Guests: Miles Smith, Hadley Arkes, & Ingrid Jacques

Host Scot Bertram talks with Miles Smith, Assistant Professor of History at Hillsdale College, about his recent Op-ed at Chicago Tribune, "Activism and niches are killing the history profession." Hadley Arkes, Professor of Jurisprudence and American Institutions emeritus at Amherst College, discusses the natural law tradition and his new book Mere Natural Law: Originalism and the Anchoring Truths of the Constitution. And Ingrid Jacques, Columnist at USA Today and Hillsdale alumna, talks about the state of journalism and opinion writing and how Hillsdale helped prepare her for her career.

Guests: Miles Smith, Hadley Arkes, &amp; Ingrid Jacques
Host Scot Bertram talks with Miles Smith, Assistant Professor of History at Hillsdale College, about his recent Op-ed at Chicago Tribune, "<a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-history-profession-changes-activism-20230213-bz7w5baswffglpircclqqe6msy-story.html" data-jsarwt="1" data-usg="AOvVaw3hWNpEe7qezHTNIVPg9A5L" data-ved="2ahUKEwjz6sG6n-b_AhVjpokEHYfhAdgQFnoECAoQAQ" data-ctbtn="2" data-cthref="/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjz6sG6n-b_AhVjpokEHYfhAdgQFnoECAoQAQ&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fopinion%2Fcommentary%2Fct-opinion-history-profession-changes-activism-20230213-bz7w5baswffglpircclqqe6msy-story.html&amp;usg=AOvVaw3hWNpEe7qezHTNIVPg9A5L&amp;opi=89978449" data-jrwt="1">Activism and niches are killing the history profession</a>." Hadley Arkes, Professor of Jurisprudence and American Institutions emeritus at Amherst College, discusses the natural law tradition and his new book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mere-Natural-Law-Originalism-Constitution/dp/1684513014">Mere Natural Law: Originalism and the Anchoring Truths of the Constitution</a>. And Ingrid Jacques, Columnist at USA Today and Hillsdale alumna, talks about the state of journalism and opinion writing and how Hillsdale helped prepare her for her career.

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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