Myths that Made America

by Mark Bauerlein

Alex Zakaras joins the podcast to discuss his new book, The Roots of American Individualism: Political Myth in the Age of Jackson. Continue Reading »

23 Mar 2023

The Greatness of 1776

by Mark Bauerlein

Matthew Spalding joins the podcast to discuss his recent book, The 1776 Report. Continue Reading »

7 Jul 2022

Fly-Casting Before D-Day

by George Weigel

Dwight Eisenhower did not think of politics as performance art. Continue Reading »

1 Jun 2022

Sentimental Frenzy

by Matthew Schmitz

On the basis of a sixty-second clip, thousands of prominent Americans rushed to denounce the students of Covington Catholic High School. The students’ alleged crime was mobbing an American Indian activist named Nathan Phillips while wearing “Make America Great Again” caps. Respectable people . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Mar 2019

Down and Out at Del Mar

by Mark Bauerlein

Mexican Ray was one of a bunch of guys around the Del Mar Racetrack in 1980 and ’81. For two months each summer, I did nine hours a day, six days a week in this world all its own. I sold the Herald-­Examiner racing edition in the plaza outside the grandstand, my brother in the clubhouse. Horse . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Dec 2016

The Last Puritan Statesman and The 2016 Conventions

by George Weigel

John Quincy Adams stands out as a model for twenty-first-century American politicians because he aimed not to please, but to do the right thing, irrespective of the cost. Continue Reading »

13 Jul 2016