TOPICS: Benjamin Franklin as statesman, Kurt Schlichter's new book, & Willa Cather's frontier themes

Host Scot Bertram talks with Kevin Slack, Associate Professor of Politics at Hillsdale College, to conclude a three-part series on Benjamin Franklin, focusing this time on Franklin as statesman. Kurt Schlichter of Townhall joins us to discuss his new book WE'LL BE BACK: THE FALL AND RISE OF AMERICA. And Christopher Busch, Professor of English at Hillsdale, continues his discussion of American writer Willa Cather, speaking of the frontier themes in her work.

TOPICS: Benjamin Franklin as statesman, Kurt Schlichter's new book, & Willa Cather's frontier themes Host Scot Bertram talks with Kevin Slack, Associate Professor of Politics at Hillsdale College, to conclude a three-part series on Benjamin Franklin, focusing this time on Franklin as statesman. Kurt Schlichter of Townhall joins us to discuss his new book WE'LL BE BACK: THE FALL AND RISE OF AMERICA. And Christopher Busch, Professor of English at Hillsdale, continues his discussion of American writer Willa Cather, speaking of the frontier themes in her work.

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Kevin Slack, Kurt Schlichter, & Christopher Busch

Guests: Adam Lovinger, Timothy McDonnell, & Patricia Bart

Host Scot Bertram talks with Adam Lovinger, vice president for strategic affairs at the Gold Institute for International Strategy, about how the deep state worked to diminish the influence of the United States around the world and takes us inside his new book The Insider Threat: How the Deep State Undermines America from Within. Timothy McDonnell, associate professor of Music at Hillsdale College, continues a discussion about the history of some of the most popular Christmas carols. This week: the strange history of "Good King Wenceslas.” And Patricia R. Bart, associate professor of English at Hillsdale College, continues an in-depth series on the history of the English language.

Guests: Adam Lovinger, Timothy McDonnell, &amp; Patricia Bart
Host Scot Bertram talks with Adam Lovinger, vice president for strategic affairs at the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.goldiis.org/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" data-ogsc="">Gold Institute for International Strategy</a>, about how the deep state worked to diminish the influence of the United States around the world and takes us inside his new book&nbsp;<a href="https://www.encounterbooks.com/books/the-insider-threat/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1" data-ogsc="">The Insider Threat: How the Deep State Undermines America from Within</a>. Timothy McDonnell, associate professor of Music at Hillsdale College, continues a discussion about the history of some of the most popular Christmas carols.&nbsp;This week:&nbsp;the strange history of "Good King Wenceslas.&rdquo; And Patricia R. Bart, associate professor of English at Hillsdale College, continues an in-depth series on the history of the English language.

Adam Lovinger: The Evolution of the Deep State

Guests: Kevin Roberts & Timothy McDonnell

Host Scot Bertram talks with Kevin Roberts, president of the Heritage Foundation, about the future of the American republic and his new book Dawn's Early Light: Taking Back Washington to Save America. And Timothy McDonnell, associate professor of Music at Hillsdale College, begins a series on the history of some of the most popular Christmas carols. This week: the complicated story of “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.”

Guests: Kevin Roberts &amp; Timothy McDonnell
Host Scot Bertram talks with Kevin Roberts, president of the Heritage Foundation, about the future of the American republic and his new book&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dawns-Early-Light-Burning-Washington/dp/0063353504" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" data-ogsc="">Dawn's Early Light: Taking Back Washington to Save America</a>. And Timothy McDonnell, associate professor of Music at Hillsdale College, begins a series on the history of some of the most popular Christmas carols. This week:&nbsp;the complicated story of&nbsp;&ldquo;O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.&rdquo;

Kevin Roberts: Shifting Power Back to the People

Guests: Matthew Mehan & Sean McMeekin

Host Scot Bertram talks with Matthew Mehan, associate dean and assistant professor of government at Hillsdale’s Washington, D.C. campus, about how the ancients viewed virtuous leadership. And Sean McMeekin, the Francis Flournoy Professor of European History and Culture at Bard College, explains the violence inherent in communism and discusses his latest book, To Overthrow the World: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Communism.

Guests: Matthew Mehan &amp; Sean McMeekin
Host Scot Bertram talks with Matthew Mehan, associate dean and assistant professor of government at Hillsdale’s Washington, D.C. campus, about how the ancients viewed virtuous leadership. And Sean McMeekin, the Francis Flournoy Professor of European History and Culture at Bard College, explains the violence inherent in communism and discusses his latest book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Overthrow-World-Rise-Fall-Communism/dp/1541601963" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" data-ogsc="">To Overthrow the World: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Communism</a>.

Kevin Slack, Kurt Schlichter, & Christopher Busch

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