In this episode, James Hankins joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “Political Meritocracy in Renaissance Italy: The Virtuous Republic of Francesco Patrizi of Siena.”

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Rule of the Competent

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Government

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.

Responding to the Anti-Israel Encampments

In this episode, Christopher Hall joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his organization Always Learning Education and his book "Common Arts Education: Renewing the Classical Tradition of Training the Hands, Head, and Heart."

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The Common Arts in the Classroom

In this episode, Jenna Silber Storey joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss the new American Enterprise Institute report, “Civic Thought: A Proposal for University-Level Civic Education​​.”

Music by Jack Bauerlein.

Civics Is a Discipline

In this episode, John Mark Reynolds joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss the Saint Constantine School and Orthodox Christian education in the United States. 

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Orthodox Christian Education

In this episode, Ephraim Radner joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his  new book, “Mortal Goods: Reimagining Christian Political Duty.”

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Rule of the Competent

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