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Stephen Knott on "The Lost Soul of the American Presidency"
January 13, 2020 17:50 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBThis week’s guest is Stephen F. Knott of the Naval War College, discussing his terrific new book, The Lost Soul of the American Presidency: The Decline into Demagoguery and the Prospects for Renewal, just out from University Press of Kansas. Knott, one of the nation’s pre-eminent scholars of Alexander Hamilton, thinks the American presidency has slipped from the modest republican design of the... Source
"You Run the Show or the Show Runs You"—The Strategic Perspective of Harold Rood
January 06, 2020 20:20 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBHarold Rood The fuss over President Trump’s decision to kill Iranian General Qasem Soleimani is causing the usual hair-on-fire reaction among the media and foreign policy elites. Everyone is playing the parlor game of wondering how Iran might respond, and how we might respond to Iran’s well-develop capacity for “asymmetric warfare.” Steve Hayward gets to wondering what the late professor of... Source
161. “You Run the Show or the Show Runs You”—The Strategic Perspective of Harold Rood
January 06, 2020 20:20The fuss over President Trump’s decision to kill Iranian General Qasem Soleimani is causing the usual hair-on-fire reaction among the media and foreign policy elites. Everyone is playing the parlor game of wondering how Iran might respond, and how we might respond to Iran’s well-develop capacity for “asymmetric warfare.” Steve Hayward gets to wondering what […] Join the conversation and comment on this podcast episode: https://ricochet.com/podcast/powerline/you-run-the-show-or-the-show-runs-...
Power Line's Year in Review and 2020 Preview
December 29, 2019 22:13 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBOur final episode of 2019 brings together the entire Power Line gang—John, Paul, Scott, and Steve, along with “Ammo Grrll” Susan Vass—for a look at the current scene and a look ahead to next year. Consisting of excerpts from a recent Power Line VIP member live video chat, John Hinderaker hosts as we review the farce of impeachment, the state of the Democratic nomination contest (including how big... Source
160. Power Line’s Year in Review and 2020 Preview
December 29, 2019 22:13Our final episode of 2019 brings together the entire Power Line gang—John, Paul, Scott, and Steve, along with “Ammo Grrll” Susan Vass—for a look at the current scene and a look ahead to next year. Consisting of excerpts from a recent Power Line VIP member live video chat, John Hinderaker hosts as we review the […] Join the conversation and comment on this podcast episode: https://ricochet.com/podcast/powerline/power-lines-year-in-review-and-2020-preview/. Now become a Ricochet member for on...
159. Come Again? The “1619 Project” Divides the Left?!
December 23, 2019 19:53There are several new wrinkles in the saga of the New York Times‘s egregious and ideological “1619 Project,” which can only mean one thing: time for another episode with “Lucretia,” Power Line’s International Woman of Mystery, and scourge of all things politically correct. New developments in the story include a stinging letter to the editor […] Join the conversation and comment on this podcast episode: https://ricochet.com/podcast/powerline/come-again-the-1619-project-divides-the-left/. No...
Come Again? The "1619 Project" Divides the Left?!
December 23, 2019 19:53 - 1 hour - 69 MBThere are several new wrinkles in the saga of the New York Times‘s egregious and ideological “1619 Project,” which can only mean one thing: time for another episode with “Lucretia,” Power Line’s International Woman of Mystery, and scourge of all things politically correct. New developments in the story include a stinging letter to the editor of the New York Times magazine from five eminent... Source
158. The Most Gonzo Episode Ever
December 17, 2019 18:08Is it possible for conservatives and left-of-center thinkers to have a civil and substantive conversation in the Era of Trump? Steve Hayward decided to find out, and the result is this completely gonzo episode. Steve sat down for a long and appropriately boozy dinner recently with Nils Gilman of the Berggruen Institute, and Ted Nordhaus […] Join the conversation and comment on this podcast episode: https://ricochet.com/podcast/powerline/the-most-gonzo-episode-ever/. Now become a Ricochet me...
