<![CDATA[Bradley Lectures Podcast]]>Mon, 16 Jan 2023 15:13:57 +0000Captivate.fmAmerican Enterprise Institutehttps://artwork.captivate.fm/592a20a8-ba23-4ace-8904-42f455c4f53e/bradley_logo-3000x3000.jpgBradley Lectures PodcastAmerican Enterprise InstituteAmerican Enterprise InstituteGreat lectures from the past applied to pressing issues of the present, hosted by Jackson Wolford at the American Enterprise Institute.http://www.aei.org/tag/bradley-lectures-podcast/noepisodichttps://feeds.captivate.fm/aei-bradley-lectures-podcast/The Story of Ain't: America and Its LanguageThe Story of Ain't: America and Its LanguageThings change, norms shift, and even the language we use alters with time.

But despite being commonplace, change isn't always easy. This month we'll listen to David Skinner -- editor of Humanities magazine and formerly of The Weekly Standard -- deliver a 2012 lecture on how a crisis among the literary classes was sparked by a change...in a dictionary.

Change also comes to the Bradley Lectures Podcast itself. We're a month off our normal schedule, in part because of changes we hope to bring to our episodes and guests in the near future. To stay up to date on these plans, follow us on twitter @BradleyLectures or subscribe to our newsletter here.

]]>Things change, norms shift, and even the language we use alters with time.

But despite being commonplace, change isn't always easy. This month we'll listen to David Skinner -- editor of Humanities magazine and formerly of The Weekly Standard -- deliver a 2012 lecture on how a crisis among the literary classes was sparked by a change...in a dictionary.

Change also comes to the Bradley Lectures Podcast itself. We're a month off our normal schedule, in part because of changes we hope to bring to our episodes and guests in the near future. To stay up to date on these plans, follow us on twitter @BradleyLectures or subscribe to our newsletter here.

]]>e526bac9-beff-43e5-ba8c-25e9df52c5a6Mon, 12 Jul 2021 06:00:00 -050037:02nofull39American Enterprise InstitutePreserving Our Natural CapitalPreserving Our Natural CapitalFor decades, our appreciation for natural beauty has been tempered by an awareness of its impermanence. Our environment, its species, and the very climate in which we live all exist under conditions of duress.

In this month’s lecture, we will hear from Pulitzer prize winner E.O. Wilson, one of the most influential biologists of the last 70 years and pioneer of the field of sociobiology. His lecture, delivered in 2001, addresses the dangers facing our environment, strategies for slowing its decline, and the importance of preserving our natural capital.  

]]>For decades, our appreciation for natural beauty has been tempered by an awareness of its impermanence. Our environment, its species, and the very climate in which we live all exist under conditions of duress.

In this month’s lecture, we will hear from Pulitzer prize winner E.O. Wilson, one of the most influential biologists of the last 70 years and pioneer of the field of sociobiology. His lecture, delivered in 2001, addresses the dangers facing our environment, strategies for slowing its decline, and the importance of preserving our natural capital.  

]]>61f3ebcb-b703-4e48-a823-1c20385ef6fdMon, 10 May 2021 06:30:00 -050036:24nofull38American Enterprise InstituteEuropean questions, American answersEuropean questions, American answersThe European Union has lost a major member. Several EU countries are facing COVID crises. The German-backed European vaccine rollout has been widely derided as a disaster.

Trust in the European Union and German leadership are in question.

What will be the answer?

This month, we hear a 2014 lecture from Professor Brendan Simms of Cambridge University on the importance of German stability for Europe, what may happen if this stability is challenged, and the possibility of a Europe organized in a more American model.

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]]>The European Union has lost a major member. Several EU countries are facing COVID crises. The German-backed European vaccine rollout has been widely derided as a disaster.

Trust in the European Union and German leadership are in question.

What will be the answer?

This month, we hear a 2014 lecture from Professor Brendan Simms of Cambridge University on the importance of German stability for Europe, what may happen if this stability is challenged, and the possibility of a Europe organized in a more American model.

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]]>353bb9ad-2977-44a9-aeb3-713da32e74aeMon, 12 Apr 2021 06:00:00 -050032:24nofull37American Enterprise InstituteThe Limits of RealpolitikThe Limits of RealpolitikA new administration. A renewed American bombing campaign in Syria. An apparently reconsidered relationship with Saudi Arabia.

After four years of comparative international quietude, is the United States reasserting its position as a forceful manager of world affairs?

And if so, should it?

This month we will hear a 1997 lecture from journalist and foreign affairs scholar Fareed Zakaria on the limits of realpolitik, and the challenges of realism.

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]]>A new administration. A renewed American bombing campaign in Syria. An apparently reconsidered relationship with Saudi Arabia.

After four years of comparative international quietude, is the United States reasserting its position as a forceful manager of world affairs?

And if so, should it?

This month we will hear a 1997 lecture from journalist and foreign affairs scholar Fareed Zakaria on the limits of realpolitik, and the challenges of realism.

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]]>33061959-55bb-4352-bb5d-c71c09089fb5Mon, 08 Mar 2021 06:00:00 -050028:54nofull36American Enterprise InstituteCan We Predict the Future?Can We Predict the Future?From the 2016 election through the present pandemic, the world has seemed anything but predictable over the last four years. In a world of Congressional chaos and a seething stock market, we might not be blamed for asking:

"Can we really predict anything at all?"

This month, we will hear a 2015 lecture from Prof. Philip Tetlock, co-founder of the Good Judgment Project, on the potential of Super-Forecasters, and the possibility of sifting through the noise to find the signposts toward the future.

]]>From the 2016 election through the present pandemic, the world has seemed anything but predictable over the last four years. In a world of Congressional chaos and a seething stock market, we might not be blamed for asking:

"Can we really predict anything at all?"

This month, we will hear a 2015 lecture from Prof. Philip Tetlock, co-founder of the Good Judgment Project, on the potential of Super-Forecasters, and the possibility of sifting through the noise to find the signposts toward the future.

]]>46126be1-52c3-4125-abe2-28026fa49b3aMon, 08 Feb 2021 06:00:00 -050037:56nofull35American Enterprise InstituteThe Iron Curtain of "Alternative Facts:" Ideology and History in Soviet RussiaThe Iron Curtain of "Alternative Facts:" Ideology and History in Soviet RussiaHow does a great lie become believed? How can a small, passionate minority dictate reality for a whole nation? When does history become subordinate to fiction?

This month, we will hear Pulitzer Prize winner Anne Applebaum address these questions through the lens of the Soviet crushing of Eastern Europe from 1944 to 1956.

While her lecture was originally delivered in 2012, its story of an impassioned minority, a totalitarian ideology, and the thrall of "alternative facts" remains trenchant in these opening weeks of 2021. 

]]>How does a great lie become believed? How can a small, passionate minority dictate reality for a whole nation? When does history become subordinate to fiction?

This month, we will hear Pulitzer Prize winner Anne Applebaum address these questions through the lens of the Soviet crushing of Eastern Europe from 1944 to 1956.

While her lecture was originally delivered in 2012, its story of an impassioned minority, a totalitarian ideology, and the thrall of "alternative facts" remains trenchant in these opening weeks of 2021. 

