Transcript
Scott Bertram (0:04)
Every week Hillsdale College President Larry Arne joins Hugh Hewitt to discuss great books, great men and great ideas. This is Hillsdale Dialogues, part of the Hillsdale College Podcast Network. More episodes at Podcast Hillsdale. Edu or wherever you find your audio.
Hugh Hewitt (0:29)
Morning Glory and Evening Grace America. I'm Hugh Hewitt. That music means the first Hillsdale Dialogue of 2026 is underway. Every week at this hour, I'm joined by the president of Hillsdale College, Dr. Larry Arne, or one of his colleagues to talk about either important events that are breaking news in front of us or old and important books of the past. We are presently in a series, if you're new to the studio and the station, a series on this book, Winston Churchill's The Gathering Storm, Volume 1 of his war Memo, which we will return to next week, part 16. But as it is the first show of the new year, I want to welcome Dr. Arne and begin by saying happy New Year. I hope everything is good at Hillsdale College.
Dr. Larry Arnn (1:12)
Dr. Arne Kids are coming back next week and probably we're going to survive that.
Hugh Hewitt (1:16)
Well, you've been through that. For this will be the 26th return since you joined Hillsdale in 2000, I believe. Larry I want to let you know that there are two new affiliates of particular interest, I think to you at the beginning of the year. One of them is in Michigan, WMKT up in Charlevoix or Potoski, Michigan, triple talk 102.3, 103.3 and 102.3, 12:70am and then the home of Naval Aviation, Pensacola, Florida News Radio Pensacola, 92.3, WNRP. So both in your home state, way up north and way down south and across other affiliates that joined the week before for their benefit. I can tell them go to Hillsdale. Edu, but can you just succinctly state for them what the mission of your college has been and remained since you took over as president in 2000 and long ago when it was founded.
Dr. Larry Arnn (2:13)
1844, people who were in the cause of Abraham Lincoln, abolitionists, Christians, had a big part in the Civil War and they founded the college for freedom, faith, learning and character. In a very beautiful document that we read at the beginning of every board meeting at Hills College. It's a lovely thing and the college is fun, difficult. If you decide to come there, it'll be hell and you'll learn a lot. And yeah, so it's very old fashioned place rooted in the revolution of the Lincoln politics of the Civil War.
Hugh Hewitt (2:46)
Now I tell people the three legged stool of the Constitution is conservatives within the Republican Party, conservatives in broadcast media and conservatives in academia. And they rank differently. I think at the top of the leg of the stool in academia is Hillsdale College. I call it the Lantern in the North. All things hillsdalesdale. Edu I want them to know it's hard to get into Hillsdale, so they should start early. But they can sign up for Imprimis, which is a monthly speech digest. But Dr. Arne, what about Hillsdale schools? Because I'm about to advise a group in Maine to call you up about starting one in Maine where Catholic schools are closed. So what about the Hillsdale schools?
