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ACF PoMoCon #22 Brian Smith Jul 17, 2020

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Titus & Brian Smith talk about Peter Lawler's example of generosity, his teaching of relational being, & how to think about our crisis in light of Tocqueville's insight that the American mind is restless, anxious, even miserable in the midst of prosperity.

ACF Founders #5 Burke Jul 14, 2020

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Titus & Gregory Collins talk about his book on Edmund Burke's political economy--manners & commerce, America & France, empire & freedom. Burke is a founder of modern political conservatism, a modernizer & a liberal, but one dedicated to preventing the madness of revolution & preserving tradition as much as possible.

ACF PoMoCon #21 Dan Mahoney Jul 09, 2020

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Titus & Dan Mahoney talk about Peter Lawler's reflection on the human being as person--both individual & relational, defined by wondering & wandering, not fully at home in the world, but at home with homelessness inasmuch community make being a self-conscious mortal being worthwhile.

ACF PoMoCon #20 Mark Henrie Jul 01, 2020

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Titus & Mark Henrie talk about Peter Lawler--his work as the ISI to teach political philosophy to young conservative academic elites, his life & his family, his heritage as a Catholic, & finally his work in appreciation of Whit Stillman.

ACF PoMoCon #19 Yuval Levin Jun 25, 2020

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Titus & Yuval Levin talk about Peter Lawler--their work together on the President's Council on Bioethics, Peter's understanding of modern & American dignity, & the necessity for institutions, moderation, & a realistic estimation of our abilities & the challenges we face.

ACF Europe #11 Mr Jones Jun 24, 2020

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Titus & Flagg Taylor talk about the new Agnieszka Holland movie about Stalin's starvation of the Ukrainians, the Holodomor, & the liberal conspiracy to conceal the truth, orchestrated by Pulitzer winner Walter Duranty (the NYT never returned the prize).

ACF PoMoCon #18 Richard Reinsch Jun 18, 2020

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Titus & Richard Reinsch talk about our late friend Peter Lawler, their work on Orestes Brownson's American Republic, & the broader them of the complexity of American life & politics, our need to restore our relational life after a long series of excesses in the name of individualism, & the move to a new conservative majority.

ACF PoMoCon #17 Ben Sixsmith, Defend the statues Jun 15, 2020

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Titus & Ben Sixsmith talk about the riots defacing national memorials in the UK, the weakness & vacillation of authorities that were eagerly harassing law-abiding citizens until the day before yesterday, but now find themselves suddenly meek & accommodating, & the disappointment of Boris Johnson as a PM. After all, Macron has been far more serious...

ACF PoMoCon #16 Pat Deneen Jun 13, 2020

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Titus & Pat Deneen talk about Peter Lawler, the late professor of political philosophy & public intellectual, the postmodern conservative that gave us our series name. Post-modern conservatism is an attempt to correct the excesses of modernity by retrieving our pre-modern inheritance.

ACF Asia #9 Stray Dog Jun 04, 2020

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Titus & John Wilson & Jody Bottum talk about Stray Dog, Kurosawa's movie about the honor of the police facing Japan's catastrophic war & need for refounding. In a new world of democracy & individual rights, the police bear witness to the misery & confusion of an entire generation of young Japanese survivors whose future was stolen.

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