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Hillsdale Dialogues 06-18-21: Alexis de Tocqueville, Life & Times See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jenny Mulvey, Fourth Grade Teacher Golden View Classical Academy in Golden (CO), joins host Scot Bertram to discuss the goal of science class in the elementary years, the desire to give students the ability to wonder, and qualities of great science instruction for a grammar school science teacher. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TOPICS: The rise and legacy of American progressivism, a great moment in The Odyssey, & a Hillsdale alumnus spotlight Host Scot Bertram talks with Ronald J. Pestritto, Dean of the Graduate School, Professor of Politics, and Charles and Lucia Shipley Chair in the American Constitution at Hillsdale College, about his new book AMERICA TRANSFORMED. Kelly Scott Franklin, from Hillsdale's English depart...

The For the People Act and the Infrastructure Bill with Dr. Matthew Spalding See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Please take our short survey, found here: https://hillsdale.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eb2OeuRgB3PJFUG Timm Petersen, Assistant Principal at Golden View Classical Academy in Golden (CO), joins host Scot Bertram to discuss the purpose of discipline at a school, helping students make the right choices, and balancing the ideas of justice and mercy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...

Hillsdale Dialogues 06-05-21 American Heritage: The Adams, Jefferson, and Jackson Presidencies See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TOPICS: Keynesian economics, a new biography of Thomas Sowell, and liberal education Host Scot Bertram talks with Charles Steele, Chairman of Economics, Business, and Accounting and Associate Professor of Economics at Hillsdale College about John Maynard Keynes and Keynesian economics. Jason Riley dives into MAVERICK, his new biography of one of America's most influential conservative thinkers, Th...

Hillsdale Dialogues 06-04-21 American Heritage: The Washington Presidency See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Please take our short survey, found here: https://hillsdale.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eb2OeuRgB3PJFUG Michael Berndt, Academic Dean at Founders Classical Academy of Leander (TX), joins host Scot Bertram to discuss what makes classical education different, keeping students excited and enthusiastic about learning, and the relationship between intelligence and virtue when it comes to education. S...

TOPICS: The 1776 Commission reconvenes, how the Apollo 1 tragedy helped put the U.S. on the moon, and a tour of Normandy American Cemetery Host Scot Bertram shares excerpts of a conversation among Dr. Larry Arnn, chairman of The 1776 Commission, Dr. Matthew Spalding, vice president of The 1776 Commission, and Dr. Carol Swain, vice chair of The 1776 Commission following a reconvening earlier this w...

American Heritage: The American and the French Revolutions See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On May 24, 2021, The 1776 Commission met at Hillsdale College’s Washington, D.C. campus to discuss civic education curricula, state civic education reform efforts, pending federal legislation and executive actions, and future activity of the Commission. Following the meeting, Dr. Matthew Spalding, executive director of The 1776 Commission, Dr. Larry Arnn, chairman of The 1776 Commission, and Dr. C...

Please take our short survey, found here: https://hillsdale.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eb2OeuRgB3PJFUG John Kersting, Network Athletic Director at Valor Public Schools in Austin (TX). joins host Scot Bertram to discuss proper competitive behavior, the role of fun in athletics, and what students can learn from a competitive atmosphere. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TOPICS: New online course on Dante's DIVINE COMEDY, the Colorado baker whose case made it to the U.S. Supreme Court, raising chickens, and politics in Hollywood Host Scot Bertram talks with Stephen Smith, Dean of Humanities, Temple Family Chair in English Literature, and Professor of English at Hillsdale, who also serves as your instructor for the College's new online course on Dante's DIVINE COME...

Please take our short survey, found here: https://hillsdale.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eb2OeuRgB3PJFUG Matthew Nolan, a sixth and seventh grade math and science teacher at Founders Classical Academy of Leander (TX), joins host Scot Bertram to discuss the first two years of teaching, what college did and didn't prepare him for, and the joys of the middle school experience. See omnystudio.com/lis...

TOPICS: Good poetics and good politics, the details of HR1, and Robert Browning Host Scot Bertram talks with Matthew Mehan, Director of Academic Programs for Hillsdale in D.C. and Assistant Professor of Government, about the importance of good poetics to good politics. Hans von Spakovsky, senior legal fellow at the Heritage Foundation, describes the dangerous details inside HR1, the election refor...

American Heritage: The Federalist & Fabius 5-14-21 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Please take our short survey, found here: https://hillsdale.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eb2OeuRgB3PJFUG Jason Barney, Principal at Coram Deo Academy in Carmel (IN), joins host Scot Bertram to discuss the thinking and teaching of Charlotte Mason. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TOPICS: "50 Years of Reparations," THE EMPEROR'S SWORD, math as part of a liberal arts education, and Elizebeth Smith Friedman Host Scot Bertram talks with Paul Moreno, William and Berniece Grewcock Chair in Constitutional History, Professor of History, & Dean of Social Sciences at Hillsdale, about his recent essay at RealClearPolicy, "50 Years of Reparations". Andrew Klavan returns to discuss the...

Hillsdale Dialogues American Heritage: Federalists v. Antifederalists 5-06-21 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Please take our short survey, found here: https://hillsdale.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eb2OeuRgB3PJFUG Matt Spalding, Vice President of Washington Operations and Dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale College, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss the 1776 Report, the core ideas in the Declaration and the Constitution, and the concept of a patriotic education. See omnystu...

TOPICS: Christianity in politics, the autobiography of Calvin Coolidge, the Humanist movement, & slanted journalism Host Scot Bertram talks with John Grant, Associate Professor and Chairman of Politics at Hillsdale, about Christianity in politics. Amity Shlaes, Chair of the Coolidge Foundation, discusses the new edition of THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF CALVIN COOLIDGE. Matthew Gaetano, Associate Professor...

Hillsdale Dialogues American Heritage: The Northwest Ordinance 4-30-21 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Please take our short survey, found here: https://hillsdale.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eb2OeuRgB3PJFUG David Diener, Headmaster at Hillsdale Academy and Lecturing Professor of Education at Hillsdale College, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss classical education as a part of traditional education, focusing on the strengths of the curriculum, and how to talk about a classical school's mission. S...

Matthew Kidd (‘13) shares his story and advice on becoming an accountant and taking the CPA exam. Hear how communication skills may be even more important than math when going into the world of accounting. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.