Harvey Mansfield on Machiavelli as the Founder of Modernity
But since my intent is to write something useful to whoever understands it, it has appeared to me more fitting to go directly to the effectual truth o...
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Conversations with Bill Kristol features in-depth, thought-provoking discussions with leading figures in American public life, hosted by the Weekly Standard editor at large.
William Baude on Election Subversion: How Great a Threat?
In a recent law review article, University of Chicago law professor William Baude writes, After the 2020 presidential election, the peaceful transfer ...
Joe Trippi: The Biden Administration, the Parties, and Looking Ahead to the Midterms
Eight months into his presidency, how is Joe Biden doing politically? How should we understand the current dynamics in the Democratic and Republican p...
Donald Kagan: War and Human Nature
Donald Kagan (1932 - 2021), who passed away this summer, was a preeminent historian of both the ancient and modern worlds. In 2015, we were privilege...
Aaron Friedberg: On US-China Relations and the Threats We Face
How will the American withdrawal from Afghanistan influence US-China relations? How should we understand China’s geostrategic ambitions—and the threat...
Eric Edelman: The Crisis in Civil-Military Relations
Civilian control over the military, and a non-partisan military, have been bedrock principles of American government since the founding of the country...
David Epstein: The Political Ideas of The Federalist
Written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay to defend the ratification of the Constitution, The Federalist has long been recognized as ...
Ashish Jha: On the Delta Variant, Vaccines, and Where We Stand
Where do things stand with Covid-19? How has the emergence of the Delta variant changed the situation? How might things look in the US as we had into ...
Harvey Mansfield: On Political Philosophy
First released in June 2014, this Conversation is the first in our series of Conversations with Harvard government professor Harvey Mansfield, one of ...
Eric Edelman: On the Consequences of Withdrawal from Afghanistan
The Biden Administration has announced that all American troops will withdraw from Afghanistan by the end of August. This would, in Biden’s words, bri...