]]>86590d07-545a-4e07-ad8d-95a77a4490b9Mon, 11 Jan 2021 06:00:00 -050032:00nofull34American Enterprise InstituteGod and the AstronomersGod and the AstronomersIn November and December, many of us slip into a familiar rhythm of renewed focus on our friends, our families, and the things we have faith in. As this particular year draws to a close with several COVID-19 vaccines potentially on the way, it is good to remember that science, too, can be something worth believing in.

In this episode we will hear a lecture entitled "God and the Philosophers" from Dr. Robert Jastrow, first chairman of NASA's Lunar Exploration Committee, and founding director of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies.

This lecture, delivered in November 1992, displays a conviction in the importance of dialogue between science and faith that remains vital today.

]]>In November and December, many of us slip into a familiar rhythm of renewed focus on our friends, our families, and the things we have faith in. As this particular year draws to a close with several COVID-19 vaccines potentially on the way, it is good to remember that science, too, can be something worth believing in.

In this episode we will hear a lecture entitled "God and the Philosophers" from Dr. Robert Jastrow, first chairman of NASA's Lunar Exploration Committee, and founding director of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies.

This lecture, delivered in November 1992, displays a conviction in the importance of dialogue between science and faith that remains vital today.

]]>09cc850e-8c97-47cc-99c2-c5329b3f283cMon, 14 Dec 2020 06:00:00 -050025:56nofull33American Enterprise InstitutePolitical Order, Electoral Chaos - ft. Francis FukuyamaPolitical Order, Electoral Chaos - ft. Francis FukuyamaElections come and go, but the more fundamental basis of state society--political order--endures.

Or does it?

In the aftermath of the 2020 election, please join the Bradley Lecture Podcast for a conversation with Dr. Fukuyama on his 2012 lecture, "The Origins of Political Order," and the question of whether that order is durable enough to survive whatever happens next.

]]>Elections come and go, but the more fundamental basis of state society--political order--endures.

Or does it?

In the aftermath of the 2020 election, please join the Bradley Lecture Podcast for a conversation with Dr. Fukuyama on his 2012 lecture, "The Origins of Political Order," and the question of whether that order is durable enough to survive whatever happens next.

]]>5e725876-3c26-4ac7-95dc-1c6d6004bcd2Mon, 09 Nov 2020 06:00:00 -050042:46nofull32American Enterprise InstituteCapitalism and Its FailuresCapitalism and Its FailuresIs capitalism working? How is it supposed to work? And what do we do if it fails?

In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis these questions were more relevant than ever. Now, in the midst of economic turmoil and uncertainty brought on by COVID-19, they are questions once again on everyone's mind.

To help consider these old questions in a new context, Yuval Levin joins us to revisit his 2010 Bradley Lecture, "Recovering the Case for Capitalism."

The text of Levin's 2010 lecture can be found at AEI.org.

This speech was originally delivered in 2010.

]]>Is capitalism working? How is it supposed to work? And what do we do if it fails?

In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis these questions were more relevant than ever. Now, in the midst of economic turmoil and uncertainty brought on by COVID-19, they are questions once again on everyone's mind.

To help consider these old questions in a new context, Yuval Levin joins us to revisit his 2010 Bradley Lecture, "Recovering the Case for Capitalism."

The text of Levin's 2010 lecture can be found at AEI.org.

This speech was originally delivered in 2010.

]]>ce121dfd-5cad-4e0f-95c3-d409be80e27aMon, 12 Oct 2020 06:00:00 -050041:44nofull31American Enterprise InstituteLiberal Democracy and Radical ReformLiberal Democracy and Radical ReformJudge Stephen F. Williams (1936 – 2020) was not only a storied fixture of the United States Court of Appeals’ D.C. Circuit, but a prolific author with wide-ranging expertise. In this episode of the Bradley Lectures Podcast, AEI Senior Fellow Karlyn Bowman and Resident Scholar Adam J. White join to discuss Judge Williams’ lasting legacy […]

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]]>Judge Stephen F. Williams (1936 – 2020) was not only a storied fixture of the United States Court of Appeals’ D.C. Circuit, but a prolific author with wide-ranging expertise. In this episode of the Bradley Lectures Podcast, AEI Senior Fellow Karlyn Bowman and Resident Scholar Adam J. White join to discuss Judge Williams’ lasting legacy […]

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]]>https://www.aei.org/?post_type=multimedia&p=1008578480Mon, 14 Sep 2020 10:30:00 -050040:28nofull30<br /> Judge <a href="https://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/internet/home.nsf/Content/VL+-+Judges+-+SFW">Stephen<br /> F. Williams</a> (1936 – 2020) was not only a storied fixture of the United<br /> States Court of Appeals’ D.C. Circuit, but a prolific author with wide-ranging<br /> expertise. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> In this episode of the Bradley Lectures Podcast, AEI Senior<br /> Fellow <a href="https://www.aei.org/profile/karlyn-bowman/">Karlyn Bowman</a><br /> and Resident Scholar <a href="https://www.aei.org/profile/adam-j-white/">Adam<br /> J. White</a> join to discuss Judge Williams’ lasting legacy and learn from his<br /> lecture on efforts to liberalize post-Soviet Russia. We hope you will find that<br /> there are lessons to be learned from both.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> This lecture was originally delivered in January 2002.<br />American Enterprise InstituteSaving Jonah from the WillSaving Jonah from the WillShould we impose term limits on members of Congress? Should we drastically expand the size of the House of Representatives? Are Republicans republicans and Democrats democrats?  Jonah Goldberg joins the show to discuss George Will’s Bradley Lecture, how Dr. Will humbled Young Jonah with an answer that launched a thousand op-eds, and to ruminate on political […]

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]]>Should we impose term limits on members of Congress? Should we drastically expand the size of the House of Representatives? Are Republicans republicans and Democrats democrats?  Jonah Goldberg joins the show to discuss George Will’s Bradley Lecture, how Dr. Will humbled Young Jonah with an answer that launched a thousand op-eds, and to ruminate on political […]

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]]>https://www.aei.org/?post_type=multimedia&p=1008565069Tue, 28 Apr 2020 10:30:00 -050001:21:58nofull29<br /> Should we impose term limits on members of Congress? Should we drastically expand the size of the House of Representatives? Are Republicans republicans and Democrats democrats?&nbsp;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.aei.org/profile/jonah-goldberg/">Jonah Goldberg</a> joins the show to discuss <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEmx3vR3y7g&amp;index=64&amp;list=PLytTJqkSQqtoqlUnjiQvDwVZT4Q0NTUgC" target="_blank">George Will’s Bradley Lecture</a>, how Dr. Will humbled Young Jonah with an answer that launched a thousand op-eds, and to ruminate on political questions big and small. <br /> <br /> <br />American Enterprise InstituteThe evolution of the BoboThe evolution of the BoboThe late 20th century brought into existence a new species of moneyed elite. This highly educated nouveau riche combined traditional bourgeois ethic with bohemian tastes to form a new species that David Brooks called the “Bobo.” What became of the Bobos, and how does their legacy live on — or not — in today’s elite? […]

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]]>The late 20th century brought into existence a new species of moneyed elite. This highly educated nouveau riche combined traditional bourgeois ethic with bohemian tastes to form a new species that David Brooks called the “Bobo.” What became of the Bobos, and how does their legacy live on — or not — in today’s elite? […]

