On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Kyle and Juan introduce the course "The Genesis Story: Reading Biblical Narratives." Genesis is a book of fundamental importance for the Jewish and Christian faiths and has exerted a profound influence on Western Civilization. In addition to being a great religious text, it is also a literary masterpiece. This course explores some of the work’s major narrative themes, including the complex relationship between God and man, the cons...
Jan 10, 2024•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Kyle and Juan discuss the importance of the Founding in our modern political arena before introducing David Azerrad and Thomas West. In this course, Thomas West, one of the leading scholars on the American Founding, is joined by David Azerrad, his former student and now colleague, to examine the principles of the Founders, explore the urgent political questions they faced, and reveal the choices they made to secure free government ...
Dec 27, 2023•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Kyle and Juan discuss whether or not the government should have control over the market before introducing David Azerrad and Thomas West. In this course, Thomas West, one of the leading scholars on the American Founding, is joined by David Azerrad, his former student and now colleague, to examine the principles of the Founders, explore the urgent political questions they faced, and reveal the choices they made to secure free govern...
Dec 20, 2023•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Kyle and Juan discuss the role of the government in regulating marriage before introducing David Azerrad and Thomas West. In this course, Thomas West, one of the leading scholars on the American Founding, is joined by David Azerrad, his former student and now colleague, to examine the principles of the Founders, explore the urgent political questions they faced, and reveal the choices they made to secure free government in America....
Dec 13, 2023•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Kyle and Juan discuss whether the government should legislate morality before introducing David Azerrad and Thomas West. In this course, Thomas West, one of the leading scholars on the American Founding, is joined by David Azerrad, his former student and now colleague, to examine the principles of the Founders, explore the urgent political questions they faced, and reveal the choices they made to secure free government in America. ...
Dec 06, 2023•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Kyle and Juan discuss their favorite Founders before introducing David Azerrad and Thomas West. In this course, Thomas West, one of the leading scholars on the American Founding, is joined by David Azerrad, his former student and now colleague, to examine the principles of the Founders, explore the urgent political questions they faced, and reveal the choices they made to secure free government in America. The goal of their convers...
Nov 29, 2023•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Kyle and Juan discuss how far we've strayed from the Founder's understanding of rights before introducing David Azerrad and Thomas West. In this course, Thomas West, one of the leading scholars on the American Founding, is joined by David Azerrad, his former student and now colleague, to examine the principles of the Founders, explore the urgent political questions they faced, and reveal the choices they made to secure free governm...
Nov 22, 2023•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Kyle and Juan discuss the importance of a "common view of justice" before introducing David Azerrad and Thomas West. In this course, Thomas West, one of the leading scholars on the American Founding, is joined by David Azerrad, his former student and now colleague, to examine the principles of the Founders, explore the urgent political questions they faced, and reveal the choices they made to secure free government in America. The ...
Nov 15, 2023•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Kyle and Juan introduce the The Real American Founding online course, sharing some personal anecdotes from their time as students of Thomas West. In this course, Thomas West, one of the leading scholars on the American Founding, is joined by David Azerrad, his former student and now colleague, to examine the principles of the Founders, explore the urgent political questions they faced, and reveal the choices they made to secure fre...
Nov 08, 2023•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Kyle and Juan discuss the human toll of World War II and introduce Victor Davis Hanson. This seven-lecture course, taught by Hillsdale College President Larry P. Arnn and Wayne and Marcia Buske Distinguished Fellow Victor Davis Hanson, examines the causes of World War II and dives into the strategies that gave the Allies the upper hand over the Axis. The tragedy of World War II resulted from a combination of British appeasement, Am...
Nov 01, 2023•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Kyle and Juan discuss the leaders of World War II and introduce Victor Davis Hanson. This seven-lecture course, taught by Hillsdale College President Larry P. Arnn and Wayne and Marcia Buske Distinguished Fellow Victor Davis Hanson, examines the causes of World War II and dives into the strategies that gave the Allies the upper hand over the Axis. In World War II, the leaders of the major belligerents prosecuted the war in vastly d...
Oct 25, 2023•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Kyle and Juan discuss the differences between Allied and Axis armored doctrine and introduce Victor Davis Hanson. This seven-lecture course, taught by Hillsdale College President Larry P. Arnn and Wayne and Marcia Buske Distinguished Fellow Victor Davis Hanson, examines the causes of World War II and dives into the strategies that gave the Allies the upper hand over the Axis. At the beginning of World War II, military theorists bel...
Oct 18, 2023•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Kyle and Juan discuss how the belligerents of World War II fought their ground battles and introduce Victor Davis Hanson. This seven-lecture course, taught by Hillsdale College President Larry P. Arnn and Wayne and Marcia Buske Distinguished Fellow Victor Davis Hanson, examines the causes of World War II and dives into the strategies that gave the Allies the upper hand over the Axis. While World War II gave rise to significant adva...
Oct 11, 2023•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Kyle and Juan discuss the impact of naval strategy on World War II and introduce Victor Davis Hanson. This seven-lecture course, taught by Hillsdale College President Larry P. Arnn and Wayne and Marcia Buske Distinguished Fellow Victor Davis Hanson, examines the causes of World War II and dives into the strategies that gave the Allies the upper hand over the Axis. At the beginning of World War II, naval doctrine emphasized the prim...
Oct 04, 2023•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Kyle and Juan discuss the impact of air power on World War II and introduce Victor Davis Hanson. This seven-lecture course, taught by Hillsdale College President Larry P. Arnn and Wayne and Marcia Buske Distinguished Fellow Victor Davis Hanson, examines the causes of World War II and dives into the strategies that gave the Allies the upper hand over the Axis. During the interwar years, tremendous technological advances led several ...
Sep 27, 2023•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this inaugural episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Kyle and Juan introduce The Second World Wars. This seven-lecture course, taught by Hillsdale College President Larry P. Arnn and Wayne and Marcia Buske Distinguished Fellow Victor Davis Hanson, examines the causes of World War II and dives into the strategies that gave the Allies the upper hand over the Axis. World War II can be understood in terms of two competing arguments regarding the nature of man. One argument view...
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