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Art Laffer on How Incentives Drive the Economy Aug 26, 2022

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This week's guests: Art Laffer, Mike Gonzalez, & Gary Wolfram
Host Scot Bertram talks with famed economist Art Laffer about supply-side economics, incentives, and his new online course for Hillsdale College. Mike Gonzalez, senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation, tells us why it's time to stop taxpayer money from flowing to PBS and NPR. And with President Biden's announcement this week on executive action regarding "student loan forgiveness," we listen back to a recent interview on the topic with Gary Wolfram, William Simon Professor of Economics and Public Policy & Director of Economics at Hillsdale.

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Hillsdale Dialogues 08-26-22: Introduction to Aristotle’s Ethics: How to Lead a Good Life, Part X Aug 26, 2022

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Hillsdale Dialogues 08-26-22: Introduction to Aristotle’s Ethics: How to Lead a Good Life, Part X

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Ian Atherton: Bringing Students to Care About Great Books Aug 22, 2022

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Ian Atherton, Upper School Humanities Teacher at Golden View Classical Academy in Golden (Colo.), joins host Scot Bertram to discuss how to cultivate a taste for great books in students, what a grading system should look like for literature course, and how to convince students to offer opinions and take part in conversations in class.

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Mark Kalthoff on the Purpose of a Liberal Education Aug 19, 2022

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This week's guests: Mark Kalthoff, Barry Strauss, Brian Wesbury
With classes starting once again for K-12 and college students, host Scot Bertram talks with Mark Kalthoff, Professor & Chairman of History and Dean of Faculty at Hillsdale College, on the value of learning and the purpose of a liberal education. Historian Barry Strauss discusses his recent book THE WAR THAT MADE THE ROMAN EMPIRE: ANTONY, CLEOPATRA, AND OCTAVIAN AT ACTIUM. And we hear excerpts from a recent Hillsdale lecture delivered by economist Brian Wesbury titled "The Alternative to the Great Reset".

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Hillsdale Dialogues 08-19-22: Introduction to Aristotle’s Ethics: How to Lead a Good Life, Part IX Aug 19, 2022

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Hillsdale Dialogues 08-19-22: Introduction to Aristotle’s Ethics: How to Lead a Good Life, Part IX

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The Politicization of the Department of Justice Aug 16, 2022

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AUGUST 2022 | VOLUME 51, ISSUE 8
The Politicization of the Department of Justice
Harmeet K. Dhillon
Dhillon Law Group, Inc.
This issue is adapted from a speech delivered on September 16, 2022, in Washington, D.C., at Hillsdale College’s Constitution Day Celebration.

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Sean Maltbie: The State of Catholic Education Today Aug 15, 2022

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Sean Maltbie, Headmaster at Sacred Heart Academy in Grand Rapids (Mich.) joins host Scot Bertram to discuss the arc of Catholic education in America and what is necessary for the rebirth of Catholic classical education in the country.

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Hillsdale Dialogues 08-12-22: Introduction to Aristotle’s Ethics: How to Lead a Good Life, Part VIII Aug 13, 2022

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Hillsdale Dialogues 08-12-22: Introduction to Aristotle’s Ethics: How to Lead a Good Life, Part VIII

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John Agresto on The Death of Learning and What To Do About It Aug 12, 2022

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This week's guests: John J. Miller, John Agresto, & Samuel Russell
Host Scot Bertram talks with John J. Miller, director of the Herbert H. Dow II Program in American Journalism at Hillsdale College, about the enduring relevance of George Orwell. John Agresto, long-time college professor and retired president of St. John's College, joins the show to discuss his new book THE DEATH OF LEARNING: HOW AMERICAN EDUCATION HAS FAILED OUR STUDENTS AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT. And Samuel Russell, a 2008 graduate of Hillsdale, returns to campus to accept this year's Distinguished Alumnus Award for Achievement in Entrepreneurship.

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Zach Good: The Moral Imagination and Teaching Right from Wrong Aug 08, 2022

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Zach Good, Dean of Faculty and Curriculum at Sacred Heart Academy in Grand Rapids (Mich.) joins host Scot Bertram to define what we mean by "moral imagination," why fairy tales are good teachers, and the desire for learning about truth in the world.

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