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

A conversation with Nomi Claire Lazar about her book, "Out of Joint: Power, Crisis, and the Rhetoric of Time."

A discussion with Ross Carroll, author of "Uncivil Mirth:  Ridicule in Enlightenment Britain."

A discussion with Joshua Greenberg, author of "Banknotes and Shinplasters: The Rage for Paper Money in the Early Republic."

A chat with Stephen F. Knott, author of "The Lost Soul of the American Presidency:  The Decline into Demagoguery and the Prospects for Renewal."

Warner and I conclude our long discussion of "Persian Letters."

Warner and I dig into Letter 141.

Warner and I continue to dig in. Good stuff in this one, including a prison break using a file that was hidden in a cuckoo clock. 

Stuart Warner, who's responsible for an excellent translation of the "Persian Letters," and I discuss Montesquieu's style.

A discussion with Ross Benes, author of "Rural Rebellion: How Nebraska Became a Republican Stronghold."