All Episodes

The Official Fourteenth Amendment

Fusionism's First Principles

Making American Citizens

An Independent and Originalist Court

The Harmony of the American Founding

What Made Them Patriots

Tinfoil Hats in the White House

The Versatile John Witherspoon

The Future of Dynamism

The Lies People Tell

Conservatism's Lamentable Drift

Mercy from on High

Democracy's Patrons

Boomer Entitlement?

A Forgotten Freedom?

From Communist to Conservative

Living the Unadjusted Life

The End of the Eco-Tyrants?

Israel, America and the End of the World

The Recent History of Free Speech

Decline and Fall?

Byzantines, Bishops, and Bolsheviks

The Unfree Press

Ho, Hey! Western Civ Is Here to Stay

The West's Quest

From Equality to DEI—and Back Again?

The Hubris of the Covid Planners

Mission Accomplished for the Roberts Court?

Woke Delusions

Sharp Dressed Man

The Need for Neighborhoods

Border Disorder

In the Rubble of Totalitarianism

The Pursuit of Ignorance?

Scrutinizing Christian Nationalism

The Moral Life in a Therapeutic Age

Religion and the Republic

The Disgrace of Legal Ed

A Voice in the Modern Wilderness

Optimism for the Western Project

Debt Politics

A Higher-Ed Renaissance?

Conservative Fusion

Keeping It Real

Back to School

England's Troubles

Constitutional Tensions

The SCOTUS Summer

Observing American Freedom

Shakespeare's Power

The First Empire

A Sick Joke

The Architecture of the Republic

Jefferson's "Essay in Architecture"

Religious Community and Democratic Education

An Unholy Postmodern Synthesis

When Does Sex Matter?

Toward a Conservatism of Freedom

Israel's Judges

The Term in Review

The State of the West

The Founders' Intellectual World

The Life of Leadership

Recognizing Real Difference

The Conservative Encounter with Leviathan

Classic Caution for Modern Strategy

The Kennedy Moment

Passing the Baton

Tocqueville in Hypermodernity

The View from Israel

Inventing American Constitutionalism

Statecraft Etched in Stone

Why We Need to Read

Uncovering Who the Nazis Really Were

A Priest of Liberal Nationalism

The Jeffersonian Republic

Libertarian Crossroads?

America's Economic Crossroads

Confucian Natural Law?

The Inalienable Right to Religious Liberty

Men (Not) at Work

Markets in America

Reading the Hebrew Bible

Aquinas's Common Good

Adam Smith's Jurisprudence

The Constitutional Pivot

Willmoore Kendall's Democratic Faith

Grappling With Logistics

What's Wrong With America?

Industrial Policy Dreams Perpetually Deferred

Understanding Lee

Provoking an Educational Renaissance

Abusing the Power of the Purse

Understanding BLM

The Collapse of American Legal Authority

A Supreme Court Roundup of 2020-21

Restless Amidst Prosperity and Freedom

Led by Truth, Inspired by Beauty

Why the Framers' Intentions Matter

Rebuilding a Culture of Academic Freedom

Liberalism and the Family

Robert Nisbet, Community Organizer

Prospects for Inflation

How the Framers Made the Presidency

Why Patriotism Matters

Boomer Nation

Reading Exodus With Leon Kass

Burke's Moral Economy

Studying Patton

The Law of Bioethics and the Human Person

The Economy after Covid

The Spiritual Quest of Identity Politics

The Founders' Senate

It's ACB's Seat Now

How the West Was Lost

Dan Mahoney Announces the "Liberty and Justice for All" Project

Losing Washington

The Don and the Constitution

Canceled at Cal Berkeley

Will We Be Sino-formed?

The Works and Days of Thomas More

Publius's Constitution, Now More than Ever

Rōnin Without Masters: A Never Trump Assessment

A Revolutionary Moment?

Is the Future PostLiberal?

America in the Dock

How the Academics Made Progressivism All American

Rumors of the Death of the American Dream Are Greatly Exaggerated

Crisis of the Roberts Court

Stuck With Decadence

Can the Postmodern Natural Law Remedy Our Failing Humanism?

