Stan Veuger: The Economic Fallout from Covid-19
What is the current economic situation of the US in light of the ongoing public health crisis? How successful have policies been in addressing the economic crisis? What are possible paths forward for ...
11 Jun 20201h 14min
Aaron Friedberg: On Increasing Tensions in the U.S.-China Relationship
Tensions between the United States and China have been rising as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. There is urgent need to think about the U.S.-China relationship and how the U.S. should confront ...
27 Mai 20201h 32min
Mike Murphy: Donald Trump vs Joe Biden
What will the campaign between Donald Trump and Joe Biden look like amidst the coronavirus pandemic and economic crisis? What strategies might each candidate pursue? What strategies should they pursue...
14 Mai 20201h 9min
Harvey Mansfield: Liberal Democracy as a Mixed Regime
What is liberal democracy? What parts of human nature does liberal democracy rely on and try to cultivate? How can Aristotle help us understand America? In this thought-provoking and challenging Conve...
2 Mai 202055min
Chester Finn: Education Reform in America
What reforms would most benefit American education? What are the obstacles to putting them in place? What changes to the education sector should we anticipate in the coming years? In this Conversation...
18 Apr 20201h 13min
Arthur Melzer: The Lost History of Esoteric Writing
According to the standards of today, all philosophic and political writing is expected to be clear and unambiguous. Writers are told to be absolutely open about their suppositions and opinions—to lay ...
4 Apr 20201h 25min
James Ceaser: How We Select Presidential Candidates, Then and Now
Is the current system of presidential selection—primary and caucus voting—working well? How did the framers of the Constitution think about presidential selection? How did presidential selection work ...
21 Mar 202057min
Paul Cantor on The Western
What was the Old West? How did Westerns emerge as a quintessential American art form? What are the greatest Westerns and what accounts for their enduring appeal—in America and around the world? In thi...
7 Mar 20201h 30min
