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Compact Conversations: Jon Askonas

Compact Podcast

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Introduction

Jeff Schullenberger sits down with one of Compact's contributors each week to discuss an article. John Askenes' Why Conservatism Failed has generated quite a bit of debate, he says. "I wanted to have John on just to revisit it and also to talk about some of the responses that is generated"

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Speaker 2
Hello and welcome. I'm your host, Jeff Schullenberger, and this is Compact Conversations, the podcast where I sit down with one of Compact's contributors each week to discuss one of our articles. Normally, I am discussing an article published during the week that I invite the author on. In this case, I'm actually digging a bit into the archives of Compact to one of the most provocative and important pieces that we've published in the history of the magazine, which is John Askenes' Why Conservatism Failed. So John is professor at Catholic University of America, and I asked him to come on because his essay has cast an interesting shadow. It's generated as I think could be expected just from the provocativeness of its argument. It's generated quite a bit of debate and has generated several long-form responses to which John himself has then responded partly in turn, and I think intends to continue replying to his critics. But because this is kind of a live and ongoing discussion that's been generated by this piece, I wanted to have John on just to revisit it and also to talk about some of the responses that is generated and what his take on the controversy that this piece is generated is. So thanks for coming on. Compact Conversations, John.
Speaker 1
Thanks for having me, Jeff. It's appropriate I'm joining you from
Speaker 2
a remote location.

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