FDR’s War on the Bill of Rights
In this episode, Jonathan Fortier speaks with David T. Beito, Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute and Professor Emeritus in the Department of History at the University of Alabama. Together they...
24 Mai 202455min
Liberty in our Lifetime: A Conversation with Jason Sorens
In this episode, Jonathan Fortier talks with Jason Sorens, Senior Research Fellow at the American Institute of Economic Research and Founder of the Free State Project. They discuss the origins and pur...
25 Apr 202444min
Adventures in Hayek: A Conversation with Bruce Caldwell
In this episode, Jonathan Fortier talks with Professor Bruce Caldwell, the general editor of the Collected Works of F. A. Hayek (University of Chicago Press) and Director of the Center for the Study o...
21 Mar 202447min
Executive Power: The Cult of the Presidency with Gene Healy
In this episode Jonathan Fortier talks with Gene Healy about the growth in the scope and power of the office of the American President, and some of the ways that this has negative consequences for pol...
22 Feb 202438min
Liberty in Review: A Conversation with Todd Zywicki
As part of our “Janus Week” in which we look back on 2023 and forward to 2024, Jonathan Fortier and Todd Zywicki discuss the recent high points for liberty and potential threats on the horizon. Zywick...
25 Jan 202458min
Classical Liberalism and the Higher Things
For a philosophy that seeks to allow us the choice in how we pursue our own interests, some argue liberalism leaves us unmoored or adrift. Dan Klein thinks differently. In a wide-ranging conversation ...
22 Des 202353min
America's Founders, Christianity, and the Path to Liberty
As terms like Christian nationalism and Catholic integralism are bandied about regarding their place (or lack thereof) in modern American politics, it becomes important to ask; what role did Christian...
18 Des 202345min
A City Cannot Be a Work of Art: Sanford Ikeda on Jane Jacobs and Spontaneous Complexity
Our Centers of Progress theme this week has revolved around the history and nature of cities, and their role in promoting values central to free societies –including a respect for liberty, individual ...
17 Nov 20231h
