feed02.fireside.fm Mon, 02 Feb 2026 17:22:31 -0600 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Conservative Minds https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm Thu, 21 Mar 2024 16:10:07 -0400 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. en-us © 2026 Conservative Minds episodic A Podcast Examining Conservative Political Thought Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 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. false conservative, conservatism, politics, political, philosophy, economics, intellectual, history, values, government, theory, Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin consmindspodcast@gmail.com yes SCOTUS Samuel Alito - Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/106 be7034e6-cec0-4bd9-8e38-3fd0d62991d3 Mon, 23 Jan 2023 01:00:00 -0500 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 5 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin Our analysis of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health. 44:39 false We'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.

]]> We'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.

]]> We'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.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+_2JwITbW ]]> Kyle Corey Episode 105: John Stuart Mill - On Liberty https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/105 9ceecc3f-5a75-450d-8be2-63d3124afc7e Tue, 20 Dec 2022 16:00:00 -0500 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 5 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 42:39 false While 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.

]]> mill, liberty, panopticon, society, libertarianism While 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.

]]> While 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.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+NJNF76SG ]]> Kyle Corey Episode 103: Jonah Goldberg - Liberal Fascism https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/103 be72c222-fe4f-431e-8a4c-d588792b2bd5 Wed, 20 Jul 2022 01:00:00 -0400 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 5 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin Goldberg explains that fascism is an offshoot of socialism and, rather than being conservative, is just another variety of far-left thought. 44:05 false Goldberg explains that fascism is an offshoot of socialism and, rather than being conservative, is just another variety of far-left thought.

]]> Goldberg explains that fascism is an offshoot of socialism and, rather than being conservative, is just another variety of far-left thought.

]]> Goldberg explains that fascism is an offshoot of socialism and, rather than being conservative, is just another variety of far-left thought.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+OLGjTFUn ]]> Kyle Corey 102: Jonathan Haidt - Why the Last Ten Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/102 3fa1f0ef-a44e-47ad-9851-fa24c6d2be6d Wed, 29 Jun 2022 01:00:00 -0400 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 5 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin Haidt writes about social media and the downfall of normal society. 44:46 false Haidt writes about social media and the downfall of normal society.

]]> Haidt writes about social media and the downfall of normal society.

]]> Haidt writes about social media and the downfall of normal society.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+MX65weDe ]]> Kyle Corey Episode 99: John Mearsheimer - The Great Delusion https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/99 2d89692a-ea78-419f-810c-a4463db66e18 Mon, 25 Apr 2022 01:00:00 -0400 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 5 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin Mearsheimer 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. 45:54 false Mearsheimer 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.

]]> Mearsheimer 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.

]]> Mearsheimer 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.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+21c4MGdD ]]> Kyle Corey Episode 98: Michael Strain - Forget the Economics of Grievance https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/98 a5f94334-d50e-4388-84d7-d4fc02653329 Mon, 11 Apr 2022 01:00:00 -0400 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 5 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin We discussed "Forget the Economics of Grievance", a National Review article by Michael R. Strain. 42:09 false Strain questions Trump's trade and immigration policies. We disagree on whether he's right.

]]> Strain questions Trump's trade and immigration policies. We disagree on whether he's right.

]]> Strain questions Trump's trade and immigration policies. We disagree on whether he's right.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+Nt5lx78l ]]> Kyle Corey Episode 97: Tim Stanley - Whatever Happened to Tradition? https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/97 38a72e44-b1ac-4846-83c5-ecc86ae12061 Tue, 29 Mar 2022 01:00:00 -0400 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 5 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin Stanley talks about how tradition can be both beautiful and useful, how it's been undermined, and how it can be restored. 42:57 false https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+gmftFwTH ]]> Kyle Corey Episode 94: WSJ Editorial Board - Trust and Expertise https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/94 57cf6e1b-9600-4a65-8cf5-00c1b53e1749 Mon, 21 Feb 2022 01:00:00 -0500 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 5 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 46:22 false We discussed two articles about the nature of trust and expertise, and where the "experts" have failed us in recent years.

]]> We discussed two articles about the nature of trust and expertise, and where the "experts" have failed us in recent years.

]]> We discussed two articles about the nature of trust and expertise, and where the "experts" have failed us in recent years.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+dzD27Bz6 ]]> Kyle Corey Episode 93: Kimberle Crenshaw – Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/93 33201b37-ac1b-4d81-9784-e1a28b576b4c Mon, 24 Jan 2022 01:00:00 -0500 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 5 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin Crenshaw's law review article from 1989 is one of the foundational documents of critical race theory. 42:06 false We explore Kimberle Crenshaw's law review article from 1989, one of the foundational documents of critical race theory.

]]> We explore Kimberle Crenshaw's law review article from 1989, one of the foundational documents of critical race theory.

]]> We explore Kimberle Crenshaw's law review article from 1989, one of the foundational documents of critical race theory.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+cSYSohCx ]]> Kyle Corey Episode 92: Thomas Paine - Common Sense https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/92 844afb64-cb38-4c9a-8144-0be45f378dcd Mon, 17 Jan 2022 01:00:00 -0500 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 5 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin Paine's Common Sense made public a persuasive and impassioned case for independence early in the American Revolution, one that was widely read and influential at the time of the American founding. 42:01 false https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+TtyXxymg ]]> Kyle Corey Episode 91: Adrian Wooldridge - The Aristocracy of Talent https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/91 b10e5a7b-a28a-411b-aa15-472297a5613a Mon, 20 Dec 2021 01:00:00 -0500 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 5 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin In The Aristocracy of Talent, Adrian Wooldridge traces the history of meritocracy and looks outside western cultures and shows what transformative effects it has had everywhere it has been adopted, especially once women were brought into the meritocratic system. He also shows how meritocracy has now become corrupted and argues that the recent stalling of social mobility is the result of failure to complete the meritocratic revolution. Rather than abandoning meritocracy, he says, we should call for its renewal. 44:16 false https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+d4cpwB14 ]]> Kyle Corey Episode 90: Michael Sandel - The Tyranny of Merit https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/90 b73ebda9-1a41-4297-8fd0-5554461be5b3 Mon, 29 Nov 2021 01:00:00 -0500 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 5 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin Philosopher Michael J. Sandel argues that to overcome modern crises, we must rethink the attitudes toward success and failure that have accompanied globalization and rising inequality, questioning the value of meritocracy itself. 45:11 false https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+rgr-29uH ]]> Kyle Corey Episode 89: Peter Turchin - Ages of Discord https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/89 0f3c9885-7d1c-4f36-bd77-3a3dbd4c1ac9 Mon, 15 Nov 2021 01:00:00 -0500 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 5 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin Turchin says that long spells of equitable prosperity and internal peace are succeeded by protracted periods of inequity, increasing misery, and political instability. These crisis periods — Ages of Discord — have recurred in societies throughout history. Are we entering one now? 46:21 false https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+aMqdzoEB ]]> Kyle Corey Episode 88: Bruno Maçães - History Has Begun https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/88 fe926159-6ccf-422e-abc7-a0884252787d Mon, 18 Oct 2021 01:00:00 -0400 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 5 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin Americans believe in the liberal values that have guided Western politics since the Second World War, but Maçães argues that they are "true in a different way." 44:07 false https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+MnrtIfVu ]]> Kyle Corey Episode 87: C.S. Lewis - The Abolition of Man https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/87 3336fa0f-2986-4883-8444-7d2f0c49e652 Wed, 06 Oct 2021 01:00:00 -0400 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 5 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin Lewis discusses "men without chests," the loss of virtue and values that comes from reliance on reason alone, moral subjectivism versus natural law. 40:48 false https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+5_kZiQqJ ]]> Kyle Corey Episode 86: Season 5 Recap https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/86 bcf27819-0d03-4256-a5d8-520619f93a62 Tue, 07 Sep 2021 01:00:00 -0400 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 5 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin We look back at the last sixteen episodes and discuss the themes and ideas they shared. 42:09 false Wrapping up season 5, we summarize and compare the readings from episodes 70 though 85.