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]]>https://www.aei.org/?post_type=multimedia&p=1008556201Mon, 17 Feb 2020 13:00:00 -050001:00:21nofull28<br /> The late 20th century brought into existence a new species of moneyed elite. This highly educated nouveau riche combined traditional bourgeois ethic with bohemian tastes to form a new species that David Brooks called the “Bobo.”<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> What became of the Bobos, and how does their legacy live on — or not — in today’s elite? Factual Feminist Christina Hoff Sommers joins &#8220;The Bradley Lectures Podcast&#8221; to <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-femsplainers-podcast/id1366430955" target="_blank">femsplain</a> how Brooks’ observations can help us better understand today’s social and political elites.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> This lecture was originally delivered in May 2000.<br /> <br /> <br />American Enterprise InstituteSo you want to build an institutionSo you want to build an institutionFrom Edmund Burke’s Reflections on the Revolution in France to Yuval Levin’s new book, A Time to Build, conservatives have long been fascinated by the relationship between the American individual, state, and mediating institutions. Building properly-functioning institutions of all kinds – media, religious, or educational — is crucial to the politics and social lives of […]

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]]>From Edmund Burke’s Reflections on the Revolution in France to Yuval Levin’s new book, A Time to Build, conservatives have long been fascinated by the relationship between the American individual, state, and mediating institutions. Building properly-functioning institutions of all kinds – media, religious, or educational — is crucial to the politics and social lives of […]

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]]>https://www.aei.org/?post_type=multimedia&p=1008553907Mon, 03 Feb 2020 13:00:00 -050032:11nofull27<br /> From Edmund Burke’s Reflections on the Revolution in France to Yuval Levin’s new book, <a href="https://www.aei.org/research-products/book/a-time-to-build-from-family-and-community-to-congress-and-the-campus-how-recommitting-to-our-institutions-can-revive-the-american-dream/">A Time to Build</a>, conservatives have long been fascinated by the relationship between the American individual, state, and mediating institutions. Building properly-functioning institutions of all kinds – media, religious, or educational &#8212; is crucial to the politics and social lives of a self-governing people.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> David Gelernter, Yale computer scientist and polymath, addresses the lack of institutions that would challenge growing left-wing domination of the cultural and educational landscapes. His Bradley Lecture, “New Institutions for a New Cultural Establishment,” examines with incisive wit how the center-right can build the institutions they need most.  <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> This lecture was originally delivered in October 1996.<br /> <br /> <br />American Enterprise InstituteWhat’s the matter with Hollywood?What’s the matter with Hollywood?Decades prior to today’s political arguments about “coastal elites” misunderstanding “flyover country,” film critic, author, and talk show host Michael Medved made a cultural argument. Medved contended that the cloistered cultures of Hollywood were unresponsive to market demands, and chose to push a narrative—one that would not serve their own financial interests —  about religion, […]

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]]>Decades prior to today’s political arguments about “coastal elites” misunderstanding “flyover country,” film critic, author, and talk show host Michael Medved made a cultural argument. Medved contended that the cloistered cultures of Hollywood were unresponsive to market demands, and chose to push a narrative—one that would not serve their own financial interests —  about religion, […]

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]]>https://www.aei.org/?post_type=multimedia&p=1008552031Mon, 20 Jan 2020 12:00:00 -050001:01:38nofull26<br /> Decades prior to today’s political arguments about “coastal elites” misunderstanding “flyover country,” film critic, author, and talk show host Michael Medved made a cultural argument. Medved contended that the cloistered cultures of Hollywood were unresponsive to market demands, and chose to push a narrative—one that would not serve their own financial interests &#8212;  about religion, the US, and the human condition.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Will Baird joins the podcast once again to discuss the themes that drew Medved’s ire, the conservative case for irreverence in film, and whether there’s something truly the matter with the film industry in Hollywood. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> This lecture was originally delivered in January 1993.<br /> <br /> <br />American Enterprise InstituteSome reflections on Gertrude HimmelfarbSome reflections on Gertrude HimmelfarbProlific historian, author, and social critic Gertrude Himmelfarb (1922–2019) leaves behind a legacy of scholarship transcending time and place. Her insights into the past, such as her studies of Victorian England, help fashion a worldview for the present, one emphasizing virtue, truth-seeking, and humility. AEI Senior Fellow Karlyn Bowman joins the podcast to memorialize Dr. […]

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]]>Prolific historian, author, and social critic Gertrude Himmelfarb (1922–2019) leaves behind a legacy of scholarship transcending time and place. Her insights into the past, such as her studies of Victorian England, help fashion a worldview for the present, one emphasizing virtue, truth-seeking, and humility. AEI Senior Fellow Karlyn Bowman joins the podcast to memorialize Dr. […]

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]]>https://www.aei.org/?post_type=multimedia&p=1008550644Tue, 07 Jan 2020 12:00:00 -050055:25nofull25<br /> Prolific historian, author, and social critic Gertrude Himmelfarb (1922–2019) leaves behind a legacy of scholarship transcending time and place. Her insights into the past, such as her studies of Victorian England, help fashion a worldview for the present, one emphasizing virtue, truth-seeking, and humility.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> AEI Senior Fellow Karlyn Bowman joins the podcast to<br /> memorialize Dr. Himmelfarb and discuss what lessons her life and works hold for<br /> future generations.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> This lecture was originally delivered in October 2008. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Gertrude Himmelfarb’s other Bradley Lectures: <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.c-span.org/video/?12183-1/hegel-marx-lenin%20%20https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQltj_hMWeo&amp;index=21&amp;list=PLytTJqkSQqtoqlUnjiQvDwVZT4Q0NTUgC" target="_blank">From Hegel to Marx to Lenin</a> (1990)* <a href="https://www.c-span.org/video/?63341-1/victorian-virtues-modern-values" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)">From Victorian Virtues to Modern Values </a>(1995)<br /> <br /> <br />American Enterprise InstituteWork, progress, and administrationWork, progress, and administration“In my business,” explained one immigrant entrepreneur in the mid-1930s, “I am the best economist.” So went the argument against centralized power acting for what it believed to be the common good. Knowledge is too diffuse for a command economy to function – just one lesson among many that historian and author Amity Shlaes gleaned […]

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]]>“In my business,” explained one immigrant entrepreneur in the mid-1930s, “I am the best economist.” So went the argument against centralized power acting for what it believed to be the common good. Knowledge is too diffuse for a command economy to function – just one lesson among many that historian and author Amity Shlaes gleaned […]

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]]>https://www.aei.org/?post_type=multimedia&p=1008549223Mon, 16 Dec 2019 22:36:00 -050039:30nofull24<br /> “In my business,” explained one immigrant entrepreneur in the mid-1930s, “I am the best economist.” So went the argument against centralized power acting for what it believed to be the common good. Knowledge is too diffuse for a command economy to function – just one lesson among many that historian and author Amity Shlaes gleaned from her study of New Deal administration and compiled into her 2004 Bradley Lecture, <a href="https://www.c-span.org/video/?181328-1/job-creation-deal">“The New Deal and Class Warfare.”</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> This lecture was originally delivered in April 2004.<br />American Enterprise InstituteA last gasp for the First Freedom (ft. Ramesh Ponnuru)A last gasp for the First Freedom (ft. Ramesh Ponnuru)The first Amendment to the Constitution provides that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” 200 years after its ratification, the Supreme Court determined that a nonsectarian prayer at a public high school’s graduation ceremony violated the Establishment Clause, and was not protected under the Free […]

