Introduction

wyoming catholic college is built on the ancient western tradition of the liberal arts and the freedom of the american west. The college celebrated an inpersoned graduation with its seniors last year and welcomed its largest freshman class ever this year. We have with us to day daniel mahoney, a meretis professor now at assumption college,. whose many writings include the books, the conservative foundations of the liberal order, the other solgenison and the idol of our agehe has a new book out entitled the statesman as thinker, portraits of greatness, courage and moderation. Mark vora, very happy to be back again.