Vital Remnants

Summary   In this episode of Vital Remnants, McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary Gregg walks through Federalist 52-61 and seven writings from the Anti-Federalists in Reflection and Choice: The Federalists, The Anti-Federalists, and the Debate that Defined America , edited by Gary L. Gregg II and Aaron N. Coleman.   Dr. Gregg discusses the Federalists and Anti-Federalists arguments about the makeup...

Summary   In  this episode of  Season 4 of Vital Remnants, McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary L. Gregg II  guides readers through Federalist 47-51 and four Anti-Federalist writings in  Reflection and Choice: The Federalists, The Anti-Federalists, and the Debate that Defined America,  edited by Gary L. Gregg II and Aaron N. Coleman.   Dr. Gregg discusses one of the most famous Federalist Papers,  N...

Summary   In this bonus episode of Vital Remnants, Dr. Gary L. Gregg II is joined by Dr. Aaron N. Coleman, Chair of the History and Political Science Department at the University of the Cumberlands. Dr. Coleman walks listeners through the Anti-Federalists' concerns about federalism and the structure of the proposed government in the U.S. Constitution. He also gives a more complete picture of the A...

Summary   In  this eighth episode of  Season 4 of Vital Remnants, McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary L. Gregg II  takes readers through Federalist 37-46 and eights writings from the Anti-Federalists in  Reflection and Choice: The Federalists, The Anti-Federalists, and the Debate that Defined America,  edited by Gary L. Gregg II and Aaron N. Coleman.   Dr. Gregg discusses the  Federalists' argument...

Summary   In  this seventh episode of  Season 4 of Vital Remnants, McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary L. Gregg II  guides readers through Federalist 30-36 and  four  Anti-Federalist papers in  Reflection and Choice: The Federalists, The Anti-Federalists, and the Debate that Defined America,  edited by Gary L. Gregg II and Aaron N. Coleman.   Dr. Gregg discusses Publius's defense of the unlimited p...

Summary   In  this  sixth  episode of  Season 4 of Vital Remnants, McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary L. Gregg II  discusses Federalist 24-29 and three Anti-Federalist writings in  Reflection and Choice: The Federalists, The Anti-Federalists, and the Debate that Defined America,  edited by Gary L. Gregg II and Aaron N. Coleman.   Dr. Gregg discusses the different views of standing armies and milit...

Summary In this fifth episode of Season 4 of Vital Remnants, McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary L. Gregg II covers Federalist 15-23 and two Anti-Federalist writings in  Reflection and Choice: The Federalists, The Anti-Federalists, and the Debate that Defined America,  edited by Gary L. Gregg II and Aaron N. Coleman.   Dr. Gregg discusses the defects in the Articles of Confederation that Publius ou...

Summary   In  this fourth episode of  Season 4 of Vital Remnants, McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary L. Gregg II  provides an overview of Federalists 11-14 and three Anti-Federalist papers in  Reflection and Choice: The Federalists, The Anti-Federalists, and the Debate that Defined America,   edited by Gary L. Gregg II and Aaron N. Coleman.   Dr. Gregg discusses the Federalist  defense   of the  C...

In  the third episode of  Season 4 of Vital Remnants, McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary L. Gregg II  picks up where he left off in Episode 2 and walks  readers through  Federalist 10 and Brutus I in  Reflection and Choice: The Federalists, The Anti-Federalists, and the Debate that Defined America,   edited by Gary L. Gregg II and Aaron N. Coleman.   Dr. Gregg discusses  some of the most fundament...

In  this second episode of  Season 4 of Vital Remnants, McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary L. Gregg II  guides readers through Federalist 2-9 and associated Anti-Federalist writings in  Reflection and Choice: The Federalists, The Anti-Federalists, and the Debate that Defined America,   edited by Gary L. Gregg II and Aaron N. Coleman.   Dr. Gregg discusses the  contrasting  Federalist  and Anti-Fed...

Summary In Season 4 of Vital Remnants, McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary L. Gregg II will guide listeners through Reflection and Choice: The Federalists, The Anti-Federalists, and the Debate that Defined America, edited by Gary L. Gregg II and Aaron N. Coleman. The McConnell Center chose to publish this new edition of  The Federalist Papers  and select Anti-Federalist writings because we believe...

Summary In the third episode of Season 3 of Vital Remnants, McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary L. Gregg II discusses "The Crito" the third of Plato's dialogues in  The Last Days of Socrates collection. In "The Crito," we find Socrates in prison, awaiting his execution. Faced with an opportunity to escape, he considers what factors should influence his decision. This dialogue raises questions about...

