Guests: Victor Davis Hanson & Steven Gow Calabresi

Host Scot Bertram talks with Victor Davis Hanson, the Wayne and Marcia Buske Distinguished Fellow in History at Hillsdale College and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, who provides analysis and insight into the results of our recent Presidential election. And Steven Gow Calabresi, Henry R. Barber Professor of Law at Northwestern University and co-chairman of the Federalist Society, reviews the illustrious career of Edwin Meese and the birth of the originalist movement, as laid out in his new book The Meese Revolution: The Making of a Constitutional Moment. 

Guests: Victor Davis Hanson &amp; Steven Gow Calabresi
Host Scot Bertram talks with Victor Davis Hanson, the Wayne and Marcia Buske Distinguished Fellow in History at Hillsdale College and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, who provides analysis and insight into the results of our recent Presidential election. And Steven Gow Calabresi, Henry R. Barber Professor of Law at Northwestern University and co-chairman of the Federalist Society, reviews the illustrious career of Edwin Meese and the birth of the originalist movement, as laid out in his new book <a href="https://www.encounterbooks.com/books/the-meese-revolution/?srsltid=AfmBOooe86jALLs8mNvLmYhkPTRXnyim6ARMtEPmbXHg4uNRy-N0kSbb" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0">The Meese Revolution: The Making of a Constitutional Moment</a>.

Victor Davis Hanson: How Trump Won

Guests: Stephen Smith, George Gilder, & Patricia R. Bart

Host Scot Bertram talks with Stephen Smith, dean of humanities and professor of English at Hillsdale College, about the new Hillsdale College online course on John Milton's Paradise Lost. George Gilder, prolific author and co-founder of the Discovery Institute, describes the enriching relationship between Israel and the United States and discusses his new book The Israel Test: How Israel's Genius Enriches and Challenges the World. And Patricia R. Bart, associate professor of English at Hillsdale College, continues an in-depth series on the history of the English language.

Guests: Stephen Smith, George Gilder, &amp; Patricia R. Bart
Host Scot Bertram talks with Stephen Smith, dean of humanities and professor of English at Hillsdale College, about the <a href="https://online.hillsdale.edu/courses/promo/paradise-lost" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" data-ogsc="">new Hillsdale College online course on John Milton's</a><a href="https://online.hillsdale.edu/courses/promo/paradise-lost" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1" data-ogsc=""> Paradise Lost</a>. George Gilder, prolific author and co-founder of the Discovery Institute, describes the enriching relationship between Israel and the United States and discusses his new book <a href="https://www.encounterbooks.com/books/the-israel-test/?srsltid=AfmBOooi6Y9m1UnGc9lpV5qmpYcmiy71fOWJtontt0eDn3XCiB9sQdT4" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2" data-ogsc="">The Israel Test: How Israel's Genius Enriches and Challenges the World</a>. And Patricia R. Bart, associate professor of English at Hillsdale College, continues an in-depth series on the history of the English language.

George Gilder: How Israel Enriches the U.S.

Guests: Kathleen O'Toole, Ken Khachigian, & Clay Travis

Host Scot Bertram talks with Kathleen O'Toole, assistant provost for K-12 Education, about why classical education can reverse the damage done to learning achievement during the pandemic. Ken Khachigian, director emeritus of the Richard Nixon Foundation board of directors and chief speechwriter and senior political advisor for President Ronald Reagan, gives a behind-the-scenes look at the Nixon and Reagan White Houses as detailed in his new book Behind Closed Doors: In the Room with Reagan & Nixon. And we play excerpts from a recent lecture from co-host of The Clay & Buck Show and founder of OutKickClay Travistitled "Wokeness in Sports," delivered at a Hillsdale College event in Bellevue, Washington.

Guests: Kathleen O'Toole, Ken Khachigian, &amp; Clay Travis
Host Scot Bertram talks with Kathleen O'Toole, assistant provost for K-12 Education, about why classical education <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/2024/07/18/otoole-classical-charter-schools-can-help-reverse-covid-learning-losses/74456516007/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" data-ogsc="">can reverse the damage done</a> to learning achievement during the pandemic. Ken Khachigian, director emeritus of the Richard Nixon Foundation board of directors and chief speechwriter and senior political advisor for President Ronald Reagan, gives a behind-the-scenes look at the Nixon and Reagan White Houses as detailed in his new book <a href="https://www.reaganandnixon.com/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1" data-ogsc="">Behind Closed Doors: In the Room with Reagan &amp; Nixon</a>. And we play excerpts from a recent lecture from co-host of The Clay &amp; Buck Show and founder of <a href="https://www.outkick.com/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2" data-ogsc="">OutKick</a> Clay Travis titled "Wokeness in Sports," delivered at a Hillsdale College event in Bellevue, Washington.