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]]>The first Amendment to the Constitution provides that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” 200 years after its ratification, the Supreme Court determined that a nonsectarian prayer at a public high school’s graduation ceremony violated the Establishment Clause, and was not protected under the Free […]

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]]>http://www.aei.org/?post_type=multimedia&p=1008547684Tue, 03 Dec 2019 06:30:00 -050001:01:04nofull23<br /> The first Amendment to the Constitution provides that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” 200 years after its ratification, the Supreme Court determined that a nonsectarian prayer at a public high school&#8217;s graduation ceremony violated the Establishment Clause, and was not protected under the Free Exercise Clause. It was a puzzling decision for those who understood the centrality of religion to public life throughout American history.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> University of Chicago Law professor Michael W. McConnell, later a federal judge, was among the puzzled. He endeavored to trace the impulse to turn “freedom of religion” into “freedom from religion” in the public square. AEI Visiting Fellow and religious freedom expert Ramesh Ponnuru joins the podcast to discuss McConnell’s argument, First Amendment Jurisprudence since the early 1990s, and ongoing threats to religious life in America today.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> This lecture was originally delivered in September 1992. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Listen to the full lecture <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EB8QWuQZMok&amp;list=PLytTJqkSQqtoqlUnjiQvDwVZT4Q0NTUgC&amp;index=41">here.</a><br /> <br /> <br />American Enterprise InstituteDemocracy with Chinese characteristicsDemocracy with Chinese characteristicsIn 2019, everyone from seven-time NBA All-Star James Harden to the writers of South Park has something to say about China. The narrative is fairly simple: China is an economic behemoth, full of billions of consumers ready to support American business – as long as said business keeps quiet about Chinese authoritarianism and human rights […]

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]]>In 2019, everyone from seven-time NBA All-Star James Harden to the writers of South Park has something to say about China. The narrative is fairly simple: China is an economic behemoth, full of billions of consumers ready to support American business – as long as said business keeps quiet about Chinese authoritarianism and human rights […]

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]]>http://www.aei.org/?post_type=multimedia&p=1008545719Tue, 12 Nov 2019 21:45:00 -050039:55nofull22<br /> In 2019, everyone from seven-time NBA All-Star James Harden to the writers of South Park has something to say about China. The narrative is fairly simple: China is an economic behemoth, full of billions of consumers ready to support American business – as long as said business keeps quiet about Chinese authoritarianism and human rights abuses.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Almost twenty years ago, after China liberalized much of its economy and opened up to foreign investment, Arthur Waldron spoke of the paths its government might choose. Chinese economic liberalization could be followed by political liberalization, or it could double down on authoritarianism and militarization. Waldron’s Bradley Lecture, “China after Communism,” explores those very themes – and cuts to the heart of what it means to be a free, democratic country. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> This lecture was originally delivered in September 2000.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Listen to the full lecture <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzXXFkhVt2Y&amp;list=PLytTJqkSQqtoqlUnjiQvDwVZT4Q0NTUgC&amp;index=63">here.</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />American Enterprise InstituteSpeech codes, bureaucracy, and the ‘shadow university’Speech codes, bureaucracy, and the ‘shadow university’College campuses play a central role in shaping the thinking of future leaders and current public intellectuals. But starting in the 1990’s, campuses took a strange tack, engaging in more banning than shaping. Speech codes developed by shadowy bureaucracies restricted activities that might offend – whether speech, laughter, or even pinning up a calendar. Professor […]

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]]>College campuses play a central role in shaping the thinking of future leaders and current public intellectuals. But starting in the 1990’s, campuses took a strange tack, engaging in more banning than shaping. Speech codes developed by shadowy bureaucracies restricted activities that might offend – whether speech, laughter, or even pinning up a calendar. Professor […]

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]]>http://www.aei.org/?post_type=multimedia&p=1008542714Mon, 14 Oct 2019 12:00:00 -050036:47nofull21<br /> College campuses play a central role in shaping the thinking of future leaders and current public intellectuals. But starting in the 1990&#8217;s, campuses took a strange tack, engaging in more banning than shaping. Speech codes developed by shadowy bureaucracies restricted activities that might offend – whether speech, laughter, or even pinning up a calendar. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Professor Alan Kors shines a light on the draconian codes of the ‘shadow university,’ explaining the origins of this “betrayal of liberty,” and makes the renewed case for robust First Amendment protections for all Americans – even college students. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> This lecture was originally delivered in October 1998 .<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Listen to the full lecture <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpmtqS3zttc&amp;list=PLytTJqkSQqtoqlUnjiQvDwVZT4Q0NTUgC&amp;index=31">here.</a>&nbsp;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />American Enterprise InstituteStork realities (ft. Lyman Stone)Stork realities (ft. Lyman Stone)Are we doomed? Probably. But the reason for that doom depends on whom you ask. If you ask a candidate at a recent Democratic town hall event on climate change, we might be doomed because our planet cannot sustain current population levels. But if you ask writer Jonathan V. Last, he will write a book […]

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]]>Are we doomed? Probably. But the reason for that doom depends on whom you ask. If you ask a candidate at a recent Democratic town hall event on climate change, we might be doomed because our planet cannot sustain current population levels. But if you ask writer Jonathan V. Last, he will write a book […]

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]]>http://new2019.aei.org/?post_type=multimedia&p=1008536932Tue, 24 Sep 2019 14:02:00 -050045:20nofull20<br /> Are we doomed? Probably. But the reason for that doom depends on whom you ask. If you ask a candidate at a recent Democratic town hall event on climate change, we might be doomed because our planet cannot sustain current population levels. But if you ask writer Jonathan V. Last, he will write a book explaining why the opposite is true: We need higher fertility rates to fend off the disastrous economic, social, and even environmental consequences of dwindling population levels.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Lyman Stone – AEI fellow, demographer, and unabashed baby-supporter – joins the podcast to discuss Last’s Bradley Lecture, “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NY10bFTedM">What to expect when no one’s expecting</a>.”<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> This lecture was originally delivered in February 2013.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> To read Lyman Stone&#8217;s report, &#8220;Declining fertility in America&#8220;, <a href="http://www.aei.org/publication/declining-fertility-in-america/">click here</a>.<br />American Enterprise InstituteBack to America’s political future (ft. Karlyn Bowman)Back to America’s political future (ft. Karlyn Bowman)“Predictions are hard,” goes the proverb, “especially about the future.” But as the 2020 election season ramps up and Democrats compete for the opportunity to take the White House, it seems as though everyone will try anyway. Some predictions are based on a close look at demographic and other long-term political trends, while others depend […]

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]]>“Predictions are hard,” goes the proverb, “especially about the future.” But as the 2020 election season ramps up and Democrats compete for the opportunity to take the White House, it seems as though everyone will try anyway. Some predictions are based on a close look at demographic and other long-term political trends, while others depend […]

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]]>http://aei.nclud.com/?post_type=multimedia&p=1008530331Mon, 09 Sep 2019 17:00:00 -050040:30nofull19<br /> “Predictions are hard,” goes the proverb, “especially about the future.” But as the 2020 election season ramps up and Democrats compete for the opportunity to take the White House, it seems as though everyone will try anyway. Some predictions are based on a close look at demographic and other long-term political trends, while others depend upon the very short term – that whatever is most important to Americans in November 2020 will decide the coloration of the electoral map.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> AEI Senior Fellow and public opinion guru Karlyn Bowman joins the podcast to discuss Sean Trende’s analysis of the political landscape, whether demography is destiny, and how we might discern what surprising political trends may be on the horizon.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> This lecture was originally delivered in January 2012.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Listen to the full lecture <a href="https://www.c-span.org/video/?303577-1/us-political-future">here.</a><br />American Enterprise InstituteThe post-humanist countercultureThe post-humanist countercultureIrving Kristol examines the origins and legacies of counterculture and how it continues to reverberate in the world of politics today.

