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Today's guest on The Republican Professor Podcast is the Honorable Roger T. Benitez who serves as a trial court judge at the US District Court for the Southern District of California. He was appointed to the federal bench by President George W. Bush. Judge Benitez joins us through his judicial writing, his decision in Duncan v. Bonta, September 22, 2023. To access the text for yourself and follow...

For our fourth and final episode on the ever-relevant topic of The Bible and Anxiety, today's return guest is, once again, author of several books including "Emotional Problems and the Gospel," Dr. Vernon Grounds, Ph. D., founder of the counseling department at and former Chancellor, President, and long-time professor of Philosophy and Counseling at Denver Seminary. Dr. Grounds got his bachelors f...

If you'd like to comment on an episode privately, or are interested in materially supporting the podcast, you may send an email to therepublicanprofessor@substack.com, or subscribe to the Substack for free (link below). Today's return guest is, once again, on the topic of "Emotional Problems and the Gospel," Dr. Vernon Grounds, Ph. D., founder of the counseling department at and former Chancellor,...

Today's guest is, once again, on the topic of "Emotional Problems and the Gospel," Dr. Vernon Grounds, Ph. D., former Chancellor, President, and long-time professor of Philosophy and Counseling at Denver Seminary, who continues with us on the specific topic of "The Bible and Anxiety, Part II". Dr. Grounds got his bachelors from Rutgers during the Great Depression, and struggled mightily with his C...

Today's guest is a Mark O. Hatfield type of Republican, Dr. Vernon Grounds, Ph. D., former Chancellor, President, and long-time professor of Philosophy and Counseling at Denver Seminary. Dr. Grounds got his bachelors from Rutgers during the Great Depression, and struggled mightily with his Christian faith. He got seminary training, and later a Ph. D. in Psychology from Drew University, where he wr...

Dr. Jeff Barke, M.D. is perhaps the most Liberty-conscious physician in America. He carries a copy of the Constitution with him where ever he goes. He's not just interested in making money: He's very disturbed by the threats to Liberty we've continued to witness in California and beyond, and he puts his money where his mouth is in a beautiful, refreshing spirit of public service. Dr. Barke co- fou...

Mr. Alan Gottlieb, Founder of the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) joins us today to pay tribute to the late Sam Slom, who was elected to the Hawai'i State Senate when TRP's producer and host (Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph. D.) lived in Hawai'i. In fact, Dr. Mather recalls passing Slom's campaign or senate office either in Hawai'i Kai or Kahala (I think the Kahala Mall) back in 1996 or 1997. Sam Slom s...

When I first met our guest today, it was during the administration of George W. Bush in 2007 at the Starbucks near Ralphs in Malibu, California between Pepperdine classes. Dr. Kaufman was discussing anything and everything with anyone who would stop by to chat, from students to homeless-looking billionaires to homeless looking homeless people. He reminded me of a real-life Socrates in the Agora, e...

"No one talks to us like this," the young men on campus say to Dr. Anthony Bradley, Ph. D., long time professor of Religious Studies at Kings College in Manhattan, NYC, & now Distinguished Research Fellow at Acton Institute. https://www.acton.org/about/staff/anthony-b-bradley In Part 1, he talks about the loss to New York City of all of its Christian colleges, including Kings College, and begins t...

"No one talks to us like this," the young men on campus say to Dr. Anthony Bradley, Ph. D., long time professor of Religious Studies at Kings College in Manhattan, NYC, & now Distinguished Research Fellow at Acton Institute. https://www.acton.org/about/staff/anthony-b-bradley In this interview, he talks about the loss to New York City of all of its Christian colleges, including Kings College, and...

In this episode, professor Mather shares the story of when he only had one student , and what he learned about Higher Education from the experience. The Reason Magazine Facebook post referenced in the opening is here . The Republican Professor podcast is a pro-teaching-your-heart-out podcast. Warmly, Lucas J. Mather, Ph. D. The Republican Professor Podcast The Republican Professor Newsletter on Su...

Should there be age limits on candidates for election ? We say no, and here's why. This is the second "office hours" chat with fellow liberty-lover @ChartingLiberty's Dale Fincher. The Republican Professor is a pro-rightly-contemplating-Representation-in-Elections podcast. Welcome, Mr. Dale Fincher of @ChartingLiberty ! Feel free to subscribe here and to TRP Substack as well, link below. Warmly, L...