Inside the Nixon and Reagan White Houses with Ken Khachigian

Guests: Mark Moyar, Larry O'Connor, & Kevin Gerstle 

Host Scot Bertram talks with Mark Moyar, the William P. Harris Chair of Military History at Hillsdale College, about his recent essay on the left-wing capture of higher education. Larry O’Connor, host of O’Connor and Company on WMAL-FM in Washington, D.C., recounts his move from the world of professional theater to talk radio and provides a survey of the effect of new media on the 2024 election. And Kevin Gerstle, associate professor of mathematics at Hillsdale College, describes the relationship between mathematics and cryptography.

Guests: Mark Moyar, Larry O'Connor, &amp; Kevin Gerstle 
Host Scot Bertram talks with Mark Moyar, the William P. Harris Chair of Military History at Hillsdale College, about his recent essay on the left-wing capture of higher education. Larry O’Connor, host of O’Connor and Company on WMAL-FM in Washington, D.C., recounts his move from the world of professional theater to talk radio and provides a survey of the effect of new media on the 2024 election. And Kevin Gerstle, associate professor of mathematics at Hillsdale College, describes the relationship between mathematics and cryptography.

Larry O'Connor on Media and the 2024 Election

Guests: Michael Waltz & Patricia R. Bart

Host Scot Bertram talks with Michael Waltz, congressman for Florida's sixth district and the first Green Beret elected to Congress, about how the mindset he honed in military service can help anyone conquer everyday challenges, and his new book Hard Truths: Think and Lead Like a Green Beret. And Patricia R. Bart, associate professor of English at Hillsdale College, continues an in-depth series on the history of the English language.

Guests: Michael Waltz &amp; Patricia R. Bart
Host Scot Bertram talks with Michael Waltz, congressman for Florida's sixth district and the first Green Beret elected to Congress, about how the mindset he honed in military service can help anyone conquer everyday challenges, and his new book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hard-Truths-Think-Green-Beret/dp/1250286182" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" data-ogsc="">Hard Truths: Think and Lead Like a Green Beret</a>. And Patricia R. Bart, associate professor of English at Hillsdale College, continues an in-depth series on the history of the English language.

Michael Waltz: Leadership and the Green Berets

Guests: Wilfred McClay & John Steele Gordon

Host Scot Bertram talks with Wilfred McClay, Victor Davis Hanson chair in Classical History and Western Civilization at Hillsdale College, about the importance of civic education in higher education and summarizes a report on the subject he wrote for the American Enterprise Institute. And John Steele Gordon, author, historian, and nephew of Oscar Hammerstein, gives a survey of how the duo of Rodgers and Hammerstein influenced the golden age of the Americanmusical.

Guests: Wilfred McClay &amp; John Steele Gordon
Host Scot Bertram talks with Wilfred McClay, Victor Davis Hanson chair in Classical History and Western Civilization at Hillsdale College, about the importance of civic education in higher education and summarizes <a href="https://www.aei.org/research-products/report/restoring-civics-in-higher-education/">a report on the subject he wrote for the American Enterprise Institute</a>. And John Steele Gordon, author, historian, and nephew of Oscar Hammerstein, gives a survey of how the duo of Rodgers and Hammerstein influenced the golden age of the American musical.

The Genius of Rodgers and Hammerstein

Guests: Richard Samuelson & James S. Burling

Host Scot Bertram talks with Richard Samuelson, associate professor of government at Hillsdale College's Washington, D.C., campus, about the 250th anniversary of the First Continental Congress. And James S. Burling, vice president for Legal Affairs at Pacific Legal Foundation, explains how various government interventions created America's worsening housing crisis as laid out in his new bookNowhere to Live: The Hidden Story of America's Housing Crisis.

Guests: Richard Samuelson &amp; James S. Burling
Host Scot Bertram talks with Richard Samuelson, associate professor of government at Hillsdale College's Washington, D.C., campus, about the 250th anniversary of the First Continental Congress. And James S. Burling, vice president for Legal Affairs at Pacific Legal Foundation, explains how various government interventions created America's worsening housing crisis as laid out in his new book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nowhere-Live-Hidden-Americas-Housing/dp/1510781536" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" data-ogsc="">Nowhere to Live: The Hidden Story of America's Housing Crisis</a>.