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]]>Irving Kristol examines the origins and legacies of counterculture and how it continues to reverberate in the world of politics today.

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]]>http://www.aei.org/?post_type=multimedia&p=1025618Mon, 12 Aug 2019 12:00:00 -050024:15nofull18The counterculture that developed in the 1960s rocked post–World War II America and changed the course of the 21st century. Its art, protest culture, and worldview, moreover, led AEI Scholar Irving Kristol to identify the counterculture as “adversary to secular humanism” in a way that was previously “unthinkable.”<br /> Kristol examines the origins and legacies of this counterculture — and how it continues to reverberate in the world of politics today.<br /> This lecture was originally delivered in January 1994.<br /> Listen to the full lecture <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QRFxpHOlLQ&amp;index=33&amp;list=PLytTJqkSQqtoqlUnjiQvDwVZT4Q0NTUgC" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>.&nbsp;<br /> <br />American Enterprise InstituteThe measure of manThe measure of man“We use our conceptions of human nature to manage our relationships, to control our own behavior, and guide our policies in law and government.” But what is human nature?

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]]>“We use our conceptions of human nature to manage our relationships, to control our own behavior, and guide our policies in law and government.” But what is human nature?

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]]>http://www.aei.org/?post_type=multimedia&p=1025098Fri, 02 Aug 2019 21:00:00 -050053:22nofull17“So much depends on our theory of human nature,” said psychologist Steven Pinker. “We use our conceptions of human nature to manage our relationships, to control our own behavior, and guide our policies in law and government.” But what is human nature?<br /> In formulating his own understanding of human nature, Pinker rejects three popular conceptions and proposes his own framework based on recent scientific conclusions.<br /> AEI researcher and resident skeptic Will Baird joins the podcast to discuss Pinker’s ideas and how they might lead us to important social or political conclusions.<br /> This lecture was originally delivered in October 2002.<br /> Listen to the full lecture <a href="https://www.c-span.org/video/?173180-1/the-blank-slate" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>.&nbsp;<br />American Enterprise InstituteMaking men normalMaking men normalCan the state order its culture to a higher good? Should it?

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]]>http://www.aei.org/?post_type=multimedia&p=1023199Mon, 15 Jul 2019 12:00:00 -050035:16nofull16Leave it to a legal scholar to ask: Is a stigma a tax? If so, can government act legitimately to remove that stigma?<br /> To legal scholar Cass Sunstein, the answer is yes. Certain social norms, Sunstein explains, such as wearing a seatbelt in Hungary or carrying a gun in Sunstein’s neighborhood, act as taxes on particular behaviors. Norms that encourage certain behaviors are, analogously, subsidies.<br /> Sunstein faces an uphill battle making this case against the backdrop of a liberal tradition of individual choice and respect for personal preferences. But he may find allies in conservatives and liberals alike.<br /> This lecture was originally delivered at AEI in November 1996.<br /> Listen to the full lecture <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwiI0BNX2go&amp;index=59&amp;list=PLytTJqkSQqtoqlUnjiQvDwVZT4Q0NTUgC" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here.</a>&nbsp;<br /> <a href="http://www.aei.org/multimedia/you-cant-say-that-censorship-in-public-discourse-feat-sam-abrams/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">You can’t say that! Censorship in public discourse (feat. Sam Abrams)</a><br /> <br />American Enterprise InstituteWe are all Jeffersonians. We are all anti-Jeffersonians.We are all Jeffersonians. We are all anti-Jeffersonians.Nicole Penn joins the podcast to discuss Thomas Jefferson, a man of endless contradictions.

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]]>Nicole Penn joins the podcast to discuss Thomas Jefferson, a man of endless contradictions.

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]]>http://www.aei.org/?post_type=multimedia&p=1022310Mon, 01 Jul 2019 21:00:00 -050050:16nofull15To some, Thomas Jefferson’s declaration that “all men are created equal” is the height of American greatness. To others, given Jefferson’s ownership of slaves, it represents the height of hypocrisy. Where you fall probably depends upon how you interpret the word “equal”&nbsp;— which is the topic of Gordon Wood’s Bradley Lecture, “Thomas Jefferson and the Idea of Equality.”<br /> To discuss Jefferson’s complicated legacy and Wood’s analysis, we welcome to the podcast Nicole Penn, AEI researcher, Virginia Dynasty expert, and fearless disentangler of Jeffersonian contradictions.<br /> This lecture was originally delivered at AEI in January 1995.<br /> Listen to the full lecture <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDhgqL6pomg&amp;index=67&amp;list=PLytTJqkSQqtoqlUnjiQvDwVZT4Q0NTUgC" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here.&nbsp;</a><br /> <br />American Enterprise InstituteWhat it means to be freeWhat it means to be freeWithout our ugly history of slavery, are we able to truly cherish the gift of liberty as we should?

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]]>http://www.aei.org/?post_type=multimedia&p=1020387Mon, 17 Jun 2019 12:00:00 -050028:22nofull14This Juneteenth — the day celebrating the end of slavery in the United States — take a moment to think about what it means to be free.<br /> Harvard sociologist Orlando Patterson provocatively argues that without the notion of slavery the concept of freedom cannot fully exist. In his lecture, “Free at last: How slavery begat freedom,” he explains that freedom is a concept unique to the west. Without our ugly history of slavery, in Patterson’s telling, we could not cherish the gift of liberty as we should.<br /> This lecture was originally delivered at AEI in November 1993.<br /> Listen to the full lecture <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ycwG5SKbFo&amp;list=PLytTJqkSQqtoqlUnjiQvDwVZT4Q0NTUgC&amp;index=48" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>.<br /> <br />American Enterprise InstituteWhat is American education? Feat. Frederick HessWhat is American education? Feat. Frederick HessAEI’s Frederick Hess joins the show to discuss whether Peltzman had the right answers — or was even asking the right questions.

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]]>AEI’s Frederick Hess joins the show to discuss whether Peltzman had the right answers — or was even asking the right questions.

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]]>http://www.aei.org/?post_type=multimedia&p=1018844Mon, 03 Jun 2019 12:00:00 -050046:10nofull13What are schools for? To prepare students for participation in an economy? To cultivate virtue? Or just to make sure that no child is left behind?<br /> Economist Sam Peltzman argued in 1993 that American public schools were failing by at least one of those standards, and that certain political conditions were to blame.<br /> AEI’s Rick Hess joins the show to discuss whether Peltzman had the right answers — or was even asking the right questions.<br /> This lecture was originally delivered at AEI in April 1993.<br /> Listen to the full lecture <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk1CeKzPlmY&amp;list=PLytTJqkSQqtoqlUnjiQvDwVZT4Q0NTUgC&amp;index=49" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>.<br /> <br />American Enterprise InstituteYou can’t say that! Censorship in public discourse (feat. Sam Abrams)You can’t say that! Censorship in public discourse (feat. Sam Abrams)For challenging the campus orthodoxy, he was condemned with every slander imaginable.