Summary In this second episode of Season 3 of Vital Remnants, McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary L. Gregg II discusses "The Apology," the second of Plato's dialogues in  The Last Days of Socrates collection. "The Apology" details the trial of Socrates, one of the most important moments in the history of democracy, philosophy and human rights. Corresponding Reading  "The Apology" pages 32-62 of Pla...

Summary In Season 3 of Vital Remnants, McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary L. Gregg II will guide listeners through The Last Days of Socrates , a collection of four of Plato's dialogues. This first episode introduces the series and discusses "Euthyphro" in detail. Corresponding Reading  "Euthyphro," pages 6-26 of Plato, The Last Days of Socrates: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Phaedo. Translated with I...

Episode Summary McConnell Center  Director  Dr. Gary L. Gregg II  offers his thoughts on how to make the most of our time during this crisis.  Links Mentioned Dr. Gregg's op-ed pieces, including "The Gift of Solitude and Time" can be found here:  https://www.theepochtimes.com/author-gary-l-gregg  Stay Connected Visit us at McConnellcenter.org Subscribe to our newsletter   Facebook: @mcconnellcente...

In this episode of  Vital Remnants,  Dr. Gary Gregg reveals his final great leadership lesson of Machiavelli's  The Prince. We hope you have enjoyed this series and are looking forward to next season!   Target 9 Reading: Chapters 24-26 pp. 96-105 of Niccolò Machiavelli,  The Prince , Second Edition, Translated and with an Introduction by Harvey C. Mansfield (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1...

In this episode of  Vital Remnants,  Dr. Gary Gregg shares the next five great leadership lessons of Machiavelli's The Prince.  These lessons include how to strategically approach conflict, manage those under your supervision, and select trusted advisors.   Target 8 Reading: Chapters 21-23, pp. 87-95 of Niccolò Machiavelli,  The Prince , Second Edition, Translated and with an Introduction by Harve...

How does one become great? Should a leader be the bearer of bad news to his/her people? Dr. Gary Gregg, McConnell Center Director, shares Machiavelli's answers to these questions and more as he presents the next four great lessons of  The Prince.  Target 7 Reading: Chapters 19-20, pp. 71-87 of Niccolò Machiavelli,  The Prince , Second Edition, Translated and with an Introduction by Harvey C. Mansf...

In today's episode, Dr. Gregg pulls out six great lessons of leadership from the text, including one of Machiavelli's most famous assertions: "It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both." Target 6 Reading: Chapters 16-18, pp. 62-71 of Niccolò Machiavelli,  The Prince , Second Edition, Translated and with an Introduction by Harvey C. Mansfield (Chicago: University of Chicago Press,...

In today's episode, Dr. Gary Gregg covers the next five great leadership lessons of Niccolo Machiavelli's  The Prince . These lessons include the following: money alone will not incentivize men to make great sacrifices; leaders should care only for war (prepare for war during peace in order to be ready when future troubles arise); leaders should learn how not to be good; it is impossible to obtain...

In today's episode, Dr. Gary Gregg distills four great leadership lessons from chapters 9-10 of Niccolo Machiavelli's  The Prince . Dr. Gregg's lessons include the following: leaders find great benefit in doing good when their followers expect evil; leaders must make themselves indispensable; peace is achieved through strength; and the loyalty of the people relies as much on what they give, as wha...

In this installment of the Vital Remnants Podcast, Dr. Gary Gregg guides listeners through chapters six and seven of Niccolo Machiavelli's  The Prince , identifying seven lessons for modern leaders. Those lessons include warnings about founding new enterprises, a caution to grow your enterprise slowly rather than quickly, and a core lesson for contemporary political leaders about the importance of...

In this installment of the Vital Remnants Podcast, Dr. Gary Gregg guides readers through the first five chapters of  The Prince , identifying eight keys to leadership from the reading. These include lessons on assuming roles of power, learning before you lose and engaging problems before they become too large to remedy. Dr. Gregg also wrestles with the modern-day application of Machiavelli's ideas...

For the second season of Vital Remnants, Dr. Gary L. Gregg II will walk listeners through one of the most famous texts on political leadership, Niccolò Machiavelli's The Prince . In this first episode, Dr. Gregg briefly details Machiavelli's historical significance and his approach to reading The Prince . He then shares the first key lesson–to learn from contemporaries and the ancients–and ends by...

In this introductory episode of the Vital Remnants podcast, producer Connor Tracy sits down with show host Dr. Gary L. Gregg II to discuss the inspiration, overall vision, and structure of the podcast.  Subscribe to our newsletter and receive McConnell Center updates directly in your mailbox Please share any thoughts, questions, comments, or concerns with us via email at  connor.tracy@louisville.e...