The Most Gonzo Episode Ever
December 17, 2019 18:08 - 1 hour - 68.4 MBNils Gilman Is it possible for conservatives and left-of-center thinkers to have a civil and substantive conversation in the Era of Trump? Steve Hayward decided to find out, and the result is this completely gonzo episode. Steve sat down for a long and appropriately boozy dinner recently with Nils Gilman of the Berggruen Institute, and Ted Nordhaus of the Breakthrough Institute, for a grand tour... Source
OK Boomer: Let's Cross the Streams! Is Reagan Relevant to Millennials!?!?
December 08, 2019 14:17 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBThis episode is either an excursion into intergenerational conflict, or the pilot for a 21st century version of The Odd Couple, where Oscar and Felix are a Millennial and an aging Baby Boomer. This week’s episode is actually a crossover show with The Young Americans, hosted by Millennial sports and wonk prodigy Jack Butler of the American Enterprise Institute. Jack recently read Steve Hayward’s... Source
157. OK Boomer: Let’s Cross the Streams! Is Reagan Relevant to Millennials!?!?
December 08, 2019 14:17This episode is either an excursion into intergenerational conflict, or the pilot for a 21st century version of The Odd Couple, where Oscar and Felix are a Millennial and an aging Baby Boomer. This week’s episode is actually a crossover show with The Young Americans, hosted by Millennial sports and wonk prodigy Jack Butler of […] Join the conversation and comment on this podcast episode: https://ricochet.com/podcast/powerline/ok-boomer-lets-cross-the-streams-is-reagan-relevant-to-millennials...
Breaking Down the 1619 Project, Part 5
December 04, 2019 14:56 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MBA few days late because of the holiday week, “Lucretia,” Power Line’s international woman of mystery, joins Steve Hayward once again to resume their series critiquing the “1619 Project,” this time taking up the examples of Alexander Stephens, Booker T. Washington, and W.E. B DuBois, among other thinkers, as well as noting the peculiar objections to the 1619 Project coming from . Source
156. Breaking Down the 1619 Project, Part 5
December 04, 2019 14:56A few days late because of the holiday week, “Lucretia,” Power Line’s international woman of mystery, joins Steve Hayward once again to resume their series critiquing the “1619 Project,” this time taking up the examples of Alexander Stephens, Booker T. Washington, and W.E. B DuBois, among other thinkers, as well as noting the peculiar objections […] Join the conversation and comment on this podcast episode: https://ricochet.com/podcast/powerline/breaking-down-the-1619-project-part-5/. Now b...
Looking Back at the Great Society, with Amity Shlaes
November 22, 2019 19:36 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBMore than 50 years after Lyndon Johnson launched the “Great Society” and its “war on poverty” that its architects said would eliminate all poverty in America in ten years, we still have poverty and a legacy of failed experiments in social engineering (Model Cities, anyone?) Author Amity Shlaes is out this week with her latest book, Great Society: A New History, that gives us a fine-grained look... Source
155. Looking Back at the Great Society, with Amity Shlaes
November 22, 2019 19:36More than 50 years after Lyndon Johnson launched the “Great Society” and its “war on poverty” that its architects said would eliminate all poverty in America in ten years, we still have poverty and a legacy of failed experiments in social engineering (Model Cities, anyone?) Author Amity Shlaes is out this week with her latest […] Join the conversation and comment on this podcast episode: https://ricochet.com/podcast/powerline/looking-back-at-the-great-society-with-amity-shlaes/. Now become ...
Henry Olsen with the Inside Baseball on Politics and . . . Baseball
November 17, 2019 15:50 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBThis week Steve Hayward hosts Henry Olsen going through the inside baseball of the unfolding Democratic presidential primary season, but also the inside baseball about . . . baseball! Did you know that the Houston Astros colluded with the Russians and Ukrainians to steal the 2017 World Series! So runs the allegation, with hearings no doubt to follow. In any case, Steve actually stumps Henry by... Source
154. Henry Olsen with the Inside Baseball on Politics and . . . Baseball
November 17, 2019 15:50This week Steve Hayward hosts Henry Olsen going through the inside baseball of the unfolding Democratic presidential primary season, but also the inside baseball about . . . baseball! Did you know that the Houston Astros colluded with the Russians and Ukrainians to steal the 2017 World Series! So runs the allegation, with hearings no […] Join the conversation and comment on this podcast episode: https://ricochet.com/podcast/powerline/henry-olsen-with-the-inside-baseball-on-politics-and-baseb...
