The Story of the 11th Airborne

by Mark Bauerlein

James M. Fenelon joins the podcast to discuss his new book Angels Against the Sun: A WWII Saga of Grunts, Grit, and Brotherhood. Continue Reading »

2 Oct 2023 0

Russian Then and Now

by Mark Bauerlein

Judge Stephen P. Friot joins the podcast to discuss his new book Containing History: How Cold War History Explains US–Russia Relations. Continue Reading »

24 Aug 2023 0

Inside the Vietnam War

by Mark Bauerlein

Mark Moyar joins the podcast to discuss his new book, Triumph Regained: The Vietnam War, 1965-1968. Continue Reading »

16 May 2023 0

Ukraine and the End of History

by Mark Bauerlein

On this episode, Frank Furedi joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, The Road to Ukraine: How the West Lost its Way. Continue Reading »

3 Jan 2023 0

Roman Occupation and Jewish Rebellion

by Mark Bauerlein

Guy MacLean Rogers joins the podcast to discuss his recent book, For the Freedom of Zion: The Great Revolt of Jews against Romans, 66–74 CE. Continue Reading »

9 Jun 2022 0

The Making of History

by Mark Bauerlein

Jared Knott joins the podcast to discuss his book Tiny Blunders/Big Disasters: Thirty-Nine Tiny Mistakes That Changed the World.  Continue Reading »

4 Apr 2022 0

On Rescuing Syrian Christians

by Mark Movsesian

A nice piece by Charles Krauthammer in the Washington Post, on the efforts of Lord George Weidenfeld, a British Jew, to save some Syrian Christians. Weidenfeld was himself rescued by Christians in 1938. A British Protestant group brought him to London from Vienna, thus saving him from the Holocaust. . . . . Continue Reading »

31 Jul 2015 0

Syria and What is Good

by Kate Pitrone

I thought John Kerry did a beautiful job, a presidential job, trying to convince the American people and the world that we ought to go to war against Syria.  Really brilliant, save one problem, that we would be siding with Al Qaeda in the conflict.  Or rather, not siding with them as much . . . . Continue Reading »

28 Aug 2013 0

The True Awfullness of Benghazi

by Kate Pitrone

About Pete’s take on the Benghazi matter : I think is fairly clear in testimony that the Obama Administration did lie, did cover-up what had happened, and was totally disingenuous about the whole thing.  Judgement call?   It was a judgement call and about international . . . . Continue Reading »

9 May 2013 0

What is Terrorism’s Real Threat to Liberty?

by Kate Pitrone

Over at the Ashbrook Center’s website, David Tucker , of the Naval Postgraduate School and an Ashbrook fellow asks us to consider how much freedom we would sacrifice to be safe from terrorism.   Living in freedom means living with risk.  It means accepting danger.  The only way . . . . Continue Reading »

23 Apr 2013 0