Politics and the Past: Desert Dialogues

This week, Dr. Rob Ferguson sat down with Center for American Institutions research aides Jack Hinrichs and Elise Johnson to discuss the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic had on Gen-Z. Also, Ferguson, Johnson and Hinrichs chatted about the potential for drive-up church services and (you guessed it) the importance of little platoons.

This week, Dr. Rob Ferguson sat down with Jack Hinrichs to discuss the political and cultural geography of South Dakota. Ferguson and Hinrichs chatted about the divisions within the South Dakota Republican Party and the true legacy of George McGovern. Also about the inferiority of North Dakota. Here's the book that Dr. Ferguson referenced in the podcast: "Plastic Capitalism: Banks, Credit...

This week, Dr. Ferguson discusses James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, the Federalist Papers, and the preservation of civil government.

This week, Dr. Rob Ferguson sat down with Drs. Michael Kenny and Joel Webster in a new format: "On the Wrong Side of History." In this format, the trio discuss a political philosopher whose ideas have been rejected by the prevailing tide of intellectual thought. This week, the discussion centers around the ideas of Thomas Hobbes.

This week, Dr. Rob Ferguson sat down with the Center for American Institutions' Jake Dueck and Jack Hinrichs to discuss Gen Z. Rob, Jake, and Jack chatted about the importance of little platoons and the effects of social media and the 2016 election on the political psyche of Gen Z.

This week, Dr. Ferguson chatted with the Center for American Institution's Dr. Paula Baker. Drs. Ferguson and Baker discussed the current bout of mistrust facing America's state supreme courts, as well as what we can do to fix the problem.

This week, Dr. Ferguson sat down with the Center for American Institution's Dr. Jonathan Barth. Drs. Ferguson and Barth discussed the intricacies of British Empire and the nature of Bitcoin

This week, Dr. Ferguson is chatting with Dr. Joel Webster. Drs. Ferguson and Webster discuss the philosophy of conservativism, the New Deal, and a new strategy to teach students about Abraham Lincoln.

This week, Dr. Ferguson sat down with the Center for American Institution's Dr. Michael Kenny. Drs. Ferguson and Kenny chat about fatherhood, the Habsburg Empire, and educational stories and strategies for the instruction of political philosophy.