TOPICS: The social justice endgame, Walt Whitman, & socialism in American history. Host Scot Bertram talks with David Azerrad, assistant professor and research fellow at Hillsdale in D.C., about his recent essay on the social justice endgame. Kelly Scott Franklin, from Hillsdale's English department, introduces us to Walt Whitman. And we hear excerpts from a recent lecture on Hillsdale's campus by John Steele Gordon regarding socialism in American history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...
Jun 12, 2020•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast TOPICS: Standardized testing, vote-by-mail plans, classic children's literature, & returning to teach at Hillsdale Host Scot Bertram talks with Hillsdale history professor Paul Rahe about two recent essays on the use of standardized tests in the admissions process. Hans von Spakovsy from the Heritage Foundation discusses the dangers of vote-by-mail proposals. Dan Coupland, from Hillsdale's education department, introduces us to a new online course covering classic children's literature. And Matt...
Jun 05, 2020•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast TOPICS: The coronavirus and the Constitution, "Above The Law The Inside Story of How the Justice Department Tried to Subvert President Trump," and Walker Percy Host Scot Bertram shares portions of a conversation among Hillsdale politics professors regarding the coronavirus and the Constitution. Featured are Kevin Portteus, Adam Carrington, & Thomas West. Former Acting Attorney General of the United States Matthew Whitaker takes us through his new book, "Above the Law: The Inside Story of How the...
May 29, 2020•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast TOPICS: The ramifications of economic shutdown, defending the Electoral College, and a visit to Netherlands American Cemetery Host Scot Bertram shares a conversation between Hillsdale president Dr. Larry Arnn and Brian Wesbury, chief economist at First Trust Advisors, about the ramifications of economic shutdown. Trent England joins the show to discuss his new book WHY WE MUST DEFEND THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE. And on Memorial Day weekend, Tom Conner, former professor of history at Hillsdale, takes u...
May 22, 2020•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast TOPICS: China and the Coronavirus, Andrew Klavan's THE NIGHTMARE FEAST, Jane Austen's PERSUASION, and working in political communications. Host Scot Bertram shares a portion of a conversation between Hillsdale president Dr. Larry Arnn and U.S. Senator Tom Cotton regarding China and the coronavirus. Andrew Klavan talks about his latest book and conservatives in entertainment. Lorraine Murphy concludes her series of the novels of Jane Austen as we talk PERSUASION. And Ian Fury '15 joins the show t...
May 15, 2020•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast TOPICS: National Charter School Week, China and COVID-19, & research taking place on Hillsdale's campus Host Scot Bertram talks with Kathleen O'Toole, Assistant Provost for K-12 Education at Hillsdale College, about National Charter School Week and what the Barney Charter School Initiative is all about. Marion Smith, executive director of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation discusses China and COVID-19. And Timothy Dolch, from Hillsdale's physics department, introduces us to research ta...
May 08, 2020•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast TOPICS: Civics education, the downfall of the New York Times, & pressures on small, rural hospitals due to COVID-19 restrictions. Host Scot Bertram talks with Khalil Habib, associate professor of politics at Hillsdale, about the need for civics education in our high schools. Michael Goodwin, chief political columnist at the New York post and Fox News/Fox Business contributor, explains the downfall of the New York Times. And Jeremiah J. Hodshire, vice president and COO of Hillsdale Hospital (Hill...
May 01, 2020•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast TOPICS: THE CASE FOR TRUMP now in paperback, Yves Simon on education, and Michigan's executive orders Host Scot Bertram talks with Victor Davis Hanson about the paperback release of his book, THE CASE FOR TRUMP. Hillsdale's Ben Beier discusses Yves Simon and his thoughts on education. And Robert Norton walks us through a recent op-ed on the executive orders put in place by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Apr 24, 2020•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast TOPICS: The left's push to ban fracking, the European model of socialism, THE CREATION OF ADAM, and teaching science at home Host Scot Bertram talks with Hillsdale economics professor Gary Wolfram about the consequences of a potential ban on fracking in the U.S. Christopher Caldwell, senior fellow with the Claremont Institute, teaches us about the European model of socialism. Barbara Bushey, from Hillsdale's art department, gives us details on THE CREATION OF ADAM. And Becky Holland, from the Ba...
Apr 17, 2020•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast TOPICS: Right To Work laws, Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Ernest Hemingway, & teaching classical education at home Host Scot Bertram talks with Charles Steele, from Hillsdale's economics department, about the fight over Right to Work laws in the U.S. Arthur Herman, senior fellow at the Hoover Institute, digs into the life of Gen. Douglas MacArthur. Hillsdale English professor Ben Whalen talks about Ernest Hemingway. And Becky Holland from Hillsdale's Barney Charter School Initiative helps with tips fo...
Apr 10, 2020•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast TOPICS: The history of Major League Baseball, AMERICA'S REVOLUTIONARY MIND, Thomas Aquinas, & a 1983 alum of Hillsdale College. Host Scot Bertram talks with Hillsdale's Paul Moreno about the history of Major League Baseball. C. Bradley Thompson walks us through his new book AMERICA'S REVOLUTIONARY MIND: A MORAL HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AND THE DECLARATION THAT DEFINED IT. Lee Cole, from Hillsdale's philosophy department introduces us to Thomas Aquinas. And the Rev. Dawn Steglemann, Hil...