153. They’re Both Wrong, with John Tamny
November 08, 2019 18:56John Tamny of Freedom Works and RealClearMarkets joins Steve Hayward this week to discuss his provocative new book, They’re Both Wrong: A Policy Guide for America’s Frustrated Independent Thinkers, just out this week from our friends at the American Institute for Economic Research. Tamny is one of the great imaginative and original contrarian thinkers of […] Join the conversation and comment on this podcast episode: https://ricochet.com/podcast/powerline/theyre-both-wrong-with-john-tamny/. ...
They're Both Wrong, with John Tamny
November 08, 2019 18:56 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBJohn Tamny of Freedom Works and RealClearMarkets joins Steve Hayward this week to discuss his provocative new book, They’re Both Wrong: A Policy Guide for America’s Frustrated Independent Thinkers, just out this week from our friends at the American Institute for Economic Research. Tamny is one of the great imaginative and original contrarian thinkers of our time on matters of economics and policy... Source
152. Tackling the Opioid Crisis and the Vapid Vaping Debate, with Sally Satel
November 02, 2019 17:37The opioid crisis has been prominent in the news for the last several years, while more recently the controversy over vaping has erupted to new heights, with the Trump Administration proposing to ban many vaping products. There are some glaring contradictions and ironies between our attitudes and policy responses to both issues, but it takes […] Join the conversation and comment on this podcast episode: https://ricochet.com/podcast/powerline/tackling-the-opioid-crisis-and-the-vapid-vaping-de...
Tackling the Opioid Crisis and the Vapid Vaping Debate, with Sally Satel
November 02, 2019 17:37 - 46 minutes - 43 MBDr. Sally Satel The opioid crisis has been prominent in the news for the last several years, while more recently the controversy over vaping has erupted to new heights, with the Trump Administration proposing to ban many vaping products. There are some glaring contradictions and ironies between our attitudes and policy responses to both issues, but it takes someone of Sally Satel’s perception to... Source
151. Phase Three for the Conservative Movement?
October 26, 2019 18:43Whither American conservatism is the question on everyone’s mind these days. Recently I gave a short talk about this topic with the central thought that the American conservative movement was now entering a distinct third phase of its modern existence, though I took the opportunity to say a few words about my first mentor, the […] Join the conversation and comment on this podcast episode: https://ricochet.com/podcast/powerline/phase-three-for-the-conservative-movement/. Now become a Ricoche...
Phase Three for the Conservative Movement?
October 26, 2019 18:43 - 27 minutes - 24.7 MBWhither American conservatism is the question on everyone’s mind these days. Recently I gave a short talk about this topic with the central thought that the American conservative movement was now entering a distinct third phase of its modern existence, though I took the opportunity to say a few words about my first mentor, the late M. Stanton Evans, and what can be learned from his disposition... Source
Impeach This! With John Yoo and "Lucretia"
October 18, 2019 16:17 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBWhat do you get when you combine “Lucretia,” Power Line’s ever popular international woman of mystery, with John Yoo, whose only mystery is his fondness for McDonalds? You get an episode that talks about fake burgers, the evils of soy, the importance of cooking with fat, fast cars, and even Starsky & Hutch. Oh, we also go into the impeachment circus currently unfolding in Washington... Source
150. Impeach This! With John Yoo and “Lucretia”
October 18, 2019 16:17What do you get when you combine “Lucretia,” Power Line’s ever popular international woman of mystery, with John Yoo, whose only mystery is his fondness for McDonalds? You get an episode that talks about fake burgers, the evils of soy, the importance of cooking with fat, fast cars, and even Starsky & Hutch. Oh, we […] Join the conversation and comment on this podcast episode: https://ricochet.com/podcast/powerline/impeach-this-with-john-yoo-and-lucretia/. Now become a Ricochet member for on...
