Professor Marcus Witcher is back. A few weeks ago we shared the audio from one of our in-house lecture series that had Professor Witcher speaking about his book on Ronald Regan. He sits down with host Anthony Comegna to discuss his next book, this time about Bill Clinton.

Last episode, professor James Caton and Anthony Comegna sketched out the broad picture of what technological change might look like over the next 30 years or so, but what about that balance of doom and gloom with liberal optimism? Is there room in such a tumultuous time for liberal futurism? What would it look like, and what can liberal scholars do to ensure that the future is freer than the world today? Tune in to find out more.

Professor James Caton joins us in studio to discuss the singularity, artificial intelligence, and the role liberalism can play along side AI.

Professor Jessica Flanigan speaks with Ideas in Progress host Anthony Comegna to discuss the classical liberal cornerstones of equal dignity and individual autonomy in relation to her work regarding the decriminalization of sex work. Plus the get into the idea of the FDA killing people.

Must Politics Be War? Is the question Kevin Vallier asks as the title of his most recent book. It is also the question Anthony Comegna explores with Prof. Vallier in this episode as they discuss public reason liberalism and other classical liberal concepts.

We have had a variety of U.S. presidents in the last 50 years. Some better than others, however Ronald Reagan is in rarefied air when it comes to status of former presidents. Why? In this episode of Ideas in Progress we listen in to a presentation given by Prof. Marcus Witcher on his book “Getting Right with Reagan.”

IHS senior faculty liaison, Jeanne Hoffman stops by the show to discuss Elinor Ostrom. We've had two recent events focused on this important classical liberal figure and Nobel Prize winning economist. If you are an Ostrom enthusiast, then settle in for the next half-hour for a discussion dedicated to her and her work.

We have the pleasure of welcoming our own Bill Glod to this episode. Bill is a senior program officers at IHS, a philosopher by training, he helps graduate students become professors, and helps professors flourish in their careers. His latest venture is the forthcoming book, “Why It's OK to Make Bad Choices.”

Ramapo College of New Jersey’s professor Murray Sabin joins us to discuss his storied career as political candidate, author, radio host, and most importantly his research of the Federal Reserve and why it is so awful.

We've invited Professor Lauren Hall on the show to discuss her latest book, “The Medicalization of Birth and Death.” It tells the story of all the humanity lost, ground under the wheel of terrible medical bureaucracy and a system that crushes the individual in their moments of greatest tenderness and need.