Democracy

Shadi Hamid on Islamism in Modernity

Shadi Hamid joins R. R. Reno to talk about his article in the October 2022 issue, “How Modernity Swallowed Islamism.” Continue Reading »

9 Sep 2022

Reclaiming a Positive Vision of Liberty

by George McKenna

Legutko thinks that liberty has undergone an Orwellian redefinition in the West that has changed it into its opposite: fear of expressing anything at odds with liberal orthodoxy. Continue Reading »

15 Aug 2022

Christopher Caldwell on Regime Change, American Style

by R. R. Reno

Christopher Caldwell joins the podcast to discuss his extensive review of Garrett M. Graff's recent book, Watergate: A New History and the transformations within American politics during the Nixon era. Continue Reading »

2 Jun 2022

The Cardinal and Jimmy

by George Weigel

Quiet protests are not enough when dealing with a man like China’s Xi Jinping, who commits genocide against the Uyghurs and locks down entire cities. The Vatican megaphone was once something to be reckoned with. Its power is fading from disuse. Continue Reading »

25 May 2022

Anchored Freedom

by Kurt Hofer

At the heart of our understanding of freedom must be the recognition that our freedom is given to us by God. Continue Reading »

4 Apr 2022

How Canada Punishes Protesters

by Craig A. Carter

Canada set a new legal precedent by introducing collective punishment for individual crimes. Continue Reading »

10 Mar 2022

The Case For Black Patriotism

by Glenn C. Loury

It seems only a few years ago that I was calling myself “a man of the left.” Well, like the Jewish intellectuals who became “neoconservatives” in the 1960s and 1970s, I am a liberal who’s been “mugged by reality.” What has happened to the public discourse about race in this country . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Jan 2022