]]> Wrapping up season 5, we summarize and compare the readings from episodes 70 though 85.

]]> Wrapping up season 5, we summarize and compare the readings from episodes 70 though 85.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+jXBy-8Jn ]]> Kyle Corey Episode 85: George Packer - How America Fractured into Four Parts https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/85 2a6f3805-2bc6-4a67-9998-6461e6c577e0 Mon, 23 Aug 2021 01:00:00 -0400 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 5 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin Packer writes about an America shattered into four increasingly hostile tribes. 46:05 false https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+hXh7QbVb ]]> Kyle Corey Episode 84: Martin Gurri - The Revolt of the Public https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/84 795df687-9c13-4199-a757-1881c454f57e Mon, 02 Aug 2021 01:00:00 -0400 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 5 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin Technology has reversed the information balance of power between the public and the elites who manage the great hierarchical institutions of the industrial age — government, political parties, the media. Gurri tells us how insurgencies, enabled by digital devices and a vast information sphere, have mobilized millions of ordinary people around the world. 45:20 false https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+EYwGfMbQ ]]> Kyle Corey Episode 83: Adrian Vermeule - Beyond Originalism https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/83 1e19225e-666b-4f88-b6b9-a3014cfe0a56 Mon, 19 Jul 2021 01:00:00 -0400 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 5 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin Professor Adrian Vermeule's 2020 article proposes a new legal philosophy for conservatives, one at odds with prevailing originalist theories on the right. 43:06 false https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+_96M0Rdt ]]> Kyle Corey Episode 82: E. F. Schumacher - Small Is Beautiful https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/82 3ad0bef9-8a43-4469-80d2-fecb13e31f25 Mon, 05 Jul 2021 01:00:00 -0400 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 5 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin In "Small Is Beautiful", economist Schumacher criticizes mainstream economics and advances the idea that small, appropriate technologies are a superior alternative to the mainstream ethos of "bigger is better". 45:20 false https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+F5VwJ5JX ]]> Kyle Corey Episode 81: Henry Hazlitt — Man versus the Welfare State https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/81 7090b582-e399-43fd-8789-1539e239b91d Mon, 21 Jun 2021 01:00:00 -0400 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 5 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 45:18 false Hazllitt's 1969 book examines inflation, price controls, and all of the downsides of a managed economy in a strong defense of free-market capitalism.

]]> Hazllitt's 1969 book examines inflation, price controls, and all of the downsides of a managed economy in a strong defense of free-market capitalism.

]]> Hazllitt's 1969 book examines inflation, price controls, and all of the downsides of a managed economy in a strong defense of free-market capitalism.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+6DnsHopI ]]> Kyle Corey Episode 80: Thomas Jefferson - Selected Readings https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/80 1a5cbdf3-bca1-4b46-b7dc-ea27a4b43b41 Wed, 09 Jun 2021 01:00:00 -0400 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 5 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin Jefferson's writings give an insight into the philosophy of the early republic and especially the influence of John Locke and other Enlightenment thinkers on the American founding. 43:46 false https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+eQE4t2ar ]]> Kyle Corey Episode 79: Grace Olmstead - Uprooted https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/79 2e9cd500-9015-499d-b5ef-7c29491013b6 Wed, 12 May 2021 01:00:00 -0400 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 5 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin Partly an elegy for the farming community in which she was raised, partly a reflection on the transient, frenetic life that has become the American ideal, Olmstead examines the things that make communities work, the things that built them, and the things we have lost. 45:48 false https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+phIgnJ4X ]]> Kyle Corey Episode 78: Vaclav Havel - The Power of the Powerless https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/78 ea3b7294-3296-4946-bbb4-c30d91ec4fad Mon, 03 May 2021 01:00:00 -0400 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 5 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin Havel's essay described the nature of post-totalitarian dictatorship and the need for people to live within the truth. 39:23 false https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+40zR4SCy ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 77: Roger Scruton - How to Be a Conservative https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/77 36a32b01-6bc0-4947-9dc9-86f07f864cda Mon, 26 Apr 2021 19:00:00 -0400 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 5 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 42:16 false Scruton argues that conservatism starts from a sentiment that good things are easily destroyed but not easily created. We have collectively inherited good things that we must strive to keep. Further, democray needs boundaries to flourish. A shared identity - territory, culture, language - is a prerequisite for the politics of compromise.

]]> scruton, nationalism, boundaries, borders, democracy, political, conservative, minds, reagan, capitalism, socialism, communism, republican, democrat, Scruton argues that conservatism starts from a sentiment that good things are easily destroyed but not easily created. We have collectively inherited good things that we must strive to keep. Further, democray needs boundaries to flourish. A shared identity - territory, culture, language - is a prerequisite for the politics of compromise.

]]> Scruton argues that conservatism starts from a sentiment that good things are easily destroyed but not easily created. We have collectively inherited good things that we must strive to keep. Further, democray needs boundaries to flourish. A shared identity - territory, culture, language - is a prerequisite for the politics of compromise.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+cQzwxV5i ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 76: Frank Meyer & Russell Kirk - What is Conservatism? https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/76 836a81a5-7c00-427a-ae8c-39b6f3167ef5 Sun, 28 Mar 2021 20:00:00 -0400 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 5 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 43:44 false Special Guest - Josh Lewis, host of Saving Elephants Podcast: https://www.savingelephantsblog.com/podcast

This volume edited by Frank Meyer offers a collection of essays from conservative luminaries, including Russell Kirk, F.A. Hayek, and William F. Buckley, Jr. Josh joins us to discuss the current and future state of conservatism.

