Roger Scruton, Heretic

by Mark Bauerlein

Fisher Derderian joins the podcast to discuss the Roger Scruton Legacy Foundation and Scruton's collection of essays, Confessions of a Heretic.  Continue Reading »

8 Nov 2021

The Necessity of Nationalism

by Nathan Pinkoski

Those involved in the debates over American nationalism will find Samuel Goldman’s skeptical intervention, After Nationalism: Being American in an Age of Division, a refreshing read. Free of histrionics, Goldman’s sober and succinct exercise in historically informed political theory . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Nov 2021

Rediscovering Conservatism in Sweden

by Karl Gustel Wärnberg

In Sweden, conservatism has long been associated with dingy, smoke-infested rooms filled with schnapps-imbibing reactionaries. Yet in the last few years, conservatism has started to grab the attention of the Swedish people. Continue Reading »

19 Oct 2021

Andrew Sullivan’s Facts

by Philip Jeffery

The journalist has treated empiricism as the highest political virtue. But what about idealism and love?
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13 Oct 2021

Harry Jaffa's American Ideal

by Mark Bauerlein

Glenn Ellmers joins the podcast to discuss his new book, The Soul of Politics: Harry V. Jaffa and the Fight for America. Continue Reading »

4 Oct 2021

Daniel Lipinski on Common-Good Republicans

by R. R. Reno

Former Congressman Daniel Lipinski joins our editor to discuss his recent article, “Common Good Republicans.” Continue Reading »

15 Sep 2021

E Pluribus Who?

by Mark Bauerlein

Samuel Goldman joins the podcast to discuss his new book, After Nationalism: Being American in an Age of Division. Continue Reading »

9 Sep 2021

Conservatives and Publishing

by Mark Bauerlein

Al Regnery joins the podcast to discuss the current climate in publishing and his new publishing company, Republic Books. Continue Reading »

26 Jul 2021

Arguments, Not Sound Bites

by Carl R. Trueman

There is too little constructive argument and too much carefully-policed rhetoric in Christian circles.  Continue Reading »

22 Jun 2021

A New Segregation?

by Mark Bauerlein

The new wave of identity politics is a consequence of the eradication of a conservative ethos from American life.  Continue Reading »

7 May 2021