Conservative Conversations with ISI

Conservative Conversation with ISI: Episode 27 - James Poulos and the Cyborg VivariumIn this episode... James Poulos discusses his new book “Human, Forever,” technology, and the soulBooks Mentioned:Proud To Be Right: Voices of the Next Conservative Generation, Jonah GoldbergThe Constant Gardener, John le CarréBecome a part of ISI:Become a MemberSupport ISIUpcoming ISI Events

Conservative Conversation with ISI: Episode 26 - Yoram HazonyIn this episode... Yoram Hazony discusses what National conservatism is, and highlights from the National Conservatism 2 conference in Orlando.Books Mentioned:The Age of Entitlement: America Since the Sixties, Christopher CaldwellThe Virtue of Nationalism, Yoram HazonyBecome a part of ISI:Become a MemberSupport ISIUpcoming ISI Events

Conservative Conversation with ISI: Episode 25 - Dan McCarthyIn this episode... The Vice President of the Collegiate Network, Dan McCarthy, discusses how the media have discredited themselves in the eyes of many Americans, the journalists who are trailblazing in a hostile media landscape, and how students can help revitalize journalistic integrityBooks Mentioned:Communism and Nationalism, Roman SzporlukRigged, Molly HemmingwayWinner Take All, Christina BinkleyBecome a part of ISI:Become a MemberSupport ISIUpcoming ISI Events

Conservative Conversation with ISI: Episode 24 - Elizabeth Corey and Jeff Polet on The Woke UniversityIn this episode... ISI faculty members describe the type of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives campuses across America are coercing students and faculty to participate inBooks Mentioned:Straight Man, Richard RussoProphets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military-Industrial Complex, William D. HartungThe Rights of Women: Reclaiming a Lost Vision, Erika BachiochiPappyland: A Story of Family, Fine Bourbon, and the Things That Last, Wright ThompsonReagan: The Life, H.W. BrandsBecome a part of ISI:Become a MemberSupport ISIUpcoming ISI Events

 Conservative Conversations with ISI: Episode 23 - Mary Harrington & Reactionary FeminismIn this episode... A listener question on the threats of progressivism on womankindAn interview with UnHerd Contributing Editor, Mary HarringtonLinks: Crisis is the New NormalThe Case for Tory AnarchismReactionary Feminist SubstackThe LampBooks Mentioned:Full Surrogacy Now, Sophie LewisThe Rights of Women, Erika BachiochiBecome a part of ISI:Become a MemberSupport ISIUpcoming ISI Events

 Conservative Conversations with ISI: Episode 22 - Nate Hochman & Gen Z ConservatismIn this episode... A listener question on the best Conservative books of 2021An interview with CN Fellow, Nate HochmanLinks: Apply to the ISI Honors ProgramThe After Nationalism EpisodeThe CN FellowshipsBooks Mentioned:Age of Entitlement, Christopher CaldwellAfter Nationalism, Sam GoldmanBoomers, Helen AndrewsThe Face of God, Roger ScrutonClosing of the American Mind, Alan BloomOur Thoughts Determine our Lives, Elder ThaddeusThe Portable ChaucerHow to Think Seriously about the Planet, Roger ScrutonBecome a part of ISI:Become a MemberSupport ISIUpcoming ISI Events

 Conservative Conversations with ISI: Episode 21 - C.S. Lewis and Men without ChestsIn this episode... A listener question on men without chestsAn interview with Fr. Michael Ward, Professor of Apologetics at Houston Baptist University, on C.S. Lewis’ the Abolition of ManLinks: Father Michael WardWord on Fire AcademicBooks Mentioned:After Humanity, Fr. Michael WardThe Abolition of Man, C.S. LewisThe Road Not Taken, David OrrRoots of American Order, Russell KirkLand of Hope, Wilfred M. McClayLove in the Ruins, Walker PercyThat Hideous Strength, C.S. LewisBecome a part of ISI:Become a MemberSupport ISIUpcoming ISI Events

 Conservative Conversations with ISI: Episode 20 - How should we teach American History?In this episode... A listener question on Edmund Burke.An interview with Jeffrey Sikkenga the Executive Director of the Ashbrook Center at Ashland University.Links: Professor Sikkenga’s USA Today Op-EdThe Ashbrook CenterTeaching American History SourceBooks Mentioned:Reflections on The Revolution in France, Edmund BurkeA Philosophical Inquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful, Edmund BurkeThe Conservative Mind, Russell KirkEdmund Burke: A Genius Rediscovered, Russell KirkStatecraft as Soulcraft, George WillOn Conciliation with the Colonies, Edmund BurkeAutobiography of Calvin Coolidge, Amity ShlaesHot, Cold, Heavy, Light, Peter SchjeldahlAbolition of Man, C.S. LewisAfter Humanity, Fr. Michael WardLand of Hope, Wilfred McClayHistory of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution, Mercy Otis WarrenAbraham Lincoln: A Biography, Lord CharnwoodUncle Tom’s Cabin, Harriet Beacher StoweThe FederalistBecome a part of ISI:Become a MemberSupport ISIUpcoming ISI Events

 Conservative Conversations with ISI: Episode 19 - Michael Knowles, William F. Buckley Jr., and Political CorrectnessIn this episode... A listener question on contemporary conservative thinkersAn interview with Michael Knowles, host of the Michael Knowles ShowLinks: Michael’s introduction to God and Man at YaleMoral Imagination PodcastFiring LineCollegiate Network FellowshipsBooks Mentioned:God and Man at Yale with Michael’s introductionSpeechless, Michael KnowlesAge of Surveillance Capitalism, Shoshana ZuboffI See Satan Fall Like Lightning, Rene GirardThe Fall of the Athenian Empire, Donald KaganEssays on Catholicism, Liberalism, and Socialism, Juan Donoso CortesNatural Right and History, Leo StraussThe Prince, MachiavelliThe Republic, PlatoBecome a part of ISI:Become a MemberSupport ISIUpcoming ISI Events

 Conservative Conversations with ISI: Episode 18 - Keeping Locke in the Locke Box with Richard ReinschIn this episode... A conversation with the Editor of Law & Liberty, Richard Reinsch on Peter A. LawlerA listener question on fatal flaws in thinker's personal lives.Links: ISI Honors ProgramHe Built Better than He Knew, Richard ReinschLaw & LibertyBooks mentioned:Macbeth, ShakespeareConfessions of a Heretic, Roger ScrutonNatural Right and History, Leo StraussThe Prince, MachiavelliSpeechless, Michael KnowlesPostmodernism Rightly Understood, Peter A. LawlerThe Restless Mind, Peter A. LawlerStuck with Virtue, Peter A. LawlerThe Last Gentleman, Walker PercyBecome a part of ISI:Become a MemberSupport ISIUpcoming ISI Events