Conservative Conversations with ISI

Conservative Conversations Episode 46—David Whalen on Wonder, Literature as Political, and Books that InspireIn this episode:Dr. David Whalen, a longtime English professor at Hillsdale College, describes what the telos of the university isThe difference between wonder and curiosityHow literature intersects with the politicalTexts Mentioned:King Lear by William ShakespeareOn the Unseriousness of Human Affairs: Teaching, Writing, Playing, Believing, Lecturing, Philosophizing, Singing, Dancing by James V. SchallLeisure: The Basis of Culture by Josef PieperBrideshead Revisited by Evelyn WaughA Soldier of the Great War by Mark HelprinBecome a part of ISI:Become a MemberSupport ISIUpcoming ISI Events

Conservative Conversations Episode 45—Victor Davis Hanson on The Dying CitizenIn this episode:Victor Davis Hanson, winner of ISI’s Conservative Book of the Year Award, discusses his book “The Dying Citizen” during a special live podcast recordingHow elites have warped what citizenship isHow identity politics has eroded citizenship and become an issue of national securityTexts Mentioned:The Dying Citizen: How Progressive Elites, Tribalism, and Globalization Are Destroying The Idea Of America by Victor Davis HansonBecome a part of ISI:Become a MemberSupport ISIUpcoming ISI Events

Conservative Conversations Episode 44—Josh Craddock on SCOTUS, Overturning Roe, and Building a Culture of LifeIn this episode: Josh Craddock, affiliated scholar with the James Wilson Institute for Natural Rights and the American Founding, discusses the Supreme Court’s leaked majority opinion from an abortion caseThe legal history of abortion in America and the originalist case for prenatal personhoodHow to build a culture of life after RoeTexts Mentioned:The Constitution Already Prohibits Abortion: An Originalist Case for Prenatal Personhood by Josh CraddockChoose Life by editors John Goodrich and Jeanette PiferBecome a part of ISI:Become a MemberSupport ISIUpcoming ISI Events

Conservative Conversations Episode 43—Michael Gibson on Tech, Elon Musk’s Twitter, and the Paper Belt on FireIn this episode: Tech venture capitalist Michael Gibson discusses working for Peter Thiel and investing in talented college dropouts and renegadesThe concept of the “Paper Belt” and how credentialism can obscure true educationElon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter and what that might mean for conservatives and free speechTexts Mentioned:The Rise and Fall of American Growth by Robert J. GordonThe Great Stagnation: How America Ate All The Low-Hanging Fruit of Modern History, Got Sick, and Will (Eventually) Feel Better by Tyler CowenPaper Belt on Fire: How Silicon Valley Heretics Took on Higher Ed by Michael GibsonBecome a part of ISI:Become a MemberSupport ISIUpcoming ISI Events

Conservative Conversations Episode 42—Daniel Schmidt and the Future of Campus JournalismA Student Journalist’s Question That Rattled The ElitesIn this episode: Daniel Schmidt, a freshman and senior editor at the University of Chicago’s Collegiate Network newspaper, discusses Anne Applebaum’s reaction to a question he asked about disinformation that went viralWhy no one is asking influential leaders and journalists the questions that Americans care most aboutHow student journalists are making an impact on their campus and beyondTexts Mentioned:“Editorial: UChicago Must End Its Booster Mandate—We Are Not Lab Rats” by The Chicago Thinker Editorial Board“Atlantic’s Anne Applebaum Rattled by Hunter Biden Question in Epic Own by Thinker’s Daniel Schmidt” by Mitchell Robinson of the Chicago ThinkerBecome a part of ISI:Become a MemberSupport ISIUpcoming ISI Events

Conservative Conversations Episode 41—Matthew Schmitz on Compact Magazine, Right Liberalism and Left LibertinismIn this episode: Matthew Schmitz, co-founder and editor of the new Compact Magazine, discusses the juncture of the labor populist left and the populist rightEditorial positions the nascent magazine has already taken that have caused a stir among the left and rightWhat the editors mean when they call their magazine “radical”Texts Mentioned:Compact MagazineBecome a part of ISI:Become a MemberSupport ISIUpcoming ISI Events

Conservative Conversations with ISI: Episode 40—Christine Emba on Rethinking SexIn this episode: The Washington Post’s Christine Emba describes her new book, “Rethinking Sex”How today’s sexual ethics are failing AmericansWhy consent is an ethical floor but not the ceiling of intimacyTexts Mentioned:Rethinking Sex: A Provocation by Christine EmbaBecome a part of ISI:Become a MemberSupport ISIUpcoming ISI Events

Conservative Conversations with ISI: Episode 39—Kevin Roberts on The Future of the Heritage Foundation, Criminal Justice Reform, and the Pro-Life MovementIn this episode...Kevin Roberts, president of the Heritage Foundation, discusses the storied conservative institutionHow conservatives ought to approach “Defund the Police” Why “social” conservatives shouldn’t be the junior partner in the movementBecome a part of ISI:Become a MemberSupport ISIUpcoming ISI Events

Conservative Conversations with ISI: Episode 38—Steven F. Hayward on Reagan, M. Stanton Evans, and Lessons for Today In this episode... The “unsung” hero of conservatism, M. Stanton EvansThe failures of liberalism leading up to President Reagan’s presidencyThe notion of free expression and its metaphysical rootsTexts Mentioned:M. Stanton Evans: Conservative Wit, Apostle of Freedom by Steven F. HaywardThe Age of Reagan: The Fall of the Old Liberal Order, 1964-1980 by Steven F. HaywardRevolt on Campus by M. Stanton EvansBecome a part of ISI:Become a MemberSupport ISIUpcoming ISI Events

Conservative Conversations with ISI: Episode 37—Matthew Continetti on Neoconservatism In this episode... Matthew explains the history of American conservatism, the topic of his upcoming book “Engaged nationalism” and the US’s role in international relations is describedListeners learn why Irving Kristol cautioned against traditionalismTexts Mentioned:The Right: The Hundred-Year War for American Conservatism by Matthew ContinettiBecome a part of ISI:Become a MemberSupport ISIUpcoming ISI Events