The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour

TOPICS: Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence, debating a cashless society, & Sir Thomas More Host Scot Bertram talks with Matthew Spalding, Vice President of Washington Operations and Dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale College, about how Thomas Jefferson influenced and helped shape the Declaration of Independence. New York Times bestselling author and...

TOPICS: Tocqueville & free press/free speech, the life of Robert E. Lee, and Hillsdale's Churchill Project Host Scot Bertram talks with Khalil Habib, Associate Professor of Politics at Hillsdale College, about a recent published essay on Tocqueville and the concepts of free speech and the free press. Noted historian Allen Guelzo discusses his recent book ROBERT E. LEE: A LIFE. And, as this week ma...

TOPICS: The effectual truth of identity politics, the breakdown of higher education, & Laura Ingalls Wilder and the "Little House" series Host Scot Bertram talks with Thomas West, Professor of Politics at Hillsdale College, about his recent essay titled, "The Effectual Truth of Identity Politics". John M. Ellis joins the show to discuss his book, THE BREAKDOWN OF HIGHER EDUCATION: HOW IT HAPPENED,...

TOPICS: Safety in the game of football, the recent book WRATH, drug addiction at the atomic level, & Hillsdale's Visiting Writers Program Host Scot Bertram talks with John J. Miller, Director of Hillsdale's Dow Journalism Program and author of THE BIG SCRUM, discusses changes made to keep the game of football safe and how President Teddy Roosevelt helped save the sport. Peter Wood, President of th...

TOPICS: Hillsdale's new Academy for Science and Freedom, Election reform and the Carter/Baker Commission, & the connections between the Renaissance and the Reformation Host Scot Bertram talks with Scott Atlas, Fellow at Hillsdale College's Academy for Science and Freedom, about the launch of the new program and what we can expect from the effort. John R. Lott, Jr., Founder and President of the Cri...

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TOPICS: The Great Society programs, THE NIXON CONSPIRACY, & the life and thinking of Machiavelli Host Scot Bertram talks with Kevin Portteus, Professor of Politics & Director of American Studies at Hillsdale College, to look back on the legacy of President Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society" programs as a new massive expansion of government is considered. Geoff Shepard digs into his new book THE NIXO...

TOPICS: Supply chain problems, a tribute to Rush Limbaugh, and a Hillsdale alumnus in the writing world Host Scot Bertram talks with Gary Wolfram, William Simon Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Director of Economics, and Professor of Political Economy at Hillsdale College, in an attempt to explain our current supply chain problems. James Golden aka Bo Snerdley, long-time producer and call...

TOPICS: The American virtue of hard work, the meaning of the 14th Amendment, and leadership & military service Host Scot Bertram talks with D.G. Hart, Distinguished Associate Professor of History at Hillsdale College, about a recent essay discussing the American virtue of hard work. Randy Barnett, Professor of Constitutional Law at Georgetown University, talks about his new book THE ORIGINAL MEANI...

TOPICS: Hillsdale's new Nimod Education Center, how woke media in undermining democracy, modern Irish poetry, & a Hillsdale alumnus spotlight Host Scot Bertram talks with Al Stewart, Director of the Nimrod Education Center, and Alan Taylor & Bob Radocy of the Nimrod Society to explain what the new effort is all about. Batya Ungar-Sargon joins us to talk about her recent book BAD NEWS: HOW WOKE MED...

TOPICS: Enforcement of Texas' new abortion law, stopping the slide to socialism, a tour of Meuse–Argonne America Cemetery, and liberal arts students in the military Host Scot Bertram talks with Matthew Mehan, Director of Academic Programs and Assistant Professor of Government at Hillsdale in D.C., about the enforcement mechanism in the recently signed Texas abortion law and what question the Supre...

TOPICS: The fall of the Berlin Wall, OUR BROKEN ELECTIONS, and French novelist Honoré de Balzac Host Scot Bertram talks with Fred Yaniga, Chairman and Associate Professor of German at Hillsdale College, who was in Germany when the Berlin Wall began to fall in 1989. Hans von Spakovsky, Senior Legal Fellow with the Heritage Foundation, discusses the new book he co-authored, OUR BROKEN ELECTIONS: HOW...

TOPICS: Jackie Robinson, the new book EUROTRASH, & a look at the Renaissance philosopher Erasmus Host Scot Bertram talks with Paul Moreno, William and Berniece Grewcock Chair in Constitutional History, Professor of History & Dean of Social Sciences at Hillsdale College, about the story of Jackie Robinson and breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball. David Harsanyi outlines the arguments...

