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The Peronist Pope Francis: A Conversation with Daniel Mahoney Jan 12, 2020

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Editor’s note: This interview was originally posted on July 19, 2017.

Pope Francis’s political, social, and economic thinking has created great consternation, but he has also roused tremendous interest of Catholics and those outside the Catholic Church in his pontificate. Daniel Mahoney has written widely about Pope Francis and joins this edition of Liberty Law Talk to discuss what he thinks are the keys to understanding the current head of the Roman Catholic Church.

The Personal Is Always Political: A Conversation with David Walsh Jan 12, 2020

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Who is the human person and has modern philosophy given us a truncated understanding of the person? Those are some of the questions put to philosopher David Walsh as we discuss his latest book, Politics of the Person as the Politics of Being, in this edition of Liberty Law Talk.

Rights, Duties, and the American Republic: A Conversation with Thomas West Jan 12, 2020

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Thomas West, author of the new book, The Political Theory of the American Founding, joins us to talk natural rights and how they shaped our Constitution.

How the Great War Changed America: A Conversation with Richard Gamble Jan 12, 2020

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This year marks the one hundredth anniversary of America’s entry into World War I: “the war to end all wars.” Richard Gamble, author of The War for Righteousness, joins this edition of Liberty Law Talk to discuss how American intervention into the Great War irrevocably changed the country.

Is Globalization in Retreat? A Conversation with Samuel Gregg Jan 12, 2020

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Samuel Gregg, Director of Research at the Acton Institute, returns to Liberty Law Talk to discuss the prospects for globalization in the wake of populist uprisings in many western democracies.

The Radical Jefferson: A Conversation with Kevin Gutzman Jan 12, 2020

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In this edition of Liberty Law Talk historian Kevin Gutzman discusses his latest book, Thomas Jefferson—Revolutionary. We focus on Jefferson’s account of federalism, conscience rights, education, and race.

James Burnham and Our 'Soul-Sick' Elite: A Conversation with Julius Krein Jan 12, 2020

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Comes now to Liberty Law Talk, Julius Krein, founding editor of the explosive new journal, American Affairs. We discuss the crack-up in our politics and in the conservative movement through the lens of James Burnham’s classic work, The Managerial Revolution.

America, What's Left of It: A Conversation with Patrick Deneen Jan 12, 2020

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Patrick Deneen joins this edition of Liberty Law Talk to discuss his latest book, Conserving America? Essays on Present Discontents.

Patriot Fight Club: A Conversation with Steven Hayward Jan 12, 2020

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How did key participants in Straussian fight club, especially Harry Jaffa and Walter Berns, challenge the progressive settlement of political science, the history of the American Founding, and constitutionalism? Our guide for understanding this debate will be Steven Hayward who joins this edition of Liberty Law Talk to discuss his latest book, Patriotism Is Not Enough: Harry Jaffa, Walter Berns, and the Arguments that Redefined American Conservatism.

Higher Education and the American Soul: A Conversation with Peter Lawler Jan 12, 2020

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This edition of Liberty Law Talk is a conversation with Peter Lawler about his new position as editor of Modern Age and his just released book, American Heresies and Higher Education.

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