Did the Civil Rights Constitution Distort American Politics?

America, Land of Deformed Institutions

Conservative Nationalism and American Statecraft

Liberalism and the Death Penalty

Planning the Great Society

The Populist Presidency

Judicial Supremacy and the Constitution

Managing Whiteshift

Brexit Shenanigans and the Old English Constitution

Justifying Originalism

How Fulton Sheen, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Jerry Falwell Changed American Politics

Dissecting the Trump-Russia Investigations: A Conversation with Andrew McCarthy

An Invitation to the Land of Hope: A Conversation with Bill McClay

The Logos of Western Civilization: A Conversation with Sam Gregg

The Politics of Judicial Review: A Conversation with Keith Whittington

The Delusions of Ideologues and the Wisdom of a Statesman: A Conversation with Greg Weiner

Borne Back to the American Founding: A Conversation with George Will

Politics as War: A Conversation with David Davenport

Understanding the Higher Education Cartel: A Conversation with Todd Zywicki

Fear God. Honor the Emperor. A Conversation with Robert Louis Wilken

The Economic Nationalist Agenda: A Conversation with Daniel McCarthy

Decentralization and the Common Good: A Conversation with Andy Smarick

Lord Liverpool & Britain's Tradition of Strategic Independence: A Conversation with William Anthony Hay

Born-Again Paganism: A Conversation with Steven Smith

"Slouching Towards Mar-a-Lago:" A Conversation with Andrew Bacevich

Bureaucracy and the Unmanly Contempt for Politics: A Conversation with John Marini

Beautiful Losers in American Politics: A Conversation with Nicole Mellow

Sacred Rites of Humanity: A Conversation with Daniel Mahoney

The John Marshall Legacy: A Conversation with Richard Brookhiser

Andrew Jackson in Context: A Conversation with Brad Birzer

Hamilton, Madison, and American Oligarchy: A Conversation with Jay Cost

Knowledge and the Fallible Banker: A Conversation with Alex Pollock

Getting Right with Nationalism: A Conversation with Yoram Hazony

Liberalism as Armed Doctrine: A Conversation with Philip Hamburger

How Economic Prosperity Will Change the World of Work

Is Relativism the Best Defense of Free Speech? A Conversation with Hadley Arkes

Galileo's Trial

The Administrative State under Trump

The Rivalry and Friendship of Jefferson and Adams: A Conversation with Gordon Wood

"God Bless America" and Other Songs I Learned from Immigrants: A Conversation with Wilfred McClay

Freedom and American Higher Education: A Conversation with Keith Whittington

The Solid Ground of Mere Civility: A Conversation with Teresa Bejan

Locating Wisdom in a Scattered Time: A Conversation with Leon Kass

Eric Voegelin Studies: A Conversation with Charles Embry

Republican Virtue, Interrupted: A Conversation with Frank Buckley

Did Liberalism Fail? A Conversation with Patrick Deneen

Presidential Rhetoric and the Challenge to American Constitutionalism: A Conversation with Jeffrey Tulis

Debating the Thorniest Issues: A Conversation with Peter Schuck

Walker Percy in the Ruins: A Conversation with Brian Smith

Luther's Rebellion: A Conversation with Brad Gregory

The Great Libertarian-Conservative Debate: A Conversation with Nathan Schlueter and Nikolai Wenzel

Music, Memory, and the Sound of Sacrifice: A Conversation with Mark Helprin

Can Congress Govern? A Conversation with David Mayhew

What's the Alt-Right? A Conversation with George Hawley

The Challenges to Constitutional Government: A Conversation with Michael Greve

The Constitution and Investigator Mueller: A Conversation with Mike Rappaport

After ISIS: A Conversation with Robert Reilly

Introducing Originalism: A Conversation with Ilan Wurman

The Personal Is the Political: A Conversation with David Walsh

The Mind of Pope Francis: A Conversation with Daniel Mahoney

Rights, Duties, and the American Republic: A Conversation with Thomas West

How the Great War Changed America: A Conversation with Richard Gamble

Is Globalization in Retreat? A Conversation with Samuel Gregg

Brexit Prospects: A Conversation with Theodore Dalrymple

Understanding Human Nature: A Conversation with Roger Scruton

The Radical Jefferson: A Conversation with Kevin Gutzman

Is the Roberts Court Supreme Court Inc?

