Jonathan Sumption on the Limits of State Power
Jonathan Sumption, Lord Sumption is a British judge, author and historian. He is a former Justice of the United Kingdom Supreme Court and a frequent public commentator. In this week’s conversation, ...
12 Feb 202251min
How (Not) to Save Refugees
Gerald Knaus is a social scientist and chairman of the European Stability Initiative. An expert on asylum and migration policy, he has been one of the most influential voices in reshaping Europe's ref...
5 Feb 202257min
Javier Cercas on How to Deal With Your Nation’s Past
Javier Cercas is one of Spain’s most distinguished novelists and a columnist at El País. His books, like Soldiers of Salamis and The Anatomy of a Moment, explore the history of modern Spain and the ro...
29 Jan 202254min
Ramachandra Guha on the Crisis in the World’s Largest Democracy
Ramachandra Guha is an Indian historian, writer, and one of the foremost authorities on modern India. The author of India After Gandhi and Gandhi Before India, he is also a leading critic of Prime Min...
22 Jan 202258min
The Conservative Case for Philosophical Liberalism
Harvey Mansfield is the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Government at Harvard University and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. One of the old guard of American conservative thought, he h...
15 Jan 202247min
Fiona Hill on the Working Class, Populism, and Russia
Fiona Hill is the former Senior Director for Europe and Russia of the National Security Council under President Trump and a key witness in his first impeachment trial. She is Senior Fellow at the Broo...
8 Jan 20221h 6min
Michael Ignatieff on How To Stay True to Liberal Values in Politics
Michael Ignatieff, a renowned author and academic, is the former Leader of Canada’s Liberal Party. While Ignatieff was serving as Rector of Central European University, the university was pushed out o...
18 Dec 202159min
Jeannie Suk Gersen on the Importance of Due Process
Jeannie Suk Gersen is the John H. Watson, Jr. Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and a contributing writer at The New Yorker. She writes widely about the law and its impact on society. In this w...
11 Dec 20211h 8min
