In this episode, I discuss "The Myth of Left and Right:  How the Political Spectrum Misleads and Harms America" with its authors, Hyrum Lewis and Verlan Lewis.

Christopher Hallenbrook and I discuss what he calls the "Hobbesian psychology" of the US gun debate.

A conversation about Montaigne and his work with Douglass I. Thompson, author of "Montaigne and the Tolerance of Politics."

Joshua Cherniss and I discuss his book, "Liberalism in Dark Times:  The Liberal Ethos in the Twentieth Century."

David Lay Williams and I discuss his forthcoming book, "The Greatest of All Plagues: Economic Inequality in Western Political Thought."

A discussion with Elizabeth Cohen about her book, "The Political Value of Time:  Citizenship, Duration, and Democratic Justice."

Ian Saxine and I discuss his book, "Properties of Empire:  Indians, Colonists, and Land Speculators on the New England Frontier."

Robinson Woodward-Burns and I discuss his book, "Hidden Laws:  How State Constitutions Stabilize American Politics."

A conversation with Harvey Mansfield on Machiavelli as the "founder of modernity."