James Burnham and Our 'Soul-Sick' Elite: A Conversation with Julius Krein

When Moderation Is a Virtue: A Conversation with Aurelian Craiutu

America, What's Left of It: A Conversation with Patrick Deneen

Patriot Fight Club: A Conversation with Steven Hayward

Higher Education and the American Soul: A Conversation with Peter Lawler

The Unjustly Neglected Roger Sherman: A Conversation with Mark David Hall

American Heresies and the Betrayal of Foreign Policy: A Conversation with Walter McDougall

The Crisis of American Conservatism: A Conversation with George Nash

After Obamacare: A Conversation with Josh Blackman

Making and Unmaking the Bourgeois: A Conversation with Steven Smith

Is the Chinese Government in Late-Stage Regime Decay? A Conversation with Minxin Pei

Rebuilding the Liberty Narrative: A Conversation with Gordon Lloyd

The Decline of Constitutional Morality: A Conversation with Bruce Frohnen

Liberal-Democracy's Challenge to Freedom: A Conversation with Ryzsard Legutko

Freedom and the Natural Law: A Conversation with John Lawrence Hill

Reviving Pluralism: A Conversation with John Inazu

America and the Word: A Conversation with Mark Noll

Regulatory Dark Matter: A Conversation with Wayne Crews

The San Francisco Compromise: A Conversation with Michael Anton

A Decentralizing Remedy for the Diseases of a Fractured Republic: A Conversation with Yuval Levin

The Secret Lives of Right-Wing Professors: A Conversation with Joshua Dunn

History of Violence: A Conversation with Barry Latzer

Congress as the Guardian of Individual Rights: A Conversation with Louis Fisher

Publius for the People: A Conversation with Sanford Levinson

The Prudence, Principles, and Passion of Edmund Burke

Hamilton versus Jefferson: A Conversation with Carson Holloway on the Struggle to Complete the American Founding.

The Myth of an Independent Federal Reserve: A Conversation with Peter Conti-Brown

Dismantling the Leftist Academic Complex: A Conversation with Roger Scruton

Congress Derailed: A Conversation with Christopher DeMuth

Thucydides' Pursuit of Freedom: A Conversation with Mary Nichols

Great Migrations: A Conversation with Peter Skerry

The Paris Massacre and the European Future: A Conversation with Mark Helprin

Executive Power in the Age of Obama: A Conversation with David Bernstein

Crime and Sentencing in America: A Conversation with Frank Zimring

"Don't Do Stupid Stuff:" A Conversation with Mark Moyar about President Obama's Foreign Policy

The American Revolution and the Pamphlet Debate: A Conversation with Gordon Wood

Reagan's Legacy in a World Transformed: A Conversation with Paul Kengor

The Declaration: A Conversation with Barry Shain

Introducing the Constitution: A Conversation with Michael Stokes Paulsen

What is the State of the American Mind? A Conversation with Mark Bauerlein

The Conservative Imagination of Russell Kirk: A Conversation with Brad Birzer

How Modern Psychology Undermines Freedom and Responsibility: A Conversation with Theodore Dalrymple

The Takings Power: A Conversation with Ilya Somin

Talking with Roger Scruton about the Disappeared

The Burkean Style of Daniel Patrick Moynihan: A Conversation with Greg Weiner

Economics in One Popular Culture Lesson: A Discussion with John Tamny

How State Attorneys General Make National Policy: A Conversation with Paul Nolette

Public Union Power: A Conversation with Daniel DiSalvo

Is America in Retreat? A Conversation with Bret Stephens

The Dismal Performance in Federal Policy-Making: A Discussion with Peter Schuck

Putin's Russia: A Discussion with Karen Dawisha

Leviathan by Proxy: A Conversation with John DiIulio

To Adam Smith be True: A Conversation with Russ Roberts

Liberating the States and Their People from Federal Grants: A Conversation with James Buckley

