Guests: Kevin Portteus, Daniel J. Mahoney, & Brent Cline

Host Scot Bertram talks with Kevin Portteus, professor of politics and director of American Studies at Hillsdale College, about how the American Founders viewed the question of birthright citizenship and a recent essay he wrote on the subject. Daniel J. Mahoney, senior fellow at the Claremont Institute and senior writer at Law & Liberty, discusses his recent book The Persistence of the Ideological Lie: The Totalitarian Impulse Then and Now. And Brent Cline, associate professor of English at Hillsdale College, continues a short series on the Harlem Renaissance. This week, the life and work of poets Langston Hughes and Countee Cullen.

Guests: Kevin Portteus, Daniel J. Mahoney, &amp; Brent Cline
Host Scot Bertram talks with Kevin Portteus, professor of politics and director of American Studies at Hillsdale College, about how the American Founders viewed the question of birthright citizenship and&nbsp;<a href="https://americanmind.org/features/the-case-against-birthright-citizenship-2/birthright-citizenship-and-the-american-founders/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" data-ogsc="">a recent essay he wrote on the subject</a>. Daniel J. Mahoney, senior fellow at the Claremont Institute and senior writer at&nbsp;<a href="https://lawliberty.org/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1" data-ogsc="">Law &amp; Liberty</a>, discusses his recent book&nbsp;<a href="https://www.encounterbooks.com/books/persistence-ideological-lie/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2" data-ogsc="">The Persistence of the Ideological Lie: The Totalitarian Impulse Then and Now</a>. And Brent Cline, associate professor of English at Hillsdale College, continues a short series on the Harlem Renaissance. This week, the life and work of poets Langston Hughes and Countee Cullen.

The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour is a one-hour, weekly radio show/podcast advancing the efforts of Hillsdale College in radiating its knowledge and teaching to the world outside of campus. Listeners will hear the arguments and debates that make up the liberal arts education and will experience the learning and teaching that happens on campus. Hosted by Scot Bertram.

The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour is a one-hour, weekly radio show/podcast advancing the efforts of Hillsdale College in radiating its knowledge and teaching to the world outside of campus. Listeners will hear the arguments and debates that make up the liberal arts education and will experience the learning and teaching that happens on campus. Hosted by Scot Bertram.

The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour is a one-hour, week…

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