]]> josh, lewis, saving, elephants, kirk, meyer, buckley, schmitt, political, conservative, minds, reagan, capitalism, socialism, communism, republican, democrat, Special Guest - Josh Lewis, host of Saving Elephants Podcast: https://www.savingelephantsblog.com/podcast

This volume edited by Frank Meyer offers a collection of essays from conservative luminaries, including Russell Kirk, F.A. Hayek, and William F. Buckley, Jr. Josh joins us to discuss the current and future state of conservatism.

]]> Special Guest - Josh Lewis, host of Saving Elephants Podcast: https://www.savingelephantsblog.com/podcast

This volume edited by Frank Meyer offers a collection of essays from conservative luminaries, including Russell Kirk, F.A. Hayek, and William F. Buckley, Jr. Josh joins us to discuss the current and future state of conservatism.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+n7qUSCui ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 75: Herbert Marcuse - One-Dimensional Man https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/75 6b181069-14c2-4ee2-b04e-d66457c56c68 Sat, 13 Mar 2021 20:00:00 -0500 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 5 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 42:10 false Reading the Left from a conservative perspective series

Marcuse argues that technology creates new forms of social control. Consumer culture creates false needs that distract from reality and rob the masses of free choice. Science and rationality are tools of the oppressor. Liberation necessarily appears to come from without and from above

]]> marcuse, frankfurt, dialectic, marxism, dimensional, political, conservative, minds, reagan, capitalism, socialism, communism, republican, democrat, conservatism, libertarianism Reading the Left from a conservative perspective series

Marcuse argues that technology creates new forms of social control. Consumer culture creates false needs that distract from reality and rob the masses of free choice. Science and rationality are tools of the oppressor. Liberation necessarily appears to come from without and from above

]]> Reading the Left from a conservative perspective series

Marcuse argues that technology creates new forms of social control. Consumer culture creates false needs that distract from reality and rob the masses of free choice. Science and rationality are tools of the oppressor. Liberation necessarily appears to come from without and from above

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+MVQFexKn ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 74: Carl Schmitt - Concept of the Political https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/74 2ab80bc4-be8e-4665-8f30-7023ff3216a9 Mon, 08 Mar 2021 19:00:00 -0500 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 5 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 41:05 false Schmitt argues that political actions and motives are rooted in friend-enemy relationships. The end of politics is to counter and oppose the enemy. All political concepts have a concrete opposition in mind. When party antagonisms within a state become the primary enemy grouping, conflict or civil war become a real possibility.

]]> schmitt, political, conservative, minds, reagan, capitalism, socialism, communism, republican, democrat, Schmitt argues that political actions and motives are rooted in friend-enemy relationships. The end of politics is to counter and oppose the enemy. All political concepts have a concrete opposition in mind. When party antagonisms within a state become the primary enemy grouping, conflict or civil war become a real possibility.

]]> Schmitt argues that political actions and motives are rooted in friend-enemy relationships. The end of politics is to counter and oppose the enemy. All political concepts have a concrete opposition in mind. When party antagonisms within a state become the primary enemy grouping, conflict or civil war become a real possibility.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+GEteXDW9 ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 73: Adam Smith - Wealth of Nations https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/73 70e806dc-e576-4f93-ba17-fad19b112f96 Sat, 27 Feb 2021 12:00:00 -0500 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 5 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 42:55 false Smith argues that a nation's wealth stems from the goods and services it produces, rather than the amount of money it collects. Specialization increases wealth through a dramatic increase in productivity. A market economic system is the most efficient method for setting prices and creating wealth. Money is a medium for exchange and has no inherent value of its own. International trade makes both nations in a transaction better off.

Eamon Butler, Condensed Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith Institute 2011: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/56eddde762cd9413e151ac92/t/56fbaba840261dc6fac3ceb6/1459334065124/Condensed_Wealth_of_Nations_ASI.pdf

]]> smith, wealth, nations, invisible, hand, market, international, trade, populism, right, left, unions, work, eitc, minds, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology, Smith argues that a nation's wealth stems from the goods and services it produces, rather than the amount of money it collects. Specialization increases wealth through a dramatic increase in productivity. A market economic system is the most efficient method for setting prices and creating wealth. Money is a medium for exchange and has no inherent value of its own. International trade makes both nations in a transaction better off.

Eamon Butler, Condensed Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith Institute 2011: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/56eddde762cd9413e151ac92/t/56fbaba840261dc6fac3ceb6/1459334065124/Condensed_Wealth_of_Nations_ASI.pdf

]]> Smith argues that a nation's wealth stems from the goods and services it produces, rather than the amount of money it collects. Specialization increases wealth through a dramatic increase in productivity. A market economic system is the most efficient method for setting prices and creating wealth. Money is a medium for exchange and has no inherent value of its own. International trade makes both nations in a transaction better off.

Eamon Butler, Condensed Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith Institute 2011: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/56eddde762cd9413e151ac92/t/56fbaba840261dc6fac3ceb6/1459334065124/Condensed_Wealth_of_Nations_ASI.pdf

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+NGU44YHz ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 72: Frederick Jackson Turner - Significance of the Frontier in American History https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/72 06de0438-30ae-479c-a090-6cb7f1351df9 Sun, 07 Feb 2021 22:45:00 -0500 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 5 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 40:18 false Turner argues that the frontier area of free land and the advance of American settlement westward, explain American democracy. Up to the late 1800s, American social development had been continually beginning over again on the frontier. This perennial rebirth, this fluidity of American life, this expansion westward with its new opportunities furnish the forces dominating American character. He says the true point of view in the history of this nation is not the Atlantic coast, it is the Great West.

]]> jackson, turner, frontier, west, settlement, democracy, westward, expansion, populism, right, left, unions, work, eitc, minds, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology, Turner argues that the frontier area of free land and the advance of American settlement westward, explain American democracy. Up to the late 1800s, American social development had been continually beginning over again on the frontier. This perennial rebirth, this fluidity of American life, this expansion westward with its new opportunities furnish the forces dominating American character. He says the true point of view in the history of this nation is not the Atlantic coast, it is the Great West.

]]> Turner argues that the frontier area of free land and the advance of American settlement westward, explain American democracy. Up to the late 1800s, American social development had been continually beginning over again on the frontier. This perennial rebirth, this fluidity of American life, this expansion westward with its new opportunities furnish the forces dominating American character. He says the true point of view in the history of this nation is not the Atlantic coast, it is the Great West.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+9nc2f7JH ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 70: Tim Carney - Alienated America https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/70 4622eaac-b15c-4348-96cc-9aaff4c75339 Sat, 23 Jan 2021 21:00:00 -0500 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 5 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 43:21 false Carney examines how counties voted in the 2016 Republican presidential primaries. Among Trump's core supporters, Carney finds a story of working-class struggle. In places that shunned Trump, Carney finds thriving community and civil society. He argues that achieving the American Dream requires strong local institutions, community, and religous participation, even more than better jobs and economic opportunity.

