Professor Matthew McManus, Professor of Political Science, discusses the history of conservative thought, from Aristotle to the Enlightenment. They explore the influence of philosophy and religion on concepts of equality, the distinction between liberalism and socialism, and the impact of influential figures like Hegel and Dostoevsky. They also delve into the concerning trend of academic extremism and engage in a debate on Zionism and the Israeli government's relationships.

Matthew McManus, an intellectual historian of the conservative and reactionary tradition, presents an intellectual history of the political right, tracing its core to a nostalgia for hierarchical cosmos. He argues for a better understanding of the right's critiques towards equality and freedom. McManus suggests that hostility to equality unites the right and explores perspectives on what it means to be on the political right, the fusion of capitalism and social conservatism in the American right, the distinction between the political right and the far right, and the origins and development of liberal socialism.