Guests: Joseph Postell & Randy E. Barnett

Host Scot Bertram talks with Joseph Postell, associate professor of politics at Hillsdale College, about the origins and development of political conventions. And Randy E. Barnett, Patrick Hotung Professor of Constitutional Law at Georgetown University, chronicles his own development as a constitutional scholar and champion of Originalism and discusses his new memoir A Life for Liberty: The Making of an American Originalist.

Guests: Joseph Postell &amp; Randy E. Barnett
Host Scot Bertram talks with Joseph Postell, associate professor of politics at Hillsdale College, about the origins and development of political conventions. And Randy E. Barnett, Patrick Hotung Professor of Constitutional Law at Georgetown University, chronicles his own development as a constitutional scholar and champion of Originalism and discusses his new memoir <a href="https://www.encounterbooks.com/books/a-life-for-liberty/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" data-ogsc="">A Life for Liberty: The Making of an American Originalist</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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Randy Barnett Chronicles the History of Originalism

Guests: Mollie Hemingway & Christina J. Lambert

Host Scot Bertram talks with Mollie Hemingway, Senior Journalism Fellow at Hillsdale College and editor-in-chief at The Federalist, about the political issues that will affect the results of the upcoming midterm elections and her upcoming book Alito: The Justice Who Reshaped the Supreme Court and Restored the Constitution. And Christina J. Lambert, assistant professor of English at Hillsdale College, continues a series on the life and work of poet and playwright T. S. Eliot. This week, she discusses Eliot's The Waste Land.

Guests: Mollie Hemingway &amp; Christina J. Lambert
Host Scot Bertram talks with Mollie Hemingway, Senior Journalism Fellow at Hillsdale College and editor-in-chief at&nbsp;The Federalist, about the political issues that will affect the results of the upcoming midterm elections and her upcoming book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Alito-Justice-Reshaped-Restored-Constitution/dp/1541607139">Alito: The Justice Who Reshaped the Supreme Court and Restored the Constitution</a>. And Christina J. Lambert, assistant professor of English at Hillsdale College, continues a series on the life and work of poet and playwright T. S. Eliot. This week, she discusses Eliot's The Waste Land.

Preparing for the Midterms with Mollie Hemingway 

Guests: John O. McGinnis, Maria Servold, & John Seiffertt

Host Scot Bertram talks with John O. McGinnis, law professor at Northwestern University, about the important role that the wealthy play in our republic and his new book Why Democracy Needs the Rich. Maria Servold, assistant director of the Dow Journalism Program at Hillsdale College, discusses the tension between student press freedom and institutional support from a college or university and her recent essay “The Complex World of Student Journalism.” And John Seiffertt, associate professor of computer science at Hillsdale College, explains the nature of Artificial Intelligence.

Guests: John O. McGinnis, Maria Servold, &amp; John Seiffertt
Host Scot Bertram talks with John O. McGinnis, law professor at Northwestern University, about the important role that the wealthy play in our republic and his new book&nbsp;<a href="https://www.encounterbooks.com/books/democracy-needs-rich/" data-outlook-id="ca070ea7-f8c3-4d8c-9ee0-fc9381be9957" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" data-ogsc="">Why Democracy Needs the Rich</a>. Maria Servold, assistant director of the Dow Journalism Program at Hillsdale College, discusses the tension between student press freedom and institutional support from a college or university and her recent essay &ldquo;<a href="https://jamesgmartin.center/2025/12/the-complex-world-of-student-journalism/" data-outlook-id="b5c453ec-69c9-4e62-afb0-f6a2032bb7a8" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1" data-ogsc="">The Complex World of Student Journalism</a>.&rdquo; And John Seiffertt, associate professor of computer science at Hillsdale College, explains the nature of Artificial Intelligence.

Why Democracy Needs the Rich

Guests: John Bachman & Nathan Herring

Host Scot Bertram talks with John Bachman, host of John Bachman Now on Newsmax, about Ronald Reagan's successful invasion of Grenada and his new book Turning Point: How Reagan Liberated Grenada and Won the Cold War. And Nathan Herring, assistant professor of physics at Hillsdale College, discusses the life and accomplishments of physicist James Clerk Maxwell.

Guests: John Bachman &amp; Nathan Herring
Host Scot Bertram talks with John Bachman, host of John Bachman Now on Newsmax, about Ronald Reagan's successful invasion of Grenada and his new book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Turning-Point-Liberation-Grenada-Soviet/dp/163006288X">Turning Point: How Reagan Liberated Grenada and Won the Cold War</a>. And Nathan Herring, assistant professor of physics at Hillsdale College, discusses the life and accomplishments of physicist James Clerk Maxwell.

Randy Barnett Chronicles the History of Originalism

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