In this episode, Christopher Caldwell joins the podcast to talk about his article, “The Fateful Nineties” from October 2023. They evaluate the decade’s impact on politics and culture today.

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Christopher Caldwell on “The Fateful Nineties”

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Government

In this episode, Stephen Blackwood joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss Ralston College.

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Ralston College

In this episode, Andre Archie joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book "The Virtue of Color-Blindness."

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The Virtue of Color-Blindness

In this episode, Batya Ungar-Sargon joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss her new book "Second Class: How the Elites Betrayed America’s Working Men and Women."

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America's Working Class vs Elites

In this episode, David Diener joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss Hillsdale College’s classical education program.

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Classical Education the Hillsdale Way

In this episode, Gabriel Noah Brahm joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss the Telos-Paul Piccone Institute’s Israel Initiative and the Israeli perspective on the campus unrest in the United States. 

Music by Jack Bauerlein.

Christopher Caldwell on “The Fateful Nineties”

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