The Cost of Liberal Compassion: A Conversation with William Voegeli

A Conversation with James Grant on the Economic Crash that Cured Itself

Flemming Rose on the Aftermath of the Mohammed Cartoon Crisis

The Ghosts of Presidents Past: A Conversation with Stephen Knott

Who's Afraid of Consumer Credit? A Discussion with Todd Zywicki

A Conversation with Roger Scruton on how to be a Conservative

Leaving Behind the EU: A Conversation with David Conway

Telling the Truth about Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Rescuing American Prosperity: A Conversation with Joel Kotkin

The Pathetic Record of Environmentalist Pessimism

Rule by Edict: Shep Melnick on the Power of the Civil Rights State

Achieving America's Peace: A Conversation with Angelo Codevilla

The Unlawful Administrative State: A Conversation with Philip Hamburger

The Ascent of Originalism: A Conversation with Michael Rappaport

The Revised Version of American Religious Freedom: A Conversation with Steven Smith

Herbert Hoover's Righteous Crusade Against the New Deal: A Discussion with George Nash

Getting Right with the Fourteenth Amendment: A Discussion with Kurt Lash

Critiquing Leo Strauss from the Right

Robin Harris discusses the rise, fall, and legacy of Margaret Thatcher

Presidential Power Rising: A Conversation with Frank Buckley

Negroes and the Gun

America's Way Back

Common Core Nation

PovertyCure: From Aid to Enterprise

The New Deal & Modern American Conservatism

The Great Debate: Edmund Burke, Thomas Paine, and the Birth of Right and Left

Power Tends to Corrupt

Slavery, Abortion, and the Politics of Constitutional Meaning

Immigration and the American Exception

In Sunlight and In Shadow

Twilight of the American Republic

The Tragedy of Religious Freedom

Law, Legislation and Liberty

Reforming Class Action Abuse

Accelerating Democracy

First Amendment Institutions

Financing Failure: A Century of Bailouts

Rediscovering the Missing Element of the 'Dismal Science'

Theodore Roosevelt and the American Political Tradition

Constitutional Conservatism

What to Expect When No One is Expecting

Making the Supreme Court Safe for Democracy

Curbing Campaign Cash

The Constitution and Immigration

Becoming Europe

Coolidge!

What is Marriage?

Beyond Politics: How to Think about Government Failure

Ratifying the U.S. Constitution

Unlearning Liberty: Campus Censorship and the End of American Debate

A Nation of Takers: A Discussion with Nicholas Eberstadt

Failing Law Schools

Lincoln's Code of War

The Rise and Rise of Independent Federal Agencies

Understanding Alexander Hamilton

Defending the Electoral College

Czars in America

The Crisis of Modern Liberalism: A Conversation with Charles Kesler

Understanding the Best Book Ever Written About American Democracy

Searching for the City on a Hill: Tracing the Roots of America's Metaphor

The Profoundly anti-Keynesian Political Economy of Wilhelm Röpke

James Madison's Constitutionalism

Hadley Arkes on Right Reason and Constitutional Law

The Forgotten Freedom of Assembly: A Conversation with John Inazu

The Rule of Law and the Auto Bailouts: A Conversation with Todd Zywicki

Rehabilitating Lochner: A Conversation with David Bernstein

Reviving Economic Liberties: A Conversation with Clint Bolick

From Sacrament to Contract: Marriage, Religion, and Law in the Western Tradition

Understanding Slavery and the American Founding: A Conversation with Gordon Lloyd

Design for Liberty: A Conversation with Richard Epstein

Taming Globalization: A Conversation with John Yoo

Scholasticism and Political Freedom

The Constitutional Jurisprudence of Justice Clarence Thomas

Kling, Greve, Salam Discuss Fiscal Federalism's Failure

Understanding the Progressive Constitution

Schools for Misrule: Legal Academia and an Overlawyered America

Freedom Betrayed: Herbert Hoover's Secret History of the Second World War and Its Aftermath

The Upside-Down Constitution