Bonus Episode: Bronze Age Decius?
October 13, 2019 14:03 - 1 hour - 90.2 MBMichael Anton at Machiavelli’s tomb. This special bonus double-episode tests the proposition that a good podcast format is a conversation among friends at a bar—because that’s exactly what the first segment of this show offers. Last week I was overseas on the joint cruise of the Claremont Institute and the Pacific Research Institute, both celebrating their 40th anniversary this fall. Source
149. Bonus Episode: Bronze Age Decius?
October 13, 2019 14:03This special bonus double-episode tests the proposition that a good podcast format is a conversation among friends at a bar—because that’s exactly what the first segment of this show offers. Last week I was overseas on the joint cruise of the Claremont Institute and the Pacific Research Institute, both celebrating their 40th anniversary this fall. Following […] Join the conversation and comment on this podcast episode: https://ricochet.com/podcast/powerline/bonus-episode-bronze-age-decius/. ...
Age of Iron: On National Conservatism, with Colin Dueck
October 11, 2019 14:17 - 44 minutes - 41 MBNationalism is the subject of the moment, and both the term and the idea come with more baggage than Paris Hilton and Khloe Kardashian after an afternoon of shopping on Rodeo Drive. I’ve had a few things to say about this controversial topic myself, but I am delighted to feature as this week’s special guest Colin Dueck of George Mason University, who is the author of a new book coming out from... Source
148. Age of Iron: On National Conservatism, with Colin Dueck
October 11, 2019 14:17Nationalism is the subject of the moment, and both the term and the idea come with more baggage than Paris Hilton and Khloe Kardashian after an afternoon of shopping on Rodeo Drive. I’ve had a few things to say about this controversial topic myself, but I am delighted to feature as this week’s special guest […] Join the conversation and comment on this podcast episode: https://ricochet.com/podcast/powerline/age-of-iron-on-national-conservatism-with-colin-dueck/. Now become a Ricochet member...
147. A Few Minutes with Hadley Arkes
October 04, 2019 15:55Last week I caught up with Hadley Arkes, Edward N. Ney Professor of Jurisprudence and American Institutions emeritus at Amherst College and the founder and director of the James Wilson Institute on Natural Rights & the American Founding, for a wide-ranging conversation about free speech, moral relativism, abortion, and other constitutional questions. Hadley is the […] Join the conversation and comment on this podcast episode: https://ricochet.com/podcast/powerline/a-few-minutes-with-hadley-a...
A Few Minutes with Hadley Arkes
October 04, 2019 15:55 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBLast week I caught up with Hadley Arkes, Edward N. Ney Professor of Jurisprudence and American Institutions emeritus at Amherst College and the founder and director of the James Wilson Institute on Natural Rights & the American Founding, for a wide-ranging conversation about free speech, moral relativism, abortion, and other constitutional questions. Hadley is the author of numerous indispensable... Source
Breaking Down the 1619 Project, Pt. 4, with Lucas Morel
September 29, 2019 15:24 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBLucas Morel This week “Lucretia,” Power Line’s international woman of mystery, gets promoted to co-host as she and Steve Hayward welcome Lucas Morel to our special series on the 1619 Project. Morel is professor of politics and head of the politics department at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, where he teaches and writes on racial issues in American politics and history. Source
146. Breaking Down the 1619 Project, Pt. 4, with Lucas Morel
September 29, 2019 15:24This week “Lucretia,” Power Line’s international woman of mystery, gets promoted to co-host as she and Steve Hayward welcome Lucas Morel to our special series on the 1619 Project. Morel is professor of politics and head of the politics department at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, where he teaches and writes on racial […] Join the conversation and comment on this podcast episode: https://ricochet.com/podcast/powerline/breaking-down-the-1619-project-pt-4-with-lucas-morel...