Apr 03, 2020•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast TOPICS: Special three-week session of Hillsdale's online U.S. history course, CONVICTION MACHINE, & tips and advice for both parents and teachers working with students at home Host Scot Bertram talks with Hillsdale's director of online learning Kyle Murnen about a special three-week session of Hillsdale's online U.S. history course, Sidney Powell walks us through her new book, CONVICTION MACHINE. And Kathleen O'Toole, assistant provost for K-12 education at Hillsdale, provides some tips and advi...
Mar 27, 2020•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast TOPICS: Patriotism as a virtue, MAKING HATE PAY and the SPLC, learning a foreign language, and the rhetoric of George Satayana Host Scot Bertram talks with Matt Mehan of Hillsdale in D.C. about the idea of patriotism as a virtue. Hillsdale alum Tyler O'Neil tells us about his new book MAKING HATE PAY: THE CORRUPTION OF THE SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER. Fred Yaniga, from Hillsdale's German department, explains why young students should learn a foreign language. And Brita Stoneman, from Hillsdale's...
Mar 20, 2020•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast TOPICS: The presidential nominating process, U.S. foreign policy, RNA, and the 2012 Hillsdale College commencement address Host Scot Bertram talks with Adam Carrington from Hillsdale's politics department about the way we nominate our candidates for President. Ret. Major General Melvin Spiese discusses U.S. foreign policy and external threats. Chris Hamilton from Hillsdale's chemistry department teaches us about RNA. And we hear excerpts from the 2012 Hillsdale College commencement address given...
Mar 13, 2020•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast TOPICS; The rise of socialism, America's history with the gun, Jane Austen's EMMA, and Hillsdale's Barney Charter School Initiative Host Scot Bertram talks with David Azzerad, assistant professor of government and research fellow at Hillsdale in D.C., about the apparent rise of support for socialism in the U.S. David Harsanyi takes us through his recent book FIRST FREEDOM: A RIDE THROUGH AMERICA'S HISTORY WITH THE GUN. With EMMA now in theatres, Hillsdale's Lorraine Murphy tells us about the Jan...
Mar 06, 2020•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast Topics: The birth of modern journalism, PROPERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS, the Counter-Reformation, and an award-winning economics game Host Scot Bertram talks with John J. Miller, director of Hillsdale's Dow Journalism program, about the media and the birth of modern journalism. Edward Erler tells us about his recent book, PROPERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS. Hillsdale's Matt Gaetano describes what happened around the Counter-Reformation. And Michael Clark, from Hillsdale's economics depa...
Feb 28, 2020•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast Topics: Impeachment, the Democratic primary, and media malpractice. Big Tech's war on conservatives, and Shakespeare's AS YOU LIKE IT. Host Scot Bertram talks with Hillsdale senior journalism fellow Mollie Hemingway about impeachment, the Democratic primary, and media malpractice. Peter Hasson discusses his new book THE MANIPULATORS, covering Big Tech's war on conservatives. And Ben Whalen, from Hillsdale's English department, takes us through Shakespeare's AS YOU LIKE IT. See omnystudio.com/lis...
Feb 21, 2020•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Topics: The coronavirus, single-payer health care and Medicare For All, diagramming a sentence, & LAND OF HOPE. Scot Bertram talks with Hillsdale associate professor of biology Silas Johnson about what we need to know regarding the coronavirus. Sally Pipes joins the show to discuss her new book on Medicare for All, FALSE PREMISE, FALSE PROMISE. Hillsdale's Dan Coupland explains why students should know how to diagram a sentence. And he hear excerpts from a recent Kirby Center lecture by Wilfred ...
Feb 14, 2020•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Topics: The Iowa Caucus, CREATED EQUAL: CLARENCE THOMAS IN HIS OWN WORDS, & "Rappaccini's Daughter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne Scot Bertram talks with Adam Carrington, assistant professor of politics at Hillsdale, about the Iowa Caucus and what it means in the race for the Democratic nomination. Michael Pack, producer/director of CREATED EQUAL: CLARENCE THOMAS IN HIS OWN WORDS talks about the new film. And Kelly Scott Franklin, from Hillsdale's English department, tells us about "Rappaccini's Daught...
Feb 07, 2020•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast Topics: Progressives' rejection of the founding, AMERICAN SECESSION, early Christianity, and Hillsdale's online learning. Scot Bertram talks with Ronald Prestritto, Dean of the Graduate School, Professor of Politics, Charles and Lucia Shipley Chair in the American Constitution at Hillsdale, about progressives' rejection of the founding. F. H. Buckley gives us details on his new book, AMERICAN SECESSION. Korey Maas, from Hillsdale's history department, speaks on early Christianity. And Kyle Murne...