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]]>For challenging the campus orthodoxy, he was condemned with every slander imaginable.

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]]>http://www.aei.org/?post_type=multimedia&p=1017631Mon, 20 May 2019 12:00:00 -050052:12nofull12“QUIT. Go teach somewhere else, you racist&#8230; (Maybe Charlottesville?)”<br /> After publishing an <a href="http://www.aei.org/publication/think-professors-are-liberal-try-school-administrators/">op-ed in the New York Times</a> calling for greater viewpoint diversity on college campuses, Sam Abrams found a sign saying just that on his office door at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, NY.<br /> Abrams joins the podcast to discuss Glenn Loury’s 1994 lecture “<a href="https://www.c-span.org/video/?56666-1/censorship-public-discourse">Self-censorship in public discourse</a>” and recent attempts by students and even faculty members to censor and ostracize academics who present unorthodox arguments – or even ask unorthodox questions.<br /> Related:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.aei.org/publication/when-a-student-mob-came-for-my-job-my-college-did-not-support-me/">When a student mob came for my job, my college did not support me</a><br /> This lecture was originally delivered at AEI in May 1994.<br /> <br />American Enterprise InstituteThe Old New IsraelThe Old New IsraelIs Israel a Jewish state? Or just a state of Jews?

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]]>http://www.aei.org/?post_type=multimedia&p=1016408Mon, 06 May 2019 12:00:00 -050025:33nofull11Is Israel a Jewish state? Or just a state of Jews?<br /> In this Bradley Lecture, Israeli political philosopher Yoram Hazony examines the growing discomfort on the part of many Israelis with Israel’s existence as a Jewish state. Using examples such as military codes of ethics and history curricula, he sketches a picture of a state shying away from its sense of common history, values, and role in Jewish history.<br /> In our current era of ascendant nationalism across the globe, and with Israeli Independence Day being celebrated this week, Hazony’s case study of Israel’s national character is particularly resonant.<br /> To view a full list of the Bradley Lectures, see the <a href="https://www.aei.org/tag/bradley-lecture-series/">Bradley Lectures page on the AEI website</a>.<br /> This lecture was originally delivered at AEI in June 2000.<br /> <br /> &nbsp;<br />American Enterprise InstituteHow did we get here? The roots of American primacyHow did we get here? The roots of American primacyWe take for granted that America is the world’s preeminent superpower, with hegemony abroad and prosperity at home. But how did we get here? And what does it mean for the US to use its superpower status to be a world leader?

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]]>We take for granted that America is the world’s preeminent superpower, with hegemony abroad and prosperity at home. But how did we get here? And what does it mean for the US to use its superpower status to be a world leader?

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]]>http://www.aei.org/?post_type=multimedia&p=1015186Mon, 22 Apr 2019 12:00:00 -050033:34nofull10We take for granted that America is the world’s preeminent superpower, with hegemony abroad and prosperity at home. But how did we get here? And what does it mean for the US to use its superpower status to be a world leader?<br /> In his new book, “<a href="https://www.encounterbooks.com/books/burdens-of-freedom/">Burdens of Freedom: Cultural Difference and American Power</a>,” and in this 2016 Bradley Lecture, Professor Lawrence Mead argues that the basis of American wealth and power is an individualist culture. Threats to such a culture, Mead contends, are the primary challenges facing America as it tries to navigate its role as a leader on the world stage.<br /> This lecture was originally delivered at AEI in February 2016.<br /> To view a full list of the Bradley Lectures, see the <a href="https://www.aei.org/tag/bradley-lecture-series/">Bradley Lectures page on the AEI website</a>.<br /> <br />American Enterprise InstituteIs civil society eroding or evolving?Is civil society eroding or evolving?What is social capital? And whatever it is, are Americans losing it? In his 1998 lecture, “Bowling with Tocqueville”, Everett Carl Ladd explained that he did not think so: His data and analysis led him to optimism about the state of participation in civil society, such as churches, recreational leagues, and even local politics. But […]

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]]>What is social capital? And whatever it is, are Americans losing it? In his 1998 lecture, “Bowling with Tocqueville”, Everett Carl Ladd explained that he did not think so: His data and analysis led him to optimism about the state of participation in civil society, such as churches, recreational leagues, and even local politics. But […]

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]]>http://www.aei.org/?post_type=multimedia&p=1013687Mon, 08 Apr 2019 12:00:00 -050036:59nofull9What is social capital? And whatever it is, are Americans losing it?<br /> In his 1998 lecture, “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N45tTy-oIWg&amp;list=PLytTJqkSQqtoqlUnjiQvDwVZT4Q0NTUgC&amp;index=36">Bowling with Tocqueville</a>”, Everett Carl Ladd explained that he did not think so: His data and analysis led him to optimism about the state of participation in civil society, such as churches, recreational leagues, and even local politics. But more than twenty years have passed, and trends in religion, culture, economics, and technology seem to be driving Americans towards social alienation. AEI visiting fellow Timothy Carney joins us to provide the postscript to Ladd’s lecture, discussing how drastically civil society has changed and what he observed while researching his new book, “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Alienated-America-Places-Thrive-Collapse/dp/0062797107">Alienated America</a>.”<br /> This lecture was originally delivered at AEI in September 1998.<br /> To view a full list of the Bradley Lectures, see the <a href="https://www.aei.org/tag/bradley-lecture-series/">Bradley Lectures page on the AEI website</a>.<br /> <br />American Enterprise InstituteBradley Lecture Series Podcast: Abraham Lincoln at 200 with Walter BernsBradley Lecture Series Podcast: Abraham Lincoln at 200 with Walter BernsIn this episode of the Bradley Lecture Series Podcast, released for President’s Day 2019, Walter Berns discusses the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln. The ideas contained in this lecture were the fruits of life-long study and reflection, and Professor Berns offers us additional reasons for sharing his regard for Lincoln, a man supreme in […]

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]]>In this episode of the Bradley Lecture Series Podcast, released for President’s Day 2019, Walter Berns discusses the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln. The ideas contained in this lecture were the fruits of life-long study and reflection, and Professor Berns offers us additional reasons for sharing his regard for Lincoln, a man supreme in […]