]]> carney, institutions, religious, social, capital, community, liberty, libertarian, barnett, constitution, law, commerce, clause, minds, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology, Carney examines how counties voted in the 2016 Republican presidential primaries. Among Trump's core supporters, Carney finds a story of working-class struggle. In places that shunned Trump, Carney finds thriving community and civil society. He argues that achieving the American Dream requires strong local institutions, community, and religous participation, even more than better jobs and economic opportunity.

]]> Carney examines how counties voted in the 2016 Republican presidential primaries. Among Trump's core supporters, Carney finds a story of working-class struggle. In places that shunned Trump, Carney finds thriving community and civil society. He argues that achieving the American Dream requires strong local institutions, community, and religous participation, even more than better jobs and economic opportunity.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+bcWJtQ6h ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 69: Season 4 Recap https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/69 ac592e38-f02a-4dcb-9bfc-ae89a712781f Sun, 20 Dec 2020 12:00:00 -0500 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 4 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 39:19 false We reflect on the books we read during Season 4. Topics include the culture war in America, the future of the Republican and Democratic Parties, and the common threads between Marxism and the Social Justice movement.

]]> social, justice, communist, manifesto, trump, kamala, biden, liberalism, progressivism, classical, liberal, marxism, minds, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology, We reflect on the books we read during Season 4. Topics include the culture war in America, the future of the Republican and Democratic Parties, and the common threads between Marxism and the Social Justice movement.

]]> We reflect on the books we read during Season 4. Topics include the culture war in America, the future of the Republican and Democratic Parties, and the common threads between Marxism and the Social Justice movement.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+EaCm74VP ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 68: Helen Pluckrose & James Lindsay - Cynical Theories https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/68 b4cafe87-2d0e-4a0a-9379-66ed2a8c4f36 Sun, 06 Dec 2020 22:00:00 -0500 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 4 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 44:35 false Pluckrose and Lindsay describe the ideological underpinnings of the Social Justice movement. This new ideology long incubated in the academe but has now broken into the mainstream. They explain new terms like cis-gender, hetero-normative, non-binary, and systemic racism. Cynical Theories is a guide to the language and customs of the new Social Justice activism.

]]> social, justice, system, binary, queer, theory, postmodern, foucault, derida, liberty, libertarian, barnett, constitution, law, commerce, clause, minds, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology, Pluckrose and Lindsay describe the ideological underpinnings of the Social Justice movement. This new ideology long incubated in the academe but has now broken into the mainstream. They explain new terms like cis-gender, hetero-normative, non-binary, and systemic racism. Cynical Theories is a guide to the language and customs of the new Social Justice activism.

]]> Pluckrose and Lindsay describe the ideological underpinnings of the Social Justice movement. This new ideology long incubated in the academe but has now broken into the mainstream. They explain new terms like cis-gender, hetero-normative, non-binary, and systemic racism. Cynical Theories is a guide to the language and customs of the new Social Justice activism.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+5t3mke5o ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 66: David Goodhart - The Road to Somewhere https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/66 aba46cca-f1da-45a5-9681-9c02e000884d Sun, 15 Nov 2020 20:00:00 -0500 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 4 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 42:27 false Special Guest - Avi Woolf, writer and Twitter influencer, joins our discussion.

Goodhart sees Britain divided between two principal political groups: the educated and geographically mobile 'Anywheres', and the working class with strong attachments to local places and people that he calls 'Somewheres'. We find many parallels with the cultural divide in the United States.

]]> avi, woolf, goodhart, anyweres, somewheres, working class, white, social, animal, culture, minds, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology, marxist, marxism, socialism, communism, technology, automation Special Guest - Avi Woolf, writer and Twitter influencer, joins our discussion.

Goodhart sees Britain divided between two principal political groups: the educated and geographically mobile 'Anywheres', and the working class with strong attachments to local places and people that he calls 'Somewheres'. We find many parallels with the cultural divide in the United States.

]]> Special Guest - Avi Woolf, writer and Twitter influencer, joins our discussion.

Goodhart sees Britain divided between two principal political groups: the educated and geographically mobile 'Anywheres', and the working class with strong attachments to local places and people that he calls 'Somewheres'. We find many parallels with the cultural divide in the United States.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+8psx4aEn ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 65: Kevin Vallier - Trust in a Polarized Age https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/65 abba26fb-a236-4e45-a319-d9443217b47a Sun, 08 Nov 2020 19:00:00 -0500 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 4 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 45:47 false Special Guest - Kevin Vallier joins us to discuss his book Trust in a Polarized Age

Vallier argues that there is a close relationship between partisan divergence and trust. He explains the interaction between societal and political trust. He believes falling trust and increasing partisan divergence are mutually reinforcing

Visit Kevin's website

Read his blog

]]> vallier, trust, polarized, liberty, libertarian, barnett, constitution, law, commerce, clause, minds, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology, Special Guest - Kevin Vallier joins us to discuss his book Trust in a Polarized Age

Vallier argues that there is a close relationship between partisan divergence and trust. He explains the interaction between societal and political trust. He believes falling trust and increasing partisan divergence are mutually reinforcing

Visit Kevin's website

Read his blog

]]> Special Guest - Kevin Vallier joins us to discuss his book Trust in a Polarized Age

Vallier argues that there is a close relationship between partisan divergence and trust. He explains the interaction between societal and political trust. He believes falling trust and increasing partisan divergence are mutually reinforcing

Visit Kevin's website

Read his blog

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+i82orSmA ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 64: Nicholas Lemann - The Republican Identity Crisis After Trump https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/64 e466dc0a-f58a-43cf-9c0d-bba8c26411c2 Sun, 01 Nov 2020 18:00:00 -0500 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 4 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 41:52 false In a recent New Yorker article, journalist Nicholas Lemann explores the future of the Republican Party after Trump. We discuss the scenarios he puts forth and offer some of our own guesses.

]]> trump, future, Republican, hawley, rubio, tucker, culture, minds, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology, marxist, marxism, socialism, communism, technology, automation In a recent New Yorker article, journalist Nicholas Lemann explores the future of the Republican Party after Trump. We discuss the scenarios he puts forth and offer some of our own guesses.

]]> In a recent New Yorker article, journalist Nicholas Lemann explores the future of the Republican Party after Trump. We discuss the scenarios he puts forth and offer some of our own guesses.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+Yorribo2 ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 63: Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels - Communist Manifesto https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/63 5a29f58a-8bdc-487d-b9ac-803387664b06 Sun, 18 Oct 2020 22:00:00 -0400 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 4 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 44:39 false Reading the Left from a conservative perspective series

Marx and Engels see the world as a story of class struggle. Oppressor and oppressed facing off in constant opposition. During the industrial revolution, the authors identify the bourgeoisie as the oppressor who exploits the proletariat. The authors declare communism the solution, including the abolition of private property and the centralization of industry and finance.

