Guests: Bradley Birzer & Jason L. Riley

Host Scot Bertram talks with Bradley Birzer, professor of history and Russell Amos Kirk Chair in American Studies at Hillsdale College, about the writings and enduring legacy of Ray Bradbury. And Jason L. Riley, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, discusses the ramifications of affirmative action initiatives in the black community and his new book, The Affirmative Action Myth: Why Blacks Don’t Need Racial Preferences to Succeed.

Guests: Bradley Birzer &amp; Jason L. Riley
Host Scot Bertram talks with Bradley Birzer, professor of history and Russell Amos Kirk Chair in American Studies at Hillsdale College, about&nbsp;the&nbsp;writings and enduring legacy of Ray Bradbury. And Jason L. Riley, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, discusses the ramifications of affirmative action initiatives in the black community and his new book,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Affirmative-Action-Myth-Preferences-Succeed/dp/1541604555" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" data-ogsc="">The Affirmative Action Myth: Why Blacks Don&rsquo;t Need Racial Preferences to Succeed</a>.

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.

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How Affirmative Action Hurts Black Americans

Guests: Salena Zito & Christopher Matsos

Host Scot Bertram talks with Salena Zito, political reporter for the Washington Examiner, about the political ramifications of the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump and her new book, Butler: The Untold Story of the Near Assassination of Donald Trump and the Fight for America’s Heartland. And Christopher Matsos, chairman and associate professor of theatre at Hillsdale College, tells us why theatre should play a role in a liberal arts education and what we can learn by studying theatre through the centuries.

Guests: Salena Zito &amp; Christopher Matsos
Host Scot Bertram talks with Salena Zito, political reporter for&nbsp;the&nbsp;Washington Examiner, about the political ramifications of the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump and her new book,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Butler-Untold-Assassination-Americas-Heartland/dp/1546009140" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" data-ogsc="">Butler: The Untold Story of the Near Assassination of Donald Trump and the Fight for America&rsquo;s Heartland</a>. And Christopher Matsos, chairman and associate professor of&nbsp;theatre at Hillsdale College, tells us why theatre should play a role in a liberal arts education and what we can learn by studying theatre&nbsp;through the centuries.

How Trump Survived and Won America's Heartland

Guests: Matthew Spalding & Robert R. Riley

We revisit two previously aired interviews for this special Independence Day episode. Host Scot Bertram talks with Matthew Spalding, vice president of Washington Operations and dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale in D.C., about Thomas Jefferson's influence on the Declaration of Independence. And Robert R. Reilly, director of the Westminster Institute, gives a defense of the intellectual foundations of the American Founding as laid out in his book America on Trial: A Defense of the Founding.

Guests: Matthew Spalding &amp; Robert R. Riley
We revisit two previously aired interviews for this special Independence Day episode. Host Scot Bertram talks with Matthew Spalding, vice president of Washington Operations and dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale in D.C., about Thomas Jefferson's influence on the Declaration of Independence. And Robert R. Reilly, director of the Westminster Institute, gives a defense of the intellectual foundations of the American Founding as laid out in his book&nbsp;<a href="https://www.everand.com/book/460523140/America-on-Trial-A-Defense-of-the-Founding">America on Trial: A Defense of the Founding</a>.

Independence Day Special: Thomas Jefferson and the Founding

Guests: Bradley Watson & Michael Walsh 

Host Scot Bertram talks with Bradley Watson, associate professor of government at the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale in D.C., about progressive jurisprudence and the growing crisis of constitutionalism. And Michael Walsh, journalist and screenwriter, discusses the nature of warfare and his new book A Rage to Conquer: Twelve Battles That Changed the Course of Western History.

Guests: Bradley Watson &amp; Michael Walsh&nbsp;
Host Scot Bertram talks with Bradley Watson, associate professor of government at the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale in D.C., about progressive jurisprudence and the growing crisis of constitutionalism. And Michael Walsh, journalist and screenwriter, discusses the nature of warfare and his new book&nbsp;<a href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250281364/aragetoconquer/">A Rage to Conquer: Twelve Battles That Changed the Course of Western History</a>.

How Affirmative Action Hurts Black Americans

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