She's had access to such luminaries as President Bill Clinton and the Washington Post's Kay Graham for her biographies of them, but her very first book was on the woman that seemed to split the country in half, Phyllis Schlafly. Schlafly is most notorious (or famous, depending) for nearly single-handedly stopping the Equal Rights Amendment from most certainly being ratified in my lifetime. How she...

The author of the most thorough, clear, interesting and persuasive academic textbook on Constitutional Law of the Second Amendment is today's guest. That book is "America's Rifle: The Case for the AR-15" and the scholar's name is Dr. Stephen P. Halbrook, Ph. D., J.D. Get it today and buy a copy for a friend or family member. Share this book, and read it carefully yourself -- you will not regret it...

Dr. Jonathan Fuqua, Ph. D. teaches full time with Benedictine monks in Missouri, but before that he was a jock, played football, and majored in PE as an undergraduate. He has five kids and has been married for 20 years. And he sensed a calling to do a Ph. D. dissertation in Philosophy at Purdue University on Common Sense Epistemology. He is an expert, a legit expert, in the philosophy of Common Se...

It's wonderful to listen to Mr. Jeffrey Tucker opine on anything, and here he does in some detail on what he thinks of RFK, Jr. and anything related to the recent public health panic and civil and economic liberties. Mr. Jeffrey Tucker writes for the Epoch Times and is founder of Brownstone Institute, and joins us to talk about what we like and don't like about Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s run for 202...

Office hours are shorter segments where an idea is unpacked and tested. This one is postmodernism and Marxism with @ChartingLiberty's Dale Fincher. First in a series called "Office Hours" Warmly, Lucas J. Mather, Ph. D. The Republican Professor Podcast The Republican Professor Newsletter on Substack https://therepublicanprofessor.substack.com/ https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/podcast/ https:...

After retiring as a former Navy enlisted LCDR and former police officer in Honolulu and San Diego, Mr. Chris Tighe became an entrepreneur. He owns and operates Elevation Construction. Elevation Construction is a service disabled veteran owned business headquartered in Houston, Texas with an office in Tacoma, Washington. Elevation Washington specializes in apartment complex renovations while Elevat...

Our guest today is Matias Perttula, author of a recent piece on Religious Liberty and International Relations for the America First Policy Institute, a non-profit educational organization. The piece is called "ISSUE BRIEF: Religious Freedom Challenges Transcend the International and Domestic Divide" available here : https://americafirstpolicy.com/latest/issue-brief-religious-freedom-challenges-tra...

... Continued ... For many years he was @VoiceoftheSecond on Instagram, writing about the queen of the liberties, as it were : The Second Amendment. TRP Podcast hosted him twice last year on the topic of spiritual abuse and gun control. Mr. Dale Fincher, in preparation for going to sea with his family next year, has begun @ChartingLiberty. This is the first part of our first conversation. We talk...

For many years he was @VoiceoftheSecond on Instagram, writing about the queen of the liberties, as it were : The Second Amendment. TRP Podcast hosted him twice last year on the topic of spiritual abuse and gun control. Mr. Dale Fincher, in preparation for going to sea with his family next year, has begun @ChartingLiberty. This is the first part of our first conversation. We talk about taxes and Je...

Mr. Phil Little is not the first guest on TRP Podcast who's been shot at by terrorists, but it's a fairly small group of guests that "enjoy" that distinction. Our guest today is the long-time chief of West Coast Detectives, originally an LA-based private investigative and counter-terrorism agency with offices in several foreign countries that is several decades old. Mr. Little was a special guest...

Jonalyn Fincher is a New England-based painter who has taken on the challenge of commenting on Covid-19 and the response to it as a way to process grief and trauma. Jonalyn invites dialogue as a part of the exhibit for her Exeter, New Hampshire Community. She uses carefully thought-out , expertly crafted watercolor to prompt reflection, healing, and dialogue. She’s aiming for a deeper community so...

This is Part 4 of The Definition of Marriage in Public Law and American Politics. Dr. Mather presents parts from his paper "Two Types of Marriage Equality: A Normative Analysis of Obergefell v. Hodges (2015)". It takes a look at Obergefell v. Hodges (2015) and Reynolds v. United States (1879). Specifically, Dr. Mather provides a theoretical framework by which to understand the essence of Obergefel...

It's been one year since Roe v. Wade has been overturned, and so alternatives to abortion, such as adoption, is on our minds here at The Republican Professor podcast. Today's special guest is Herbie Newell, president and executive director of Lifeline Children Services in Alabama. He has seen young women in blue states, not just red states, reach out for support in choosing continued Life for thei...