Bradley Lectures Podcast

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Back to America’s political future (ft. Karlyn Bowman) Sep 09, 2019

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“Predictions are hard,” goes the proverb, “especially about the future.” But as the 2020 election season ramps up and Democrats compete for the opportunity to take the White House, it seems as though everyone will try anyway. Some predictions are based on a close look at demographic and other long-term political trends, while others depend […]

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The post-humanist counterculture Aug 12, 2019

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Irving Kristol examines the origins and legacies of counterculture and how it continues to reverberate in the world of politics today.

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The measure of man Aug 02, 2019

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“We use our conceptions of human nature to manage our relationships, to control our own behavior, and guide our policies in law and government.” But what is human nature?

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Making men normal Jul 15, 2019

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Can the state order its culture to a higher good? Should it?

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We are all Jeffersonians. We are all anti-Jeffersonians. Jul 01, 2019

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Nicole Penn joins the podcast to discuss Thomas Jefferson, a man of endless contradictions.

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What it means to be free Jun 17, 2019

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Without our ugly history of slavery, are we able to truly cherish the gift of liberty as we should?

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What is American education? Feat. Frederick Hess Jun 03, 2019

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AEI’s Frederick Hess joins the show to discuss whether Peltzman had the right answers — or was even asking the right questions.

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You can’t say that! Censorship in public discourse (feat. Sam Abrams) May 20, 2019

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For challenging the campus orthodoxy, he was condemned with every slander imaginable.

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The Old New Israel May 06, 2019

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Is Israel a Jewish state? Or just a state of Jews?

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How did we get here? The roots of American primacy Apr 22, 2019

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We take for granted that America is the world’s preeminent superpower, with hegemony abroad and prosperity at home. But how did we get here? And what does it mean for the US to use its superpower status to be a world leader?

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