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- Ep. 174: Courage To Grow: How Acton Academy Turns Learning Upside Down
Sponsored by QuipLaura A. Sandefer describes a radical new form of K-12 education in Courage To Grow: How Acton Academy Turns Learning Upside Down.
In a 10-minute conversation with The Bookmonger, she describes why she and her husband wanted to start a new school, why it doesn't have teachers or grades or classrooms in the traditional sense, and what she's learned about education since founding Acton Academy almost a decade ago.
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Subscribe to The Bookmonger with John J. Miller in iTunes (and leave a 5-star review, please!), or by RSS feed. For all our podcasts in one place, subscribe to the Ricochet Audio Network Superfeed in iTunes or by RSS feed.12 min - 173. President McKinley: Architect of the American CenturyHe was the first modern Republican, says Robert W. Merry in his new biography, President McKinley: Architect of the American Century. In a 10-minute conversation with The Bookmonger, Merry argues McKinley is more important than most people recognize; that his lack of recognition is partly the fault of his colorful successor, Theodore Roosevelt; and that McKinley pioneered a form […]13 min
- Ep. 173: President McKinley: Architect of the American Century
Sponsored by CasperHe was the first modern Republican, says Robert W. Merry in his new biography, President McKinley: Architect of the American Century.
In a 10-minute conversation with The Bookmonger, Merry argues McKinley is more important than most people recognize; that his lack of recognition is partly the fault of his colorful successor, Theodore Roosevelt; and that McKinley pioneered a form of "non-colonial imperialism" that holds lessons for American foreign policy today.
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- Ep. 172: Mad Jones, Heretic
Sponsored by DonorsTrustThesis #12: "God is a Jerk." That's a provocative line from Quin Hillyer';s satiric novel, Mad Jones, Heretic.
In a 10-minute conversation with The Bookmonger, Hillyer explains why his main character is mad at God, how Martin Luther inspires him, and why the media turns him into a star.
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- Ep. 171: 1917: Lenin, Wilson, and the Birth of the New World Disorder
Sponsored by QuipWe're still feeling a fateful year's repercussions a century later, writes Arthur Herman in 1917: Lenin, Wilson, and the Birth of the New World Disorder.
In a 10-minute conversation with The Bookmonger, Herman explains why 1917 was such a big deal, how Vladimir Lenin and Woodrow Wilson were alike, and how the election of President Trump may mark the end of an era they began.
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Subscribe to The Bookmonger with John J. Miller in iTunes (and leave a 5-star review, please!), or by RSS feed. For all our podcasts in one place, subscribe to the Ricochet Audio Network Superfeed in iTunes or by RSS feed.15 min - 170. From Oligarchy to Republicanism: The Great Task of Reconstruction.Americans who fly the Confederate flag don’t understand the nature of tyranny in the antebellum South, writes Forrest A. Naborsin From Oligarchy to Republicanism: The Great Task of Reconstruction. In a 10-minute conversation with The Bookmonger, Nabors explains the goals of Reconstruction, why so few people truly understand its era, and whether we should regard it as a […]14 min
- Ep. 170: From Oligarchy to Republicanism: The Great Task of Reconstruction.
Sponsored by DonorsTrustAmericans who fly the Confederate flag don't understand the nature of tyranny in the antebellum South, writes Forrest A. Naborsin From Oligarchy to Republicanism: The Great Task of Reconstruction.
In a 10-minute conversation with The Bookmonger, Nabors explains the goals of Reconstruction, why so few people truly understand its era, and whether we should regard it as a success or failure.
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Subscribe to The Bookmonger with John J. Miller in iTunes (and leave a 5-star review, please!), or by RSS feed. For all our podcasts in one place, subscribe to the Ricochet Audio Network Superfeed in iTunes or by RSS feed.14 min - 169. Arthur Vandenberg: The Man in the Middle of the American CenturyHendrik “Hank” Meijer writes about a forgotten giant of the Senate in Arthur Vandenberg: The Man in the Middle of the American Century. In a 10-minute conversation with The Bookmonger, Meijer tells the story of this Michigan Republican and how he moved from being an anti-New Deal isolationist in the 1930s to a world statesmen […]13 min
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Hosted by John J. Miller of National Review, The Bookmonger features 10-minute interviews with today’s top authors on current events, politics, history, and more.