Reagan in the 1960s, and the Lessons for Today
September 20, 2019 17:19 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBLast week I was honored once again to be the after dinner speaker for the fall meeting of the Friends of Ronald Reagan, a local civic group in Los Angeles that meets at the California Club to celebrate the enduring greatness and example of the Gipper. It’s always a fun evening, usually capped off with brandy and cigars out on the patio when dinner concludes. I decided to talk about how Reagan... Source
145. Reagan in the 1960s, and the Lessons for Today
September 20, 2019 17:19Last week I was honored once again to be the after dinner speaker for the fall meeting of the Friends of Ronald Reagan, a local civic group in Los Angeles that meets at the California Club to celebrate the enduring greatness and example of the Gipper. It’s always a fun evening, usually capped off with […] Join the conversation and comment on this podcast episode: https://ricochet.com/podcast/powerline/reagan-in-the-1960s-and-the-lessons-for-today/. Now become a Ricochet member for only $5.0...
144. “Guilt Is The Greatest Form of Self-Indulgence”—Breaking Down the 1619 Project, Part 3
September 13, 2019 14:14“Lucretia,” Power Line’s international woman of mystery, is back with Steve again this week with the third installment in our special series confronting the pernicious New York Times “1619 Project,” this time taking on the argument that slavery is the central factor in the rise of modern industrial capitalism—a proposal so laughable that we actually spend a […] Join the conversation and comment on this podcast episode: https://ricochet.com/podcast/powerline/guilt-is-the-greatest-form-of-self...
"Guilt Is The Greatest Form of Self-Indulgence"—Breaking Down the 1619 Project, Part 3
September 13, 2019 14:14 - 1 hour - 55.2 MB“Lucretia,” Power Line’s international woman of mystery, is back with Steve again this week with the third installment in our special series confronting the pernicious New York Times “1619 Project,” this time taking on the argument that slavery is the central factor in the rise of modern industrial capitalism—a proposal so laughable that we actually spend a lot of our time talking about entirely... Source
Heather Mac Donald's Greatest Hits
September 06, 2019 19:04 - 1 hour - 51.9 MBThis special double-length episode features a wide-ranging conversation with best-selling author and iconoclast Heather Mac Donald of the Manhattan Institute, with special focus on her new book, The Diversity Delusion: How Race and Gender Pandering Corrupt the University and Undermine Our Culture. I hosted Heather this week at . . . UC Berkeley (!!), and we decided that rather than going with a... Source
143. Heather Mac Donald’s Greatest Hits
September 06, 2019 19:04This special double-length episode features a wide-ranging conversation with best-selling author and iconoclast Heather Mac Donald of the Manhattan Institute, with special focus on her new book, The Diversity Delusion: How Race and Gender Pandering Corrupt the University and Undermine Our Culture. I hosted Heather this week at . . . UC Berkeley (!!), and […] Join the conversation and comment on this podcast episode: https://ricochet.com/podcast/powerline/heather-mac-donalds-greatest-hits/. ...
Special Edition: Breaking Down the "1619 Project," Part 2
September 03, 2019 14:18 - 48 minutes - 44 MBWe have a new theory about the mainstream media: they have decided to work without editors any more. How else to explain how the Washington Post slandered J.D. Vance with the claim that he decried the “falling white birth rate” (he said no such thing, and the Post had to correct the story), or MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell going to air with a completely uncorroborated story about Trump’s supposed... Source
142. Special Edition: Breaking Down the “1619 Project,” Part 2
September 03, 2019 14:18We have a new theory about the mainstream media: they have decided to work without editors any more. How else to explain how the Washington Post slandered J.D. Vance with the claim that he decried the “falling white birth rate” (he said no such thing, and the Post had to correct the story), or MSNBC’s […] Join the conversation and comment on this podcast episode: https://ricochet.com/podcast/powerline/special-edition-breaking-down-the-1619-project-part-2/. Now become a Ricochet member for o...