]]> communism, marx, engels, fascism, totalitarianism, minds, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology, Reading the Left from a conservative perspective series

Marx and Engels see the world as a story of class struggle. Oppressor and oppressed facing off in constant opposition. During the industrial revolution, the authors identify the bourgeoisie as the oppressor who exploits the proletariat. The authors declare communism the solution, including the abolition of private property and the centralization of industry and finance.

]]> Reading the Left from a conservative perspective series

Marx and Engels see the world as a story of class struggle. Oppressor and oppressed facing off in constant opposition. During the industrial revolution, the authors identify the bourgeoisie as the oppressor who exploits the proletariat. The authors declare communism the solution, including the abolition of private property and the centralization of industry and finance.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+LdyZphWL ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 62: Rachel Bovard & Jim DeMint - Conservative: Knowing What to Keep https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/62 89eca00d-84e7-45f8-baac-40c97404aff5 Sat, 10 Oct 2020 16:00:00 -0400 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 4 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 42:07 false Special Guest - Rachel Bovard joins us to discuss her book Conservative: Knowing What to Keep
She describes with her coauthor, former Senator Jim DeMint, how to apply long-standing conservative principles to our contemporary era. Rachel has operated in the vanguard of the conservative movement for the past decade. We discuss the state of conservatism, how it might be evolving, and how the Republican Party may need to adapt.

]]> kirk, rachel, bovard, demint, movement, Burke, kirk, family, society, minds, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology, capitalism, socialism, right, left Special Guest - Rachel Bovard joins us to discuss her book Conservative: Knowing What to Keep
She describes with her coauthor, former Senator Jim DeMint, how to apply long-standing conservative principles to our contemporary era. Rachel has operated in the vanguard of the conservative movement for the past decade. We discuss the state of conservatism, how it might be evolving, and how the Republican Party may need to adapt.

]]> Special Guest - Rachel Bovard joins us to discuss her book Conservative: Knowing What to Keep
She describes with her coauthor, former Senator Jim DeMint, how to apply long-standing conservative principles to our contemporary era. Rachel has operated in the vanguard of the conservative movement for the past decade. We discuss the state of conservatism, how it might be evolving, and how the Republican Party may need to adapt.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+bHNoSLHS ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 61: Kyle Sammin - Kamala Harris Nod Tells Blue-Collar Workers Democrats Are Done With Them https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/61 b6ad7797-ee51-40a0-bed5-e19b589a1857 Sun, 04 Oct 2020 12:00:00 -0400 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 4 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 45:05 false Contrary to conventional expectations, political parties do not remain static. In his recent Federalist article, Kyle explored what the choice of Kamala Harris means for the future Democratic coalition. He wrote another article about Trump's growing Hispanic support. We discuss what the Democratic and Republican parties might look like in the coming years.

]]> immigrartion, sammin, hispanic, kamala, Burke, kirk, family, society, minds, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology, capitalism, socialism, right, left Contrary to conventional expectations, political parties do not remain static. In his recent Federalist article, Kyle explored what the choice of Kamala Harris means for the future Democratic coalition. He wrote another article about Trump's growing Hispanic support. We discuss what the Democratic and Republican parties might look like in the coming years.

]]> Contrary to conventional expectations, political parties do not remain static. In his recent Federalist article, Kyle explored what the choice of Kamala Harris means for the future Democratic coalition. He wrote another article about Trump's growing Hispanic support. We discuss what the Democratic and Republican parties might look like in the coming years.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+wdCWQMVy ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 60: Charles Cooke - Conservatarian Manifesto https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/60 85a1b4d8-185e-48c6-bcf7-bf99352bd863 Sun, 13 Sep 2020 18:00:00 -0400 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 4 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 43:17 false Cooke describes his political philosophy that combines elements of conservatism and libertarianism. We also discuss the differences between these two temperaments. What do libertarians believe? Why does it seem like libertarians used to be Republican but have now shifted into the Democratic coalition?

]]> minds, cook, libertarian, libertarianism, fusionism, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology, Cooke describes his political philosophy that combines elements of conservatism and libertarianism. We also discuss the differences between these two temperaments. What do libertarians believe? Why does it seem like libertarians used to be Republican but have now shifted into the Democratic coalition?

]]> Cooke describes his political philosophy that combines elements of conservatism and libertarianism. We also discuss the differences between these two temperaments. What do libertarians believe? Why does it seem like libertarians used to be Republican but have now shifted into the Democratic coalition?

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+66dUd0A2 ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 59: Ross Douthat - Decadent Society https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/59 8ad6b145-0774-4355-b2bb-51bfa5c0b896 Sun, 23 Aug 2020 18:00:00 -0400 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 4 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 43:30 false Douthat argues that Western civilization finds itself on a treadmill. The speed of growth and innovation has slowed. Fresh discoveries and new worlds seem out of reach. And we find ourselves aging, comfortable and stuck, cut off from the past and no longer optimistic about the future.

]]> minds, douthat, decadent, decadence, growth, innovation, woke, wokeism, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology, Douthat argues that Western civilization finds itself on a treadmill. The speed of growth and innovation has slowed. Fresh discoveries and new worlds seem out of reach. And we find ourselves aging, comfortable and stuck, cut off from the past and no longer optimistic about the future.

]]> Douthat argues that Western civilization finds itself on a treadmill. The speed of growth and innovation has slowed. Fresh discoveries and new worlds seem out of reach. And we find ourselves aging, comfortable and stuck, cut off from the past and no longer optimistic about the future.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+qTXlaACC ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 58: Frank Meyer - Conservative Mainstream https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/58 9736c600-c90f-4e99-8dfd-5b555cfb2e84 Sun, 09 Aug 2020 20:00:00 -0400 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 4 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 41:13 false Meyer pioneered the the idea of combining the traditionalist and libertarian strains of conservatism into one unified theory that later became known as "fusionism." For Meyer, a conservative is someone who believes in objective morality, an elevated individual, limited government, and the Constitution of the United States as originally conceived.

]]> meyer, mainstream, utopian, communist, christianity, minds, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology, Meyer pioneered the the idea of combining the traditionalist and libertarian strains of conservatism into one unified theory that later became known as "fusionism." For Meyer, a conservative is someone who believes in objective morality, an elevated individual, limited government, and the Constitution of the United States as originally conceived.

]]> Meyer pioneered the the idea of combining the traditionalist and libertarian strains of conservatism into one unified theory that later became known as "fusionism." For Meyer, a conservative is someone who believes in objective morality, an elevated individual, limited government, and the Constitution of the United States as originally conceived.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+HtbGcrDj ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 57: Jean Jacques Rousseau - Social Contract https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/57 312e67a7-3baa-4b91-8991-c386877f2bc1 Sat, 18 Jul 2020 12:00:00 -0400 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 4 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 44:02 false Reading the Left from a conservative perspective series

Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains. That's how Rousseau begins his famous treatise on government. When the people take charge, the general will is always rightful and the decisions will always be good. Rousseau calls for enforcing equality and establishing a censorship tribunal.