The Roots of America's Housing Crisis

Guests: Gary Wolfram, Hans von Spakovsky, & Patricia R. Bart

Host Scot Bertram talks with Gary Wolfram, William Simon professor of economics and public policy, director of economics, and professor of political economy at Hillsdale College, about the consequences of Kamala Harris’s proposed price controls. Hans von Spakovsky, manager at the Election Law Reform Initiative and senior legal fellow at the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation, discusses a report he authored accusing the Biden Administration of unlawful interference in state election administration. And Patricia R. Bart, associate professor of English at Hillsdale College, begins an in-depth series on the history of the English language.

Guests: Gary Wolfram, Hans von Spakovsky, &amp; Patricia R. Bart
Host Scot Bertram talks with Gary Wolfram, William Simon professor of economics and public policy, director of economics, and professor of political economy at Hillsdale College, about the consequences of Kamala Harris’s proposed price controls. Hans von Spakovsky, manager at the Election Law Reform Initiative and senior legal fellow at the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at <a href="https://www.heritage.org/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" data-ogsc="">The Heritage Foundation</a>, discusses <a href="https://www.heritage.org/election-integrity/report/biden-executive-order-14019-unlawful-interference-state-election">a report he authored</a> accusing the Biden Administration of unlawful interference in state election administration. And Patricia R. Bart, associate professor of English at Hillsdale College, begins an in-depth series on the history of the English language.

Gary Wolfram Explains Why Price Controls Don’t Work

Guests: Mollie Hemingway & Miranda Devine

Host Scot Bertram talks with Mollie Hemingway, senior journalism fellow at Hillsdale College and editor-in-chief at The Federalist, about a recent report that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is rethinking his involvement in politics. We also discuss the media’s role thus far in the 2024 presidential campaign. And Miranda Devine, columnist at the New York Post and a contributor at Fox News, lays out the network of government organizations that help protect the reputation of the Biden family as described in her new book The Big Guy: How a President and His Son Sold Out America.

Guests: Mollie Hemingway &amp; Miranda Devine
Host Scot Bertram talks with Mollie Hemingway, senior journalism fellow at Hillsdale College and editor-in-chief at The Federalist, about a recent report that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is rethinking his involvement in politics. We also discuss the media’s role thus far in the 2024 presidential campaign. And Miranda Devine, columnist at the New York Post and a contributor at Fox News, lays out the network of government organizations that help protect the reputation of the Biden family as described in her new book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Big-Guy-Inside-Scandal-Machine/dp/0063374811">The Big Guy: How a President and His Son Sold Out America</a>.

The Network Protecting the Biden Family

Guests: Paul Moreno, Michael Walsh, & Elizabeth Edwards Spalding

Host Scot Bertram talks with Paul Moreno, the William and Berniece Grewcock Chair in Constitutional History, professor of history, and dean of social sciences at Hillsdale College, about Kamala Harris’s proposed reforms to the U.S. Supreme Court. Michael Walsh, journalist and screenwriter, discusses the dangers of the evolving media landscape and his new book Against the Corporate Media: Forty-two Ways the Press Hates You. And Elizabeth Edwards Spalding, ’88, chairman of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation and founding director of the Victims of Communism Museum, tells us about her work and accepting Hillsdale College’s 2024 Elizebeth Smith Friedman Freedom Award.

Guests: Paul Moreno, Michael Walsh, &amp; Elizabeth Edwards Spalding
Host Scot Bertram talks with Paul Moreno, the William and Berniece Grewcock Chair in Constitutional History, professor of history, and dean of social sciences at Hillsdale College, about Kamala Harris’s proposed reforms to the U.S. Supreme Court. Michael Walsh, journalist and screenwriter, discusses the dangers of the evolving media landscape and his new book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Against-Corporate-Media-Forty-two-Press/dp/B0CWYYX1CS" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" data-ogsc="">Against the Corporate Media: Forty-two Ways the Press Hates You</a>. And Elizabeth Edwards Spalding, ’88, chairman of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation and founding director of the Victims of Communism Museum, tells us about her work and accepting Hillsdale College’s 2024 Elizebeth Smith Friedman Freedom Award.

Michael Walsh Exposes the Corporate Media

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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