TOPICS: Separation of powers, NO WAY TO TREAT A CHILD, the history of the book, and Justice Clarence Thomas' 30 years at the Supreme Court. Host Scot Bertram talks with Kevin Portteus, Professor of Politics & Director of American Studies at Hillsdale, about the design of the separation of powers in the federal government. Naomi Schaefer Riley, Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and...

TOPICS: Mollie Hemingway's new book, RIGGED, the poetry of Thomas Hardy, & the recent rise in homeschooling Host Scot Bertram talks with Mollie Hemingway, Senior Journalism Fellow at Hillsdale College and senior editor at The Federalist, about her new book, RIGGED: HOW THE MEDIA, BIG TECH, AND THE DEMOCRATS SEIZED OUR ELECTIONS. Dwight Lindley, Associate Professor of English at Hillsdale, returns...

TOPICS: Victor Davis Hanson's new book THE DYING CITIZEN, Euclid & Geometry, and "Freedom & Education" Host Scot Bertram talks with Victor Davis Hanson, Wayne and Marcia Buske Distinguished Fellow in History at Hillsdale College, about his new book THE DYING CITIZEN: HOW PROGRESSIVE ELITES, TRIBALISM, AND GLOBALIZATION ARE DESTROYING THE IDEA OF AMERICA. Tom Treloar, Chairman and Professor of Math...

TOPICS: The story of David, inside The Babylon Bee & creating humor, & the readiness of the U.S. Navy Host Scot Bertram talks with Justin Jackson, Chair and Professor of English at Hillsdale College, about the new Hillsdale online course, "The Story of David". Kyle Mann, editor-in-chief of The Babylon Bee, discusses the importance of humor and attempts to "fact check" his site. And Kate Bachelder...

TOPICS: Past, present, & future Supreme Court cases, HOW TO RAISE A CONSERVATIVE DAUGHTER, & chemistry as part of a liberal arts education. Host Scot Bertram talks with Adam Carrington, Associate Professor of Politics & William and Patricia LaMothe Chair in the U.S. Constitution at Hillsdale College, about recent opinions from the previous U.S. Supreme Court term as well as previewing cases to be...

TOPICS: Explaining inflation, DEBUNKING THE 1619 PROJECT, & a look at DON QUIXOTE. Host Scot Bertram talks with Gary Wolfram, William Simon Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Director of Economics, & Professor of Political Economy at Hillsdale College, in an attempt to define and explain the concept of inflation. Mary Grabar discusses her latest book DEBUNKING THE 1619 PROJECT: EXPOSING THE...

TOPICS: Threats to the auto industry as we know it, the life & teaching of Harry V. Jaffa, and learning French as a foreign language Host Scot Bertram talks with Robert Norton, Vice President and General Counsel of Hillsdale College and former Assistant General Counsel at Mercedes/Chrysler, about the threats to the auto industry as we know it. Glenn Ellmers joins us to talk in-depth about his new...

TOPICS: American self-government, THE VIKING HEART, the work of Gerard Manley Hopkins, & USA Shooting at the Olympics and Hillsdale Host Scot Bertram talks with Will Morrisey, Professor Emeritus of Politics at Hillsdale College, about his recent essay on "Self-Government, the American Way". Historian Arthur Herman joins us to discuss his new book THE VIKING HEART: HOW SCANDINAVIANS CONQUERED THE W...

TOPICS: The Hillsdale 1776 Curriculum in-depth, the recent film UNCLE TOM, and understanding moral disagreement Host Scot Bertram talks with Matthew Spalding, Vice President of Washington Operations and Dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale in D.C., to take an in-depth look at what makes up the Hillsdale 1776 Curriculum. Larry Elder, a leading Republican candidate in the...

TOPICS: Liberty & Empire & National Interest, progressives' problems with nuclear power, why we listen to & study music, and the importance of radio Host Scot Bertram talks with Khalil Habib, Associate Professor of Politics at Hillsdale, about a recent lecture regarding liberty, empire, and national interest. John Steele Gordon, business and finance historian, tells us about the problems progressi...

TOPICS: The re-release of MEXIFORNIA, diving into TREASURE ISLAND, & the discovery of a new species of hickory tree Host Scot Bertram talks with Victor Davis Hanson, the Wayne and Marcia Buske Distinguished Fellow in History at Hillsdale College, about the re-release of his book MEXIFORNIA and the current state of our southern border. Dan Coupland, Chairman and Professor of Education at Hillsdale,...

TOPICS: A key redistricting question, race preferences and higher education, the concept of definition, & a Hillsdale grad-turned-state lawmaker. Host Scot Bertram talks with Stephen Markman, a retired Michigan Supreme Court justice and professor of constitutional law at Hillsdale College, about a key redistricting question in Michigan that could have national consequences. Gail Heriot joins the s...