]]> rousseau, social, contract, equality, egalitarianism, left, socialist, minds, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology, Reading the Left from a conservative perspective series

Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains. That's how Rousseau begins his famous treatise on government. When the people take charge, the general will is always rightful and the decisions will always be good. Rousseau calls for enforcing equality and establishing a censorship tribunal.

]]> Reading the Left from a conservative perspective series

Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains. That's how Rousseau begins his famous treatise on government. When the people take charge, the general will is always rightful and the decisions will always be good. Rousseau calls for enforcing equality and establishing a censorship tribunal.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+VLLpWI88 ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 56: Saul Alinsky - Rules for Radicals https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/56 e9644e87-cb67-4df9-86a9-9ca832dda804 Sun, 12 Jul 2020 18:00:00 -0400 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 4 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 45:00 false Reading the Left from a conservative perspective series

Saul Alinsky starts from where the world is, as it is, and not as he would like it to be. Rules for Radicals is a how-to manual for young radicals committed to the fight and revolution. He says the present generation wants a meaning, a chance to strive for some sort of order. This book offers direction on how to get there.

]]> alinsky, radicals, rules, leftist, liberal, communism, fascism, minds, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology, Reading the Left from a conservative perspective series

Saul Alinsky starts from where the world is, as it is, and not as he would like it to be. Rules for Radicals is a how-to manual for young radicals committed to the fight and revolution. He says the present generation wants a meaning, a chance to strive for some sort of order. This book offers direction on how to get there.

]]> Reading the Left from a conservative perspective series

Saul Alinsky starts from where the world is, as it is, and not as he would like it to be. Rules for Radicals is a how-to manual for young radicals committed to the fight and revolution. He says the present generation wants a meaning, a chance to strive for some sort of order. This book offers direction on how to get there.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+0waqnTxU ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 55: R.R. Reno - Return of the Strong Gods https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/55 a5982acf-4714-4c8f-b4ec-d0704105ad6e Sun, 05 Jul 2020 20:00:00 -0400 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 4 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 43:14 false Special Guest - Gerald Russello, editor of University Bookman at the Russell Kirk Center, joins our discussion.

Reno believes American elites forged a general theory of society following WWII to prevent another rise of totalitarianism. This "postwar consensus" involved a weakening of the "Strong Gods" - the objects of men's love and devotion. He believes this loss is driving populism in the West.

]]> reno, strong, gods, fascism, totalitarianism, catholic, minds, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology, Special Guest - Gerald Russello, editor of University Bookman at the Russell Kirk Center, joins our discussion.

Reno believes American elites forged a general theory of society following WWII to prevent another rise of totalitarianism. This "postwar consensus" involved a weakening of the "Strong Gods" - the objects of men's love and devotion. He believes this loss is driving populism in the West.

]]> Special Guest - Gerald Russello, editor of University Bookman at the Russell Kirk Center, joins our discussion.

Reno believes American elites forged a general theory of society following WWII to prevent another rise of totalitarianism. This "postwar consensus" involved a weakening of the "Strong Gods" - the objects of men's love and devotion. He believes this loss is driving populism in the West.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+dMrAVR_s ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 54: Neil Postman - Amusing Ourselves to Death https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/54 45f95c89-37e8-4cd8-af3f-86a880f26752 Sat, 20 Jun 2020 15:00:00 -0400 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 4 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 44:08 false Postman argues that public discourse in America has dissolved into the art of show business. In early American history, the written word reigned supreme, and our politics and culture were better for it. He provides fascinating insights into how the media medium structures our understanding and perceptions.

]]> Postman, amusing, death, television, politics, america, minds, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology, Postman argues that public discourse in America has dissolved into the art of show business. In early American history, the written word reigned supreme, and our politics and culture were better for it. He provides fascinating insights into how the media medium structures our understanding and perceptions.

]]> Postman argues that public discourse in America has dissolved into the art of show business. In early American history, the written word reigned supreme, and our politics and culture were better for it. He provides fascinating insights into how the media medium structures our understanding and perceptions.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+1XSS4Cp3 ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 53: Alasdair MacIntyre - After Virtue https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/53 32c299de-413e-410a-86a8-e144a744c542 Sun, 24 May 2020 21:00:00 -0400 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 4 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 40:51 false Why do we have such a difficult time agreeing about moral principles? MacIntyre believes that what we now understand as morality is merely the fragmented remnants of a formely fuller and more substantive comprehension of morality. What remains are only the language and appearances of morality. He argues that our only way out is a return to Aristotelian virtue ethics.

Disclaimer: We experienced some technical difficulties in the recording of this episode. Please excuse the sound quality.

]]> minds, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology, alastair, macintyre, after virtue Why do we have such a difficult time agreeing about moral principles? MacIntyre believes that what we now understand as morality is merely the fragmented remnants of a formely fuller and more substantive comprehension of morality. What remains are only the language and appearances of morality. He argues that our only way out is a return to Aristotelian virtue ethics.

Disclaimer: We experienced some technical difficulties in the recording of this episode. Please excuse the sound quality.

]]> Why do we have such a difficult time agreeing about moral principles? MacIntyre believes that what we now understand as morality is merely the fragmented remnants of a formely fuller and more substantive comprehension of morality. What remains are only the language and appearances of morality. He argues that our only way out is a return to Aristotelian virtue ethics.

Disclaimer: We experienced some technical difficulties in the recording of this episode. Please excuse the sound quality.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+uslvQTZk ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 51: Whittaker Chambers - Witness https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/51 7c91dd2a-ab37-44e4-aa3f-45b0459befde Sun, 12 Apr 2020 17:00:00 -0400 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 3 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 43:54 false Autobiography of former Soviet agent, Whittaker Chambers. He shares his story, along with his reflections on communism and his life as a communist operative. According to Chambers, a man becomes a communist because he is driven to despair by the crisis of history.

]]> minds, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology, whittaker, chambers, communism, soviet, agent, alger, hiss, new deal Autobiography of former Soviet agent, Whittaker Chambers. He shares his story, along with his reflections on communism and his life as a communist operative. According to Chambers, a man becomes a communist because he is driven to despair by the crisis of history.

]]> Autobiography of former Soviet agent, Whittaker Chambers. He shares his story, along with his reflections on communism and his life as a communist operative. According to Chambers, a man becomes a communist because he is driven to despair by the crisis of history.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+eEUhRbbq ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 50: Yuval Levin - A Time To Build https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/50 082b1631-b863-4f09-9ad1-96dcef2a6639 Sun, 05 Apr 2020 14:00:00 -0400 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 3 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 42:18 false Special Guest - Yuval Levin joins us to discuss his new book A Time To Build.
He describes how America is living through a social crisis of polarized politics and raging culture war. As the remedy, he proposes that we renew the ties that bind Americans to one another. We must build and rebuild by committing ourselves to the institutions around us.

