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Conservative Minds
Hosted by Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin · EN
Welcome to Conservative Minds – a podcast about conservative ideas and thinkers. We explore what it means to call yourself a conservative, where conservatism has been, and where it's going. Each week, we select readings and conduct a discussion to share with you our investigation. Join the conversation by liking us on Facebook or following us on Twitter at @consminds.
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SCOTUS Samuel Alito - Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
Jan 23, 202300:44:39Tap to summarizeWe've been away a while, but we're back and working on new episodes. In the meantime, here are our thoughts from last summer about the Dobbs decision when it was first handed down.
Transcribe →Episode 105: John Stuart Mill - On Liberty
Dec 20, 202200:42:39Tap to summarizeWhile most discussions of liberty center on government power, the subject of Mill's essay is the nature and limits of society's power over the individual. Society exercises control over the individual through prevailing opinion. Mill also argues that individuals should be allowed to participate in any activity they choose, so long as it does not harm others.
Transcribe →Episode 103: Jonah Goldberg - Liberal Fascism
Jul 20, 202200:44:05Tap to summarizeGoldberg explains that fascism is an offshoot of socialism and, rather than being conservative, is just another variety of far-left thought.
Transcribe →102: Jonathan Haidt - Why the Last Ten Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
Jun 29, 202200:44:46Tap to summarizeHaidt writes about social media and the downfall of normal society.
Transcribe →Episode 99: John Mearsheimer - The Great Delusion
Apr 25, 202200:45:54Tap to summarizeMearsheimer argues that liberal hegemony — the foreign policy pursued by the United States since the Cold War ended — is doomed to fail. It would be better, he says, for America to practice restraint in the foreign policy sphere based on a sound understanding of how nationalism and realism constrain great powers. We also discuss Ukraine and both agree that American solidiers do not belong in the conflict.
Transcribe →Episode 98: Michael Strain - Forget the Economics of Grievance
Apr 11, 202200:42:09Tap to summarizeStrain questions Trump's trade and immigration policies. We disagree on whether he's right.
Transcribe →Episode 97: Tim Stanley - Whatever Happened to Tradition?
Mar 29, 202200:42:57Tap to summarizeNo description available
Transcribe →Episode 94: WSJ Editorial Board - Trust and Expertise
Feb 21, 202200:46:22Tap to summarizeWe discussed two articles about the nature of trust and expertise, and where the "experts" have failed us in recent years.
Transcribe →Episode 93: Kimberle Crenshaw – Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex
Jan 24, 202200:42:06Tap to summarizeWe explore Kimberle Crenshaw's law review article from 1989, one of the foundational documents of critical race theory.
Transcribe →Episode 92: Thomas Paine - Common Sense
Jan 17, 202200:42:01Tap to summarizeNo description available
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