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S6E8: Paul Johnson | What’s Right With America
In this episode, Paul Johnson, former mayor of Phoenix and U.S. State Department delegate to Saudi Arabia and Poland, discusses the ideas in his new book What’s Right With America… And How We Can…
S6E7: Andre Archie | The Virtue of Color-Blindness
In this episode, Andre Archie, associate professor of ancient Greek philosophy at Colorado State University, discusses the ideas presented in his 2024 book The Virtue of Color-Blindness. A specialist…
S6E6: Michael Mazarr | America’s National Dynamism and Global Challenges
In this episode, Michael Mazarr, senior political scientist at the RAND Corporation and adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s Center for Security Studies, examines the sources of American…
S6E5: Mary Elise Sarotte | America, Russia, and the Post–Cold War Order
In this episode, Mary Elise Sarotte, the Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Distinguished Professor of Historical Studies and research associate at Harvard University’s Center for European Studies,…
S6E4: Patrick Griffin | The Age of Atlantic Revolution
In this episode, Patrick Griffin, professor of history at the University of Notre Dame, examines the unique place of America in the revolutionary Atlantic world. His research focuses on the…
S6E3: Aurelian Craiutu | Why Not Moderation?
In this episode, Aurelian Craiutu, professor of political science at Indiana University, explores the role of moderation in contemporary politics. His research focuses on French political and social…
S6E2: Brooke Barbier | Political Moderation in the American Revolution
In this episode, Brooke Barbier, a public historian with a PhD from Boston College, shares her expertise on Boston’s political and social life during the Revolutionary period. She is the founder of…
S6E1: Gerard Baker | Media, Trust, and Political Polarization in America
In this episode, Henry Thomson speaks with Gerard Baker, a prominent British columnist at the Wall Street Journal and host of its podcast i. Baker’s distinguished career has included work with the…
S5E8: Jennifer Frey | Reviving Liberal Learning in a Pursuit of Virtue, Happiness, and Meaning of Life
In this episode, Henry Thompson and Dr. Jennifer Frey, Dean of the Honors College at the University of Tulsa, discuss the challenges and opportunities facing liberal education. She addresses the…
S5E7: Lucas Morel | Reimagining Patriotism: MLK, Frederick Douglass, and the Beloved Community
Featuring Lucas Morel, professor of politics at Washington and Lee University. Morel delves into the complex relationship between patriotism and the experiences of Black Americans, as exemplified by…
S5E6: Hans Zeiger | Higher Education and Donor Impact
In this episode, we speak with Hans Zeiger, the President of the Jack Miller Center, the nationwide network of scholars and teachers. We delve into the intricate interplay of ideas, economics, and…
S5E5: Robert P. George | Navigating Free Speech Challenges in the Age of Ideological Conformism
Robert P. George serves as the sixth McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University. Henry and George…
S5E4: Zachary Shore | America’s Ethical Crossroads: Deciphering Vengeance and Virtue in History and Policy
Professor of History at the Naval Postgraduate School and Senior Fellow at the Institute of European Studies, University of California, Berkeley Zach Shore examines the United States' critical…
S5E3: James R. Stoner | Unraveling the Tapestry of American Democracy
In this episode Henry speaks with Dr. James R. Stoner, Professor and Director of the Eric Voegelin Institute in the Department of Political Science at Louisiana State University. Henry and Stoner…
S5E2: John Rose | Free Speech and Viewpoint Diversity in Higher Ed
Henry Thompson interviews John Rose, the Associate Director of the Civil Discourse Project at The Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University. Henry and Rose discuss a course Rose teaches called…
S5E1: Matthew Continetti | Restoring Constitutional Conservatism in America
Welcome to Season 5 of Keeping it Civil. We’re thrilled to have you back and promise memorable, informative, thought-provoking conversations. In this episode our host Henry Thompson sits down with a…
S4E12 S4E12: R. Shep Melnick | Higher Education in Crisis
Shep Melnick is the Thomas P. O’Neill, Jr. Professor of American Politics at Boston College and Co-chair of the Harvard Program on Constitutional Government. Henry and Shep Melnick speak about the…
S4E11 S4E11: Jenna Storey | Modern Restlessness and Quest for Virtue
Jenna Storey is a senior Fellow in the Social, Cultural and Constitutional Studies Department at the American Enterprise Institute. Henry and Jenna Storey speak about the crisis of modern liberal…
S4E10 S4E10: Franciska Coleman | Social Regulation Of Free Speech In America
Franciska Coleman is an Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School. In this episode we speak about assumptions encoded in words people choose to use and why many nations around the…
S4E9 S4E9: Heather Mac Donald | Why Did Universities Abandon Their True Mission?
Heather Mac Donald is the Thomas W. Smith Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a New York Times bestselling author. In this episode Henry and Mac Donald discuss identity politics and why…
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Keeping It Civil has published 60 episodes since March 2019, covering topics in News, Politics.
Keeping It Civil is currently sporadic with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 41m.
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