]]> minds, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology, socrates, plato, crito, justice, unjust, law, marxism, marxist, communism, liberalism, yuval, levin, time, build, institutions, family, Special Guest - Yuval Levin joins us to discuss his new book A Time To Build.
He describes how America is living through a social crisis of polarized politics and raging culture war. As the remedy, he proposes that we renew the ties that bind Americans to one another. We must build and rebuild by committing ourselves to the institutions around us.

]]> Special Guest - Yuval Levin joins us to discuss his new book A Time To Build.
He describes how America is living through a social crisis of polarized politics and raging culture war. As the remedy, he proposes that we renew the ties that bind Americans to one another. We must build and rebuild by committing ourselves to the institutions around us.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+C7Dc9dHx ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 49: Plato - The Crito https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/49 22339e0c-8fcb-40ab-99b3-3e0aba13d9e5 Sun, 29 Mar 2020 21:00:00 -0400 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 3 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 42:39 false Plato's dialogue pits Socrates against a wealthy friend willing to help him escape his death sentence. Socrates refuses, because he believes it would not be just. When should we as citizens ignore an unjust law? According to Socrates, we owe an obligation to the polis (society) that transcends individual justice.

]]> minds, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology, socrates, plato, crito, justice, unjust, law, marxism, marxist, communism, liberalism Plato's dialogue pits Socrates against a wealthy friend willing to help him escape his death sentence. Socrates refuses, because he believes it would not be just. When should we as citizens ignore an unjust law? According to Socrates, we owe an obligation to the polis (society) that transcends individual justice.

]]> Plato's dialogue pits Socrates against a wealthy friend willing to help him escape his death sentence. Socrates refuses, because he believes it would not be just. When should we as citizens ignore an unjust law? According to Socrates, we owe an obligation to the polis (society) that transcends individual justice.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+J6Ccffot ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 48: Grover Norquist - Leave Us Alone https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/48 c8c6bc05-a5d3-41fb-9171-a32f4a23f104 Sun, 08 Mar 2020 15:00:00 -0400 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 3 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 43:22 false Grover Norquist, and his Americans for Tax Reform, developed the no-new-taxes pledge that has become an institution for conservative candidates in American politics. He divides the world into two sides arrayed against one another in political influence: the Leave Us Alone Coalition, whose only ask of government is to leave them alone; and the Takings Coalition, who view the proper role of government as taking money, power, and property from one group and giving it to someone else.

]]> norquist, leave, alone, taxes, pledge, marxism, marxist, socialism, socialist, homeschool, second, amendment, minds, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology, Grover Norquist, and his Americans for Tax Reform, developed the no-new-taxes pledge that has become an institution for conservative candidates in American politics. He divides the world into two sides arrayed against one another in political influence: the Leave Us Alone Coalition, whose only ask of government is to leave them alone; and the Takings Coalition, who view the proper role of government as taking money, power, and property from one group and giving it to someone else.

]]> Grover Norquist, and his Americans for Tax Reform, developed the no-new-taxes pledge that has become an institution for conservative candidates in American politics. He divides the world into two sides arrayed against one another in political influence: the Leave Us Alone Coalition, whose only ask of government is to leave them alone; and the Takings Coalition, who view the proper role of government as taking money, power, and property from one group and giving it to someone else.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+JvkX0Itq ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 47: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn - Gulag Archipelago https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/47 fea1ae82-49cb-4f60-ad07-02263537a4d8 Sun, 01 Mar 2020 19:00:00 -0500 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 3 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 43:14 false The Gulag Archipelago is an account of the brutal arrests, imprisonment, and often murder of tens of millions of innocent Soviet citizens by their own government beginning under Vladimir Lenin in 1918 through the reign of Joseph Stalin to 1956. Solzhenitsyn saw his task as documenting for the Soviet people the full scope of what happened. He relies on his own experience in the Gulag from 1945 to 1953, along with experiences related to him by other survivors. It is a harrowing warning about the totalitarian nature of communist regimes.

]]> solzhenitsyn, gulag, archipelago, communism, soviet, union, concentration, camps, marxism, lenin, stalin, marx, minds, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology, The Gulag Archipelago is an account of the brutal arrests, imprisonment, and often murder of tens of millions of innocent Soviet citizens by their own government beginning under Vladimir Lenin in 1918 through the reign of Joseph Stalin to 1956. Solzhenitsyn saw his task as documenting for the Soviet people the full scope of what happened. He relies on his own experience in the Gulag from 1945 to 1953, along with experiences related to him by other survivors. It is a harrowing warning about the totalitarian nature of communist regimes.

]]> The Gulag Archipelago is an account of the brutal arrests, imprisonment, and often murder of tens of millions of innocent Soviet citizens by their own government beginning under Vladimir Lenin in 1918 through the reign of Joseph Stalin to 1956. Solzhenitsyn saw his task as documenting for the Soviet people the full scope of what happened. He relies on his own experience in the Gulag from 1945 to 1953, along with experiences related to him by other survivors. It is a harrowing warning about the totalitarian nature of communist regimes.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+aep0kDWk ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 46: Gertrude Himmelfarb - One Nation, Two Cultures https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/46 fcccf0cc-93c3-4c32-b5eb-1ad2aa8ce3bb Sun, 23 Feb 2020 16:00:00 -0500 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 3 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 43:43 false One Nation, Two Cultures presents Himmelfarb's autopsy of American cultural decline. She describes how Victorian values prevailed in America up until the middle of the 20th century. But, as society became more affluent, morality and culture were liberalized and democratized. A loose system of morality emerged and became available to everyone.

]]> himmelfarb, victorian, marxism, marxist, culture, virtue, socialism, minds, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology, One Nation, Two Cultures presents Himmelfarb's autopsy of American cultural decline. She describes how Victorian values prevailed in America up until the middle of the 20th century. But, as society became more affluent, morality and culture were liberalized and democratized. A loose system of morality emerged and became available to everyone.

]]> One Nation, Two Cultures presents Himmelfarb's autopsy of American cultural decline. She describes how Victorian values prevailed in America up until the middle of the 20th century. But, as society became more affluent, morality and culture were liberalized and democratized. A loose system of morality emerged and became available to everyone.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+RHCr53TD ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 45: Max Weber - Protestant Work Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/45 9b802a0e-130e-483d-93bc-a914c6380f57 Sun, 16 Feb 2020 20:00:00 -0500 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 3 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 40:14 false Writing early in the 20th century, Weber sees how rational capitalism had developed in the West but not so much in other civilizations around the world. His project is to find out why. He finds a connection between modern economic life and ascetic Protestantism, which held that economic achievement was evidence of God's favor.

