Guests: Victor Davis Hanson & Oren Cass

First, we hear excerpts from Victor Davis Hanson’s address on the subject of living an honorable and virtuous life, given at Hillsdale College's 2025 commencement ceremonies. Hanson is the Wayne and Marcia Buske Distinguished Fellow in History at Hillsdale College and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. And host Scot Bertram talks with Oren Cass, chief economist at American Compass, about the reappraisal of free market ideas on the American right and the new American Compass essay collection The New Conservatives: Restoring America's Commitment to Family, Community, and Industry.

Guests: Victor Davis Hanson &amp; Oren Cass
First, we hear excerpts from Victor Davis Hanson&rsquo;s address on the subject of living an honorable and virtuous life, given at Hillsdale College's 2025 commencement ceremonies. Hanson is the Wayne and Marcia Buske Distinguished Fellow in History at Hillsdale College and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution.&nbsp;And host Scot Bertram talks with Oren Cass, chief economist at American Compass, about the reappraisal of free market ideas on the American right and the new American Compass essay collection&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/New-Conservatives-Restoring-Commitment-Community-ebook/dp/B0DXFXXLSQ/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ijUUmvoZCO00zP08Shfen7sZerwbq5zgaGXc0c0vDKs.L8MhfjLR1UqfysCLfVsBHOCv8Rh40timzsKJ6pCDz5k&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;qid=1753715863&amp;refinements=p_27%3AAmerican+Compass&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="6" data-ogsc="">The New Conservatives: Restoring America's Commitment to Family, Community, and Industry</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.

The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour is a one-hour, week…