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]]>http://www.aei.org/?post_type=multimedia&p=1009221Fri, 15 Feb 2019 20:43:00 -050055:51nofull8In this episode of the Bradley Lecture Series Podcast, released for President’s Day 2019, Walter Berns discusses the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln. The ideas contained in this lecture were the fruits of life-long study and reflection, and Professor Berns offers us additional reasons for sharing his regard for Lincoln, a man supreme in both word and deed.<br /> As we learn from Walter Berns, Abraham Lincoln may be said to be the poet or maker of the Americans, both by teaching us what to think about our place and posture in the world and the meaning of our humanity, but also by his own heroic example of what it takes to defend, preserve, and live up to the highest principles of our common life.<br /> This lecture was originally delivered at AEI in February of 2009.<br /> To view a full list of the Bradley Lectures, see the <a href="https://www.aei.org/tag/bradley-lecture-series/">Bradley Lectures page on the AEI website</a>.<br /> Related:<br /> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEoQbUzq9L8">A video tribute to Walter Berns&nbsp;</a><br /> <br />American Enterprise InstituteBradley Lecture Series Podcast: Defining deviancy up with Charles KrauthammerBradley Lecture Series Podcast: Defining deviancy up with Charles KrauthammerIn this episode of the Bradley Lecture Series Podcast, Charles Krauthammer discusses “Defining Deviancy Up.” This lecture was originally delivered at AEI in 1993. Dr. Krauthammer worried that Americans were beginning to define typical, healthy behaviors as deviant, changing everything from middle-class family life to ordinary sexual relationships, all while giving a pass to genuine […]

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]]>In this episode of the Bradley Lecture Series Podcast, Charles Krauthammer discusses “Defining Deviancy Up.” This lecture was originally delivered at AEI in 1993. Dr. Krauthammer worried that Americans were beginning to define typical, healthy behaviors as deviant, changing everything from middle-class family life to ordinary sexual relationships, all while giving a pass to genuine […]

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]]>http://www.aei.org/?post_type=multimedia&p=1007398Tue, 29 Jan 2019 19:30:00 -050041:30nofull7In this episode of the Bradley Lecture Series Podcast, Charles Krauthammer discusses &#8220;Defining Deviancy Up.&#8221; This lecture was originally delivered at AEI in 1993.<br /> Dr. Krauthammer worried that Americans were beginning to define typical, healthy behaviors as deviant, changing everything from middle-class family life to ordinary sexual relationships, all while giving a pass to genuine criminality.<br /> <br /> This lecture was originally given in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqG6XPdmZOs&amp;list=PLytTJqkSQqtoqlUnjiQvDwVZT4Q0NTUgC&amp;index=32">September 1993.</a><br /> To view a full list of the Bradley Lectures, see the <a href="https://www.aei.org/tag/bradley-lecture-series/">Bradley Lectures page on the AEI website</a>.<br />American Enterprise InstituteBradley Lecture Series Podcast: What went wrong with the media and how to put it right with Paul JohnsonBradley Lecture Series Podcast: What went wrong with the media and how to put it right with Paul JohnsonIn this episode of the Bradley Lecture Series Podcast, Paul Johnson discusses “What went wrong with the media and how to put it right.” This lecture was originally delivered at AEI in October of 1994. This lecture predated “alternative facts” and “fake news,” and, most importantly, it was given before the internet became part of […]

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]]>In this episode of the Bradley Lecture Series Podcast, Paul Johnson discusses “What went wrong with the media and how to put it right.” This lecture was originally delivered at AEI in October of 1994. This lecture predated “alternative facts” and “fake news,” and, most importantly, it was given before the internet became part of […]

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]]>http://www.aei.org/?post_type=multimedia&p=1004533Fri, 21 Dec 2018 16:37:00 -050043:33nofull6In this episode of the Bradley Lecture Series Podcast, Paul Johnson discusses “What went wrong with the media and how to put it right.” This lecture was originally delivered at AEI in October of 1994.<br /> This lecture predated “alternative facts” and “fake news,” and, most importantly, it was given before the internet became part of the media landscape. Yet Mr. Johnson’s contrast between the ideal and the reality of American media stands the test of time. Drawing on the Book of John, Thomas Jefferson, Milton, and Daniel Webster, Johnson asks his audience to demand a moral media aware of its moral obligations to society.<br /> This lecture was originally given in <a href="https://www.aei.org/publication/whats-wrong-with-the-media-and-how-to-put-it-right/">October of 1994</a>.<br /> To view a full list of the Bradley Lectures, see the <a href="https://www.aei.org/tag/bradley-lecture-series/">Bradley Lectures page on the AEI website</a>.<br />American Enterprise InstituteBradley Lecture Series Podcast: Conservative internationalism: Armed diplomacy under Jefferson, Polk, Truman, and Reagan with Henry NauBradley Lecture Series Podcast: Conservative internationalism: Armed diplomacy under Jefferson, Polk, Truman, and Reagan with Henry NauIn this episode of the Bradley Lecture Series Podcast, Henry Nau discusses “Conservative internationalism: Armed diplomacy under Jefferson, Polk, Truman, and Reagan.” Two schools of thought typically emerge when Americans debate their place in the world: a realist, nationalist school and a liberal internationalist school. In simple terms, they ask, “Are we to be ‘Fortress […]

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]]>In this episode of the Bradley Lecture Series Podcast, Henry Nau discusses “Conservative internationalism: Armed diplomacy under Jefferson, Polk, Truman, and Reagan.” Two schools of thought typically emerge when Americans debate their place in the world: a realist, nationalist school and a liberal internationalist school. In simple terms, they ask, “Are we to be ‘Fortress […]

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]]>http://www.aei.org/?post_type=multimedia&p=1001468Mon, 19 Nov 2018 15:31:00 -050056:23nofull5In this episode of the Bradley Lecture Series Podcast, Henry Nau discusses “Conservative internationalism: Armed diplomacy under Jefferson, Polk, Truman, and Reagan.”<br /> Two schools of thought typically emerge when Americans debate their place in the world: a realist, nationalist school and a liberal internationalist school. In simple terms, they ask, “Are we to be ‘Fortress America,’ or are we to be the world’s policeman?&nbsp;Nau posits a third school of thought which he traces through four American presidencies, showing that conservative internationalism combines key objectives with the values and means of the other two schools.<br /> This lecture was originally given on November 4, 2013. Full details can be found on the original event page <a href="https://www.aei.org/events/conservative-internationalism-armed-diplomacy-under-jefferson-polk-truman-and-reagan/">here</a>.<br /> To view a full list of the Bradley Lectures, see the <a href="https://www.aei.org/tag/bradley-lecture-series/">Bradley Lectures page on the AEI website</a>.<br />American Enterprise InstituteBradley Lecture Series Podcast: The clash of civilizations with Samuel HuntingtonBradley Lecture Series Podcast: The clash of civilizations with Samuel HuntingtonProfessor Samuel Huntington discusses his famous essay “The Clash of Civilizations" and his hypothesis that conflicts in the post–Cold War world will no longer be defined by ideology or economics. Rather, they will be about culture and culture’s broadest level of identity short of what distinguished human beings from other species — civilization.

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]]>Professor Samuel Huntington discusses his famous essay “The Clash of Civilizations" and his hypothesis that conflicts in the post–Cold War world will no longer be defined by ideology or economics. Rather, they will be about culture and culture’s broadest level of identity short of what distinguished human beings from other species — civilization.

