Paul Cantor on Shakespeare’s Rome
In his fourth Conversation, University of Virginia literature professor Paul Cantor discusses Shakespeare’s view of ancient Rome. Drawing from his new book Shakespeare’s Roman Trilogy, Cantor presents...
25 Sep 20171h 36min
Thomas Donnelly on Addressing the Challenges to American Primacy
Co-Director of the Marilyn Ware Center for Security Studies at the American Enterprise Institute, Thomas Donnelly analyzes the growing challenges to American primacy and explains why our “security, li...
11 Sep 201754min
Christina Hoff Sommers on Google, GamerGate, and Threats to Free Speech
Christina Hoff Sommers is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and host of the popular online series, The Factual Feminist. In this Conversation, Sommers reflects on the “Google mem...
28 Aug 20171h 1min
Harvey Mansfield on Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels
The latest in our ongoing series with Harvard professor Harvey Mansfield is devoted to Jonathan Swift (1667–1745) and particularly his masterwork, Gulliver’s Travels. In this Conversation, Mansfield p...
14 Aug 20171h 33min
Irwin Stelzer: Strengthening and Preserving Democratic Capitalism
Irwin Stelzer is Director of Economic Policy Studies at Hudson Institute, a Sunday Times (London) columnist, and a thinker who combines wisdom about politics with penetrating insights into economics. ...
31 Jul 20171h 19min
Ronald Brownstein on America’s Political and Electoral Fault Lines
Ronald Brownstein is a Senior Editor at The Atlantic, Senior Political Analyst at CNN, and a shrewd observer of American politics. In this Conversation, Brownstein shares his perspective on the 2016 e...
16 Jul 20171h 12min
Mike Murphy on President Trump, 2018, and 2020
Mike Murphy is a Republican political strategist, commentator, and veteran of the campaign trail—having advised John McCain, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Spencer Abraham, Christie Whi...
3 Jul 20171h 9min
Martin Feldstein on America’s Economic Vitality
Martin Feldstein is a professor of economics at Harvard University, former president of the National Bureau of Economic Research, and was chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under President R...
19 Jun 20171h 10min
