, Recovering the Great Books, and Transcendentals in Education
Andrew Bacevich on the Limits of Power, Modern Military History, and the Folly of “Military Solutions”
William Benson and Michael Ippolito on The American Postliberal, Catholic Political Realism, and The 1492 Project
How Often Did the Founders Think About Rome? | Dr. Khalil Habib
H.W. Brands, Troy Senik, and Robert Merry on “The Forgotten Presidents of the 19th Century”
Susan Hanssen on Thanksgiving, the Pilgrims and Puritans, and What’s Still Left to Conserve
Jane Scharl on Poetry for Beginners, Patronizing the Arts, and Saving the World Through Beauty
Modern Age Launch Special Panel: “Reagan: Working Class Populist or Fusionist Conservative?”
Capt.Jerry Hendrix on the US Navy, American Foreign Policy, and A Life of Military Service
Samuel Hammond on Artificial Intelligence, Techno-Leviathan, and Human Nature in the Tech Age
Rodge Reschini on Conservatism at Cornell, Free Speech and Academic Freedom, and The Power of Alumni
Alexandra Hudson on Civility in Politics, The Two Social Contracts, and The Limits of Politeness
Tucker Carlson LIVE from ISI’s 70 Anniversary Gala for Western Civilization
Jesse Merriam on the Antiracist Constitution, the Wages of Brown v. Board, and the Future of Affirmative Action
Catherine Pakaluk on Having Large Families, Fertility and Demography, and the Joys and Challenges of Motherhood
Liberal Education, Pragmatism, and Asceticism | Zena Hitz
Tom Shakely on Making Birth Free, Democracy and the Right to Life, and the Rise of the Euthanasia Regime
Michael Anton on “The Stakes,” The Failures of California’s Progressivism, and Possibilities for the Future of America
Jay Richards on the Transgender Craze, the Postmodernist Attack on Reality, and How to Become an Expert
Sohrab Ahmari on “Tyranny Inc.”, Galbraith-ians and Brandeis-ians, and Revitalizing American Labor
Christopher Rufo on CRT, DEI, and the Leftist Takeover of America
Brad Wilcox on Recovering Marriage, Children, and the Keys to Happiness
Glenn Ellmers on The Failure of Modernity, Plato and Foucault, and the Return of Natural Right
Joseph DeReuil on Being Sued by a Professor, the Irish Rover, and Student Journalism
ConCon Live! from ISI’s Homecoming with Daniel Mahoney and Jeff Sessions
Episode 100: Lee Edwards on the History of ISI, Fusionism and Conservatism, and the Buckley Legacy
Claes Ryn on the Failure of American Conservatism, The Imagination, and the Errors of Leo Strauss
Zak Slayback on “Technology as Ideology”, Techno-realism, and Technological Disruption
Special Episode featuring Patrick Deneen and Senator JD Vance: Regime Change and the Future of Liberalism
McKay Stangler on Richard Weaver, the Southern Agrarians, and the Politics of Language
Alexander Salter on Distributism, Common Good Capitalism, and Wilhelm Röpke
Archduke Eduard Habsburg on “The Habsburg Way,” Marriage and Family, and Nationalism and Empire
Hadley Arkes on “Mere Natural Law,” Abortion, and the Logic of Law and Morals
Enrique Pallares on Spanish Liberalism and Conservatism, Miguel de Unamuno, and The Dangers of Ideology
Brad Birzer on Mythic Realms, Great Film, and the American Western
Paul J. Ray on The Administrative State, Exercising Practical Reason, and Subsidiarity
Julius Krein on Productive Political Economy, Thinking about Capitalism, and the Political Realignment
Joseph T. Salerno on Murray Rothbard, Demagogic Politics, and the Austrian Economists
Conservative Conversations Live! with Henry Mack on Florida Schools and Democratic Citizenship
Timothy Goeglein on Patriotic Education, The 1776 Project, and Revitalizing Civic Culture
Kevin Gutzman on the Jeffersonians, State’s Rights and “Virginia Supremacy”, and Westward Expansion
Special Lecture: Dan McCarthy on the History of Conservatism and the Conservative Movement in America
Adam Hoffman on Campus Progressivism, Young Conservative Firebrands, and Reforming Higher Ed
William Ruger on Russia and Ukraine A Year Later, The Need for Grand Strategy, and Washington’s “Farewell Address”
Mark Tooley on “The New Whiggery,” Christian Realism, and Classical Liberalism
Chris Buskirk on Restoring National Vitality, Financialization, and Pragmatic Conservatism
Thomas West on Natural Rights and the American Founding, Federalism, and Liberty and Equality
Gladden Pappin on Post-Liberalism, Hungary, and Family Policy
Fr. Benedict Kiely on the Persecution of Christians, Nationalism, and Social Conservatism
The Philosopher Pope: The Legacy of Pope Benedict XVI with Paul Kengor
Jon Askonas on the Technological Age, “Post-Reality", and Marxism
Aaron Renn on Evangelicalism in America, American Reformer, and Christian Nationalist Politics
Sarah Gustafson on Anxiety and Restlessness in Democratic Times, Democratic and Aristocratic Soulcraft, and Harvey Mansfield
Rod Dreher on The Benedict Option, The Myths and Realities of Hungary, and The Future of Christianity