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]]>http://www.aei.org/?post_type=multimedia&p=996701Thu, 04 Oct 2018 13:59:00 -050039:53nofull4This episode of the Bradley Lecture Series podcast features Professor Samuel Huntington on his famous essay, “The Clash of Civilizations.”&nbsp; In this lecture, given at AEI one year before the essay’s publication in Foreign Affairs, Huntington makes the case that the post–Cold War order is entering a new phase wherein conflicts will no longer be defined ideology or by economics. Rather, conflicts will fundamentally be about culture and culture’s broadest level of identity short of what distinguished human beings from other species&nbsp;— civilization. A quarter century after its initial release, Huntington’s ideas are being revisited and gaining new followers around the world.<br /> This lecture was originally given on October 19, 1992. Full details can be found on the original event page <a href="http://www.aei.org/events/the-clash-of-civilizations/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>.<br /> To view a full list of the Bradley Lectures, see the <a href="http://www.aei.org/tag/bradley-lecture-series/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bradley Lectures</a> page on the AEI website.<br />American Enterprise InstituteBradley Lecture Series Podcast: Did we really lose the War on Poverty with Christopher JencksBradley Lecture Series Podcast: Did we really lose the War on Poverty with Christopher JencksProfessor Christopher Jencks evaluates the impact of major social welfare programs dating back to the New Deal, concluding that, contrary to popular opinion, they have done a better job over the past generations than most of us realize.

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]]>Professor Christopher Jencks evaluates the impact of major social welfare programs dating back to the New Deal, concluding that, contrary to popular opinion, they have done a better job over the past generations than most of us realize.

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]]>http://www.aei.org/?post_type=multimedia&p=995743Tue, 25 Sep 2018 18:29:00 -050057:44nofull3This episode of the Bradley Lecture Series podcast features Professor Christopher Jencks, now of Harvard University, and AEI’s Robert Doar.&nbsp; In his lecture, Jencks evaluates the impact of major social welfare programs dating back to the New Deal, concluding that, contrary to popular opinion, they have done a better job over the past generations than most of us realize. Of course, social welfare policy in America has changed dramatically since this lecture was given in the summer of 1996, and, in the first section of this episode, AEI’s Morgridge Fellow in Poverty Studies Robert Doar discusses what reform has looked like since and puts Jencks’ lecture in context.<br /> This lecture was originally given on May 13, 1996. Full details can be found on the original event page <a href="https://www.aei.org/publication/did-we-really-lose-the-war-on-poverty/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>.<br /> To view AEI&#8217;s 2018 event &#8220;Did we win the War on Poverty?&#8221; with Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Kevin Hassett, click <a href="http://www.aei.org/events/did-we-win-the-war-on-poverty/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>.<br /> To view a full list of the Bradley Lectures, see the <a href="http://www.aei.org/tag/bradley-lecture-series/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bradley Lectures</a> page on the AEI website.<br />American Enterprise InstituteBradley Lecture Series Podcast: From Victorian virtues to modern values with Gertrude HimmelfarbBradley Lecture Series Podcast: From Victorian virtues to modern values with Gertrude HimmelfarbGertrude Himmelfarb speaks about the cultural transformation from Victorian virtues to modern values in a morally relativist society. She argues that people during the Victorian era developed policies and social norms to encourage hard work, self-reliance, self-respect, and pride in country, while people today have demoralized social debates.

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]]>Gertrude Himmelfarb speaks about the cultural transformation from Victorian virtues to modern values in a morally relativist society. She argues that people during the Victorian era developed policies and social norms to encourage hard work, self-reliance, self-respect, and pride in country, while people today have demoralized social debates.

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]]>http://www.aei.org/?post_type=multimedia&p=994910Mon, 17 Sep 2018 17:11:00 -050053:37nofull2This episode of the <a href="http://www.aei.org/tag/bradley-lectures-podcast/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bradley Lecture Series Podcast</a> features Professor Gertrude Himmelfarb, one of the preeminent historians of the Victorian Era. In her lecture, Himmelfarb speaks about the cultural transformation from Victorian virtues to modern values in a morally relativist society. She argues that people during the Victorian era developed policies and social norms to encourage hard work, self-reliance, self-respect, and pride in country, while people today have demoralized social debates.<br /> As controversies over values grow ever more divisive, Himmelfarb reminds listeners that values are no substitute for virtues — and that the Victorians, for all their flaws, had something important to teach us about what it means to live a worthwhile life.<br /> This lecture was originally given on February 13, 1995. Full details can be found on the original event page <a href="https://www.aei.org/events/from-victorian-virtues-to-modern-values/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>.<br /> To view a full list of the Bradley Lectures, see the <a href="http://www.aei.org/tag/bradley-lecture-series/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bradley Lectures</a> page on the AEI website.<br />American Enterprise InstituteBradley Lecture Series Podcast: Human flourishing and human excellence with Leon KassBradley Lecture Series Podcast: Human flourishing and human excellence with Leon KassLeon Kass discusses the exploration of human flourishing in Aristotle’s “Nicomachean Ethics” and its modern-day implications.

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]]>Leon Kass discusses the exploration of human flourishing in Aristotle’s “Nicomachean Ethics” and its modern-day implications.

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]]>http://www.aei.org/?post_type=multimedia&p=994016Thu, 06 Sep 2018 19:54:00 -050001:01:36nofull1In this episode of the <a href="http://www.aei.org/tag/bradley-lectures-podcast/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bradley Lecture Series</a>, AEI&#8217;s Dr. Leon Kass explores fundamental questions.&nbsp; What is human happiness, and how is it attained? What is the connection between human excellence and human flourishing?<br /> The deepest, wisest, and (arguably) most relevant exploration of human flourishing and its connection with human excellence may be found in Aristotle’s “Nicomachean Ethics,” the truth(s) of which are set forth here. Special attention is also paid to Aristotle’s great-souled man and the enduring relevance, even in modern democratic times, of this peak of moral nobility.<br /> This lecture was originally given on January 22, 2015.&nbsp; Full details can be found on the original event page <a href="https://www.aei.org/events/human-flourishing-human-excellence-truths-aristotles-nicomachean-ethics-look-winston-churchill/">here</a>.<br /> To view a full list of the Bradley Lectures, see the <a href="http://www.aei.org/tag/bradley-lecture-series/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bradley Lectures</a> page on the AEI website.<br />American Enterprise InstituteBradley Lecture Series Podcast: An introduction by Karlyn BowmanBradley Lecture Series Podcast: An introduction by Karlyn BowmanAEI’s Karlyn Bowman introduces the Bradley Lectures, the newest offering on the AEI Podcast Channel, launching early in September 2018.

The Bradley Lectures were a series of occasional lectures at the American Enterprise Institute, made possible by the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which aimed to enrich debate in the Washington policy community through exploration of the philosophical and historical underpinnings of current controversies.

For more than a quarter century, they attracted some of the most distinguished intellectuals in the country, including Irving Kristol, Robert Bork, Gertrude Himmelfarb, Walter Berns, James Q. Wilson, Bernard Lewis, Samuel Huntington, and others who have added immeasurably to our nation’s discourse. AEI is delighted to continue the legacy of the Bradley Lectures by offering them to a fresh audience.

]]>AEI’s Karlyn Bowman introduces the Bradley Lectures, the newest offering on the AEI Podcast Channel, launching early in September 2018.

The Bradley Lectures were a series of occasional lectures at the American Enterprise Institute, made possible by the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which aimed to enrich debate in the Washington policy community through exploration of the philosophical and historical underpinnings of current controversies.

For more than a quarter century, they attracted some of the most distinguished intellectuals in the country, including Irving Kristol, Robert Bork, Gertrude Himmelfarb, Walter Berns, James Q. Wilson, Bernard Lewis, Samuel Huntington, and others who have added immeasurably to our nation’s discourse. AEI is delighted to continue the legacy of the Bradley Lectures by offering them to a fresh audience.

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