The "Primal Screams" of the Sexual Revolution
August 30, 2019 16:56 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MBThe old saying is that “sex sells,” and after the sexual revolution of the last several decades who can dispute that? Meanwhile, “identity politics” is the obsession of the current moment. Is there a connection? Yes, argues Mary Eberstadt in her new book Primal Screams: How the Sexual Revolution Created Identity Politics. Eberstadt, currently a senior research fellow at the Faith & Source
141. The “Primal Screams” of the Sexual Revolution
August 30, 2019 16:56The old saying is that “sex sells,” and after the sexual revolution of the last several decades who can dispute that? Meanwhile, “identity politics” is the obsession of the current moment. Is there a connection? Yes, argues Mary Eberstadt in her new book Primal Screams: How the Sexual Revolution Created Identity Politics. Eberstadt, currently a […] Join the conversation and comment on this podcast episode: https://ricochet.com/podcast/powerline/the-primal-screams-of-the-sexual-revolution/. ...
Special Edition: Breaking Down the "1619 Project," Part 1
August 27, 2019 13:32 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MBAs promised in our last episode, we return early this week with the first in a series of bonus episodes devoted to a deep dive into the New York Times‘s agitprop “1619 Project” that seeks to place slavery and racism as the central fact of the American story. In this first installment, Power Line’s International Woman of Mystery, “Lucretia” (who happens to teach political philosophy and American... Source
140. Special Edition: Breaking Down the “1619 Project,” Part 1
August 27, 2019 13:32As promised in our last episode, we return early this week with the first in a series of bonus episodes devoted to a deep dive into the New York Times‘s agitprop “1619 Project” that seeks to place slavery and racism as the central fact of the American story. In this first installment, Power Line’s International […] Join the conversation and comment on this podcast episode: https://ricochet.com/podcast/powerline/special-edition-breaking-down-the-1619-project-part-1/. Now become a Ricochet me...
139. A Double-Header: The 1619 Project, and Our Rotten Universities
August 24, 2019 03:20This special double-header-end-of-summer Power Line Show features Steve Hayward and Power Line co-founder John Hinderaker venting about the “1619 Project” along with “Lucretia,” Power Line’s International Woman of Mystery. The “1619 Project” is so badly flawed that in the coming weeks we’re going to produce a series of special shows going point-by-point through its poisonous […] Join the conversation and comment on this podcast episode: https://ricochet.com/podcast/powerline/a-double-header-...
A Double-Header: The 1619 Project, and Our Rotten Universities
August 24, 2019 03:20 - 1 hour - 86.2 MBThis special double-header-end-of-summer Power Line Show features Steve Hayward and Power Line co-founder John Hinderaker venting about the “1619 Project” along with “Lucretia,” Power Line’s International Woman of Mystery. The “1619 Project” is so badly flawed that in the coming weeks we’re going to produce a series of special shows going point-by-point through its poisonous defects... Source
138. The Crisis in Darwinism?
August 16, 2019 21:34Readers of Thomas Kuhn’s famous book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions will know his central thesis that when anomalies and contradictions arise in a reigning scientific theory it creates a crisis out of which new theories emerge to replace the old. We may be seeing the beginnings of such a crisis for modern Darwinism, which […] Join the conversation and comment on this podcast episode: https://ricochet.com/podcast/powerline/the-crisis-in-darwinism/. Now become a Ricochet member for o...
The Crisis in Darwinism?
August 16, 2019 21:34 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBReaders of Thomas Kuhn’s famous book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions will know his central thesis that when anomalies and contradictions arise in a reigning scientific theory it creates a crisis out of which new theories emerge to replace the old. We may be seeing the beginnings of such a crisis for modern Darwinism, which appears to have gaps and contradictions that can’t be explained or... Source
137. Burke, Lincoln, and the Politics of Prudence, with Greg Weiner
August 09, 2019 17:08“Prudence” is not just something Dana Carvey liked to lampoon back when President George H.W. Bush was in office. Rather, it is the highest and most essential quality of those superb human beings we used to call “statesmen” before political science and history banished both terms in a fit of egalitarian madness that has yet […] Join the conversation and comment on this podcast episode: https://ricochet.com/podcast/powerline/burke-lincoln-and-the-politics-of-prudence-with-greg-weiner/. Now b...