Matthew Spalding on Natural Law and the American Founding, Post-liberalism, and National Conservatism
Senator Jeff Sessions on Honest Populism, Education Reform, and Coalition-Building in the New Right
Greg Collins on Burke’s Political Economy, Capitalism and the State, and the Importance of “Manners”
Alexandra DeSanctis on Abortion, Women and Work, and the Pro-Life Movement after the Midterms
Dan McCarthy on Willmoore Kendall, Public Orthodoxy and Majoritarianism, and Nationalist Populism
Curt Mills on the Midterm Elections, America’s Political Realignment, and the Future of the GOP
Joseph Stuart on Christopher Dawson, The Primacy of Religion, and Cultural Appreciation
Joshua Hochschild on the Metaphysics of Technology, Thomas Aquinas, and Wendell Berry
Troy Senik on the Presidency of Grover Cleveland, Classical Liberalism, and 19th Century Political Culture
Francesco Giubilei on the Election of Giorgia Meloni, Italian Politics, and the Future of European Conservatism
Antony Davies on Student Loan Forgiveness, Taxation, and Rampant Deficit Spending
Eugene Meyer on the Legacy of Fusionism, the Life and Thought of Frank Meyer, and Movement Conservatism
Richard Gamble on Protestantism in America, the Gettysburg Address, and American Exceptionalism
Frederica Mathewes-Green on Orthodox Spirituality, The Jesus Prayer, and the Legacy of Kallistos Ware
Vincent Phillip Muñoz on Religious Liberty, Originalism, and the Natural Rights Tradition
Marcus Witcher on Classical Liberalism, the Philadelphia Society, and Race and the Marketplace
Phillip Blond on Red Toryism, the Limits of Nationalism, and Art Collecting
F.H. Buckley on Progressive Conservatism, Aristocracy, and Restoring the American Dream
Chad Pecknold on Post-Liberalism, Augustine, and Building the City of God
Carmel Richardson on Seed Oils, the Food Industry, and Crunchy Conservatism
Charles Fain Lehman on Crime, Policing and the Conservative Approach to Criminal Justice Reform
Roe Is Overturned – Ryan T. Anderson Explains What’s Next For Pro-Lifers
Samuel Gregg on Inflation and Conservative Political Economy
Geoff Shullenberger on Spiritual Decay, School Shootings, and René Girard’s Mimesis
David Whalen on Wonder, Literature as Political, and Books that Inspire
CC Live! Victor Davis Hanson on The Dying Citizen
Josh Craddock on SCOTUS, Overturning Roe, and Building a Culture of Life
Michael Gibson on Musk’s Twitter Takeover, and the Paper Belt on Fire
The Question That Rattled The Elites and the Future of Campus Journalism
Matthew Schmitz on Compact Magazine, Right Liberalism and Left Libertinism
Christine Emba on Rethinking Sex
Kevin Roberts on The Future of the Heritage Foundation
Steven F. Hayward on Reagan, M. Stanton Evans, and Lessons for Today
Matthew Continetti on Neoconservatism
David Goldman on American Innovation & Great Power Competition
Conservative Conversations with ISI: Episode 35—Elbridge Colby on Creating a Conservative Foreign Policy
Conservative Conversations with ISI: Episode 34—Michael Brendan Dougherty on Populist Chaos, the Parental Principle And What Ireland Taught Him About Tradition
Conservative Conversations with ISI: Episode 33—Tom Woods on Folk Libertarianism, the Biomedical Security State and the Anti-War Movement
Conservative Conversations with ISI: Episode 32—Oren Cass on Breaking the College-for-All Model
David Reaboi on National Divorce
Erica Bachiochi on The Rights of Women
Helen Andrews on the Boomers
Josh Hammer on The Conservative Legal Movement
Pedro Gonzalez on the Crisis of Manhood
James Poulos and the Cyborg Vivarium
Yoram Hazony Defines National Conservatism
Dan McCarthy on the Media, Fake News, and Student Journalism
Elizabeth Corey and Jeff Polet on The Woke University
Mary Harrington & Reactionary Feminism
The Conservative Case for Nate Hochman
C.S. Lewis and Men without Chests
How should we teach American History?
Michael Knowles, William F. Buckley Jr., and Political Correctness
Keeping Locke in the Locke Box with Richard Reinsch
Marlo Safi, Aesthetics, and Conservative Culture
Sohrab Ahmari, The Unbroken Thread, and American Dystopia
Marco Rubio, China, and Common Good Capitalism
After Nationalism, Dangerous Conclusions, and Pessimism
Frank Meyer, Fusionism, and the Enduring Tension
The Tocqueville Option, Complexity, and Free Markets
Roger Scruton, Civilization, Conservatism Abroad, and Impossible Dialogue
R. J. Snell, Fiction, Conservatism, and Conspiracy
Gracy Olmstead, Farming, Localism, and Rootedness
Richard Weaver, C.S. Lewis, and the Conservative Response to Relativism
Allen Guelzo, Rewriting History, Grad School, and Lincolnian Conservatism
Ross Douthat, Decadence, Neoliberalism, and Conservative Discourse
Yuval Levin, Formation, Freedom, and the University
Jeff Polet, Localism, Kirk, and the “Founding”
R. R. Reno and Tim Carney
William F. Buckley Jr. and Academic Freedom
John A. Burtka IV and Conservatism of the Heart