Harvey Mansfield on Montesquieu’s The Spirit of the Laws
Though not read nearly as much as it should be, Montesquieu’s The Spirit of the Laws (1748) is a fundamental text in the history of political philosophy. Featuring key presentations of themes includin...
22 Feb 20201h 12min
Diana Schaub on Frederick Douglass
In this Conversation, first released in 2018, Professor Diana Schaub considers the life and ideas of the statesman and political thinker Frederick Douglass (c. 1818 – 1885). Schaub reflects on Douglas...
15 Feb 202059min
Jonathan V. Last: The Demographic Baby Bust and its Consequences
The birthrate in the United States, and in many other countries around the world, has been declining for decades. The US birthrate now is at 1.8, which is below the need for a stable population—the re...
8 Feb 20201h 11min
Stan Veuger on Europe Today: Politics, Economics, and the Future of the EU
What is the political and economic situation in Europe today? How should we think about contentious issues like stresses in the European Union, Brexit, the migration crisis, and the rise of populist p...
25 Jan 20201h 7min
N. Gregory Mankiw: On the Economic Ideas of the Left and Right Today
How is the US economy performing today? How should we think about the turn against free markets by prominent figures of the Left and the Right? What economic policies might spur innovation and growth ...
11 Jan 20201h 9min
Jack Goldsmith: On Jimmy Hoffa, labor unions, and the rise and fall of the mob
Jack Goldsmith is a professor of law at Harvard, an expert on national security, terrorism, and cybersecurity—and a regular guest on Conversations. As he reveals in a fascinating new book, In Hoffa’s ...
1 Jan 202058min
Mike Murphy on the Democratic Race and the 2020 Presidential Election
As we head into the 2020 election year, veteran political strategist and commentator Mike Murphy joins Bill Kristol to discuss the state of the race for the Democratic nomination, and the general elec...
13 Dec 20191h 21min
Greg Weiner: Why Daniel Patrick Moynihan Matters
Best known for his 24 years in the Senate, Daniel Patrick Moynihan (1927 - 2003) was a major figure in the political history of the United States in the second half of the twentieth century. In this C...
30 Nov 20191h 22min
