John J. DiIulio Jr.: Big Government, Then and Now
Surveys tell us that Americans are increasingly dissatisfied with government institutions—from Congress and federal agencies to state and local governments. Given our aversion to taxes and bureaucracy...
1 Heinä 20191h 23min
A Conversation with Charles Krauthammer
Born in 1950 in New York City and raised in Montreal, Charles Krauthammer, who died on June 21, 2018, was an indispensable voice in American public life for nearly four decades. His writing and speaki...
21 Kesä 20191h 44min
Harvey Mansfield on Tocqueville’s Democracy in America
Why is Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America the best book “ever written on democracy and the best ever written on America?” Why is it indispensable both for understanding the country as well a...
15 Kesä 20191h 25min
Jim Manzi: On Global Warming, Climate Change, and What To Do About It
How should we think about global warming and climate change? How can we develop a sensible strategy to confront a problem for which the risks are inherently difficult to predict with accuracy? And how...
1 Kesä 20191h 11min
Edward Conard: Economic Growth, Innovation, and Middle-Class Prosperity
On how we can sustain economic growth, spur innovation, improve productivity, and ensure greater prosperity for the middle class. In this Conversation, businessman and best-selling author Edward Conar...
18 Touko 20191h 32min
Andrew Ferguson on Identity Politics and American Culture
What is “identity politics”? How has it changed American culture? What are its political ramifications? In this podcast, the author and Atlantic Staff Writer Andrew Ferguson shares his perspective on ...
4 Touko 201951min
Paul Cantor on the Dark Side of the American Dream
“[America], which promises freedom, can’t guarantee that freedom won’t be misused.” So argues Paul Cantor in our new Conversation. Drawing on his new book "Pop Culture and the Dark Side of the America...
20 Huhti 20191h 35min
Robert Kagan on Authoritarianism and the Threat to the Liberal Democratic Order
Does the rise of authoritarian powers represent an ideological threat to liberal democracy—or just a strategic challenge? Why must America defend the liberal order created after World War II? In this ...
6 Huhti 201957min
