Procedures Will Not Save America

by Mark Bauerlein

James Davison Hunter joins in to discuss his new book, Democracy and Solidarity: On the Cultural Roots of America's Political Crisis.  Continue Reading »

6 Sep 2024

CONVICTED!

by Mark Bauerlein

Sohrab Ahmari joins the podcast to discuss his recent Compact article “Alvin Bragg’s Anti-Democracy Verdict.” Continue Reading »

3 Jun 2024

Biden’s Collegiate Catholicism

by Matthew Schmitz

Whereas John F. Kennedy encouraged Americans to view his Catholic faith as a private matter, Joe Biden has made his faith a defining element of his public identity. Biden wears a rosary bracelet, casually crosses himself during conversations with foreign dignitaries, and likes to conclude speeches . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Apr 2024

Power Failure

by Oren Cass

Most conservative law students of the past three decades can probably recite by heart the principles of the Federalist Society, dutifully declared at the opening of every FedSoc event on every campus by a smartly dressed young officer of the chapter. They begin: “That the state exists to preserve . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Oct 2023

Ike’s Insight

by George Weigel

It takes a critical mass of citizens, living by certain virtues and the convictions that undergird them, to make a democracy work so that the result is individual human flourishing and social solidarity. Continue Reading »

17 May 2023

Israel's Great Compromise

by Shalom Lipner

The protests raging currently across Israel are, at their core, about the conflict over the essence of what it means to be a Jewish democracy. Continue Reading »

23 Mar 2023

Colin Redemer on Conservatives for Labor

by R. R. Reno

Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Colin Redemer to talk about his article, “Conservatives for Labor,” from the December 2022 issue. Continue Reading »

3 Jan 2023

Shadi Hamid on Islamism in Modernity

by R. R. Reno

Shadi Hamid joins R. R. Reno to talk about his article in the October 2022 issue, “How Modernity Swallowed Islamism.”  Continue Reading »

9 Sep 2022

Reclaiming a Positive Vision of Liberty

by George McKenna

Legutko thinks that liberty has undergone an Orwellian redefinition in the West that has changed it into its opposite: fear of expressing anything at odds with liberal orthodoxy. Continue Reading »

15 Aug 2022

Christopher Caldwell on Regime Change, American Style

by R. R. Reno

Christopher Caldwell joins the podcast to discuss his extensive review of Garrett M. Graff's recent book, Watergate: A New History and the transformations within American politics during the Nixon era. Continue Reading »

2 Jun 2022