Jan 31, 2020•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast Topics: Findings from the International Space Station, THE AGE OF ENTITLEMENT: AMERICA SINCE THE '60S, & the impact of portable wealth on the Greek world. Scot Bertram talks with Hillsdale assistant professor of physics Timothy Dolch about some interesting findings from the ISS. Christopher Caldwell speaks with us about his new book, THE AGE OF ENTTITLEMENT: AMERICA SINCE THE '60S. And Ken Calvert, from Hillsdale's history department, describes how portable wealth transformed the Greek world. Se...
Jan 24, 2020•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast Topics: America's first experiment with socialism, the Venezuela model of socialsm, Jane Austen's EMMA, and liberal arts students in the military. Scot Bertram talks with Hillsdale professor emeritus Burt Folsom about America's first experiment with socialism. James Carafano of Heritage tells us about the Venezuelan model of socialism. Lorraine Murphy, from Hillsdale's English department, returns to discuss Jane Austen's EMMA. And Jeffery Rogers, associate dean of men at Hillsdale, explains why ...
Jan 17, 2020•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast Topics: Baumol's Cost Disease, small-town America, Aristotle's PHYSICS, and starting a business Scot Bertram talks with Hillsdale associate Professor of Economics Charles Steele about the merits of Baumol's Cost Disease. Tim Carney discusses his recent Washington Examiner cover story on small-town America. Lee Cole, from Hillsdale's philosophy department briefs us on Aristotle's PHYSICS. And Kevin Meyers, a Hillsdale graduate, tells us about starting his business, Lucy Darling. See omnystudio.co...
Jan 10, 2020•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Topics: Why Congress doesn't work, HOW AMERICA'S POLITICAL PARTIES CHANGE (AND HOW THEY DON'T), and the Trinity. Scot Bertram talks with Hillsdale Professor of Politics Kevin Portteus about "Congress: How It Worked and Why It Doesn't". Michael Barone of AEI and the Washington Examiner joins the show to discuss his latest book HOW AMERICA'S POLITICAL PARTIES CHANGE (AND HOW THEY DON'T). And as Christmas approaches, Jordan Wales, from Hillsdale's theology department, explains the Trinity. See omny...
Dec 20, 2019•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Topics: Supply-side economics, the downfall of the New York Times, story/discourse, Hillsdale in D.C. Scot Bertram talks with Hillsdale's Gary Wolfram about supply-side economics. Michael Goodwin, chief political columnist of the New York Post, speaks about journalism and the downfall of the New York Times. Dwight Lindley, from Hillsdale's English department, continues his series of basic literary concepts with story/discourse. And Matt Mehan, with Hillsdale in D.C., tells us more about the new ...
Dec 13, 2019•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast Topics: Citizenship, GREAT SOCIETY: A NEW HISTORY, humanistic psychology Scot Bertram talks with Hillsdale professor of politics Tom West about the concept of citizenship and the current effort to revamp the citizenship test. Amity Shlaes joins the show to discuss her new book GREAT SOCIETY: A NEW HISTORY. And Collin Barnes, from Hillsdale's psychology department teaches us about humanistic psychology and introduces us to Maslow and Rogers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Dec 06, 2019•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Topics: Protests in Spain, "Trump Trauma" and its impact on 2020, Shakespeare's TWELFTH NIGHT, and thoughts from a student-turned-professor at Hillsdale. Scot Bertram talks with Todd Mack from Hillsdale's Spanish department to find out more about the current protests playing out in Spain. Michael Walsh discusses "Trump Trauma" and why it might impact the 2020 election. Ben Whalen, from Hillsdale's English department, takes us though Shakespeare's TWELFTH NIGHT. And Lee Cole describes what it's l...
Nov 22, 2019•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast Topics: Veterans Day & Hillsdale's connection to the military, America's big-city problems. exoplanets, & immigration policy Scot Bertram talks with Peter Jennings, Assistant Professor of Financial Management at Hillsdale and Marine veteran, about Veterans Day and Hillsdale's deep connection with the military. James Poulos, executive editor of the American Mind, discusses a recent essay on problems in America's big cities. Tim Dolch, from Hillsdale's physics department, teaches us about exoplane...
Nov 15, 2019•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Topics: "Our Bankrupt Nomenklatura," learning cursive, and leadership Scot Bertram speaks with Victor Davis Hanson, distinguished fellow in history at Hillsdale College, about his recent essay at American Greatness, titled "Our Bankrupt Nomenklatura". Dan Coupland, from Hillsdale's education department, tells us why children still should learn cursive. And Gen. Robert B. Neller talks with us about leadership. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Nov 08, 2019•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast Topics: Palytoxin poisoning, the military threat from China today, Jane Austen's MANSFIELD PARK, & the power of poetry. Scot Bertram talks with Hillsdale's Courtney Meyet,associate professor of chemistry, about the dangers of palytoxin poisoning. Steven Mosher, author of BULLY OF ASIA, discusses the military threat from China today. Hillsdale's Lorraine Murphy continues her occasional series on the novels of Jane Austen with MANSFIELD PARK. And Ellen Condict, from Hillsdale Academy and Hillsdale...
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