Disclaimer: This episode has some sound quality issues. Our apologies, if you experience difficulty listening.

]]> max, weber, protestant, capitalism, calvinist, ascetic, marxism, minds, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology, Writing early in the 20th century, Weber sees how rational capitalism had developed in the West but not so much in other civilizations around the world. His project is to find out why. He finds a connection between modern economic life and ascetic Protestantism, which held that economic achievement was evidence of God's favor.

Disclaimer: This episode has some sound quality issues. Our apologies, if you experience difficulty listening.

]]> Writing early in the 20th century, Weber sees how rational capitalism had developed in the West but not so much in other civilizations around the world. His project is to find out why. He finds a connection between modern economic life and ascetic Protestantism, which held that economic achievement was evidence of God's favor.

Disclaimer: This episode has some sound quality issues. Our apologies, if you experience difficulty listening.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+1OdCpH3o ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 44: Colin Dueck - Hard Line https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/44 ac470839-e9dc-42d0-a6de-d8d9ef533c86 Mon, 03 Feb 2020 20:00:00 -0500 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 3 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 51:05 false What constitutes a conservative foreign policy? From Senator Bob Taft's isolationism to President George W. Bush's idealistic adventurism, Republicans have differed substantially in their approaches over the years. Dueck walks us through the history of modern conservative and Republican foreign policy. Despite real differences, he finds a common thread running through the decades that he labels 'hard line.'

]]> dueck, foreign, policy, bush, eisenhower, detente, nixon, kissinger, hawk, minds, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology, What constitutes a conservative foreign policy? From Senator Bob Taft's isolationism to President George W. Bush's idealistic adventurism, Republicans have differed substantially in their approaches over the years. Dueck walks us through the history of modern conservative and Republican foreign policy. Despite real differences, he finds a common thread running through the decades that he labels 'hard line.'

]]> What constitutes a conservative foreign policy? From Senator Bob Taft's isolationism to President George W. Bush's idealistic adventurism, Republicans have differed substantially in their approaches over the years. Dueck walks us through the history of modern conservative and Republican foreign policy. Despite real differences, he finds a common thread running through the decades that he labels 'hard line.'

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+Ueb-eBth ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 43: Rod Dreher - Benedict Option https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/43 28ec9cdf-85ef-4729-ad7a-90744734f029 Sun, 26 Jan 2020 17:00:00 -0500 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 3 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 43:18 false Dreher has some hard truths for Christian conservatives: the culture war is over, and values-voters have lost. The light of Christianity is flickering out all over the West. He says, if Christians want to survive, they must return to the roots of faith in thought and practice. He calls on Christian conservatives to withdraw from politics and build thriving communities apart from the world where Christian truth can be lived.

]]> dreher, benedict, christian, religion, values, relativism, minds, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology, Dreher has some hard truths for Christian conservatives: the culture war is over, and values-voters have lost. The light of Christianity is flickering out all over the West. He says, if Christians want to survive, they must return to the roots of faith in thought and practice. He calls on Christian conservatives to withdraw from politics and build thriving communities apart from the world where Christian truth can be lived.

]]> Dreher has some hard truths for Christian conservatives: the culture war is over, and values-voters have lost. The light of Christianity is flickering out all over the West. He says, if Christians want to survive, they must return to the roots of faith in thought and practice. He calls on Christian conservatives to withdraw from politics and build thriving communities apart from the world where Christian truth can be lived.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+KFZnJrTu ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 42: Jonathan Haidt - Righteous Mind https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/42 41624527-7616-4394-b026-b254c8ee9b66 Sun, 19 Jan 2020 19:00:00 -0500 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 3 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 46:08 false Haidt's project is to understand why conservatives and liberals disagree about morality. Using groundbreaking social science research, he identifies a series of moral foundations that can explain why people seem to experience different moral intuitions. He argues that conservatives have at least five moral foundations, while liberals only have two. As a result, Haidt says, "Republicans understand moral psychology and Democrats don't."

]]> Haidt, moral, foundations, theory, inequality, minds, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology, Haidt's project is to understand why conservatives and liberals disagree about morality. Using groundbreaking social science research, he identifies a series of moral foundations that can explain why people seem to experience different moral intuitions. He argues that conservatives have at least five moral foundations, while liberals only have two. As a result, Haidt says, "Republicans understand moral psychology and Democrats don't."

]]> Haidt's project is to understand why conservatives and liberals disagree about morality. Using groundbreaking social science research, he identifies a series of moral foundations that can explain why people seem to experience different moral intuitions. He argues that conservatives have at least five moral foundations, while liberals only have two. As a result, Haidt says, "Republicans understand moral psychology and Democrats don't."

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+wSXAYrB- ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 41: Niccolo Machiavelli - The Prince https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/41 f85a1406-7407-47a9-b01c-5c6cfe489dab Sat, 04 Jan 2020 09:00:00 -0500 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 3 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 41:28 false For Machiavelli, the end of politics is the maximization of power. A prince achieves greatness through calculation and maneuver. The wise prince knows how to use and constrain human nature to manipulate his subjects.

]]> machiavelli, philosophy, minds, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology, liberalism, marxism, liberal, communism For Machiavelli, the end of politics is the maximization of power. A prince achieves greatness through calculation and maneuver. The wise prince knows how to use and constrain human nature to manipulate his subjects.

]]> For Machiavelli, the end of politics is the maximization of power. A prince achieves greatness through calculation and maneuver. The wise prince knows how to use and constrain human nature to manipulate his subjects.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+pcB3yMy4 ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 40: Harry Jaffa - Crisis of the House Divided https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/40 1a498582-1d2d-446c-9007-0cdba8c04e43 Sun, 22 Dec 2019 19:00:00 -0500 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 3 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 41:50 false Crisis of the House Divided is Jaffa's exploration of Abraham Lincoln's political thought. Lincoln believed that the rights enunciated in the Declaration of Independence were understood by its authors to apply to all men - African Americans included. According to Lincoln, the Declaration not only implies what are the goals to be sought with the consent of the governed in a free society; it also states a theory of political obligation.

]]> lincoln, douglas, debates, slavery, slaves, abolitionists, house, divided, liberal, justice, declaration, freedom, minds, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology, Crisis of the House Divided is Jaffa's exploration of Abraham Lincoln's political thought. Lincoln believed that the rights enunciated in the Declaration of Independence were understood by its authors to apply to all men - African Americans included. According to Lincoln, the Declaration not only implies what are the goals to be sought with the consent of the governed in a free society; it also states a theory of political obligation.

]]> Crisis of the House Divided is Jaffa's exploration of Abraham Lincoln's political thought. Lincoln believed that the rights enunciated in the Declaration of Independence were understood by its authors to apply to all men - African Americans included. According to Lincoln, the Declaration not only implies what are the goals to be sought with the consent of the governed in a free society; it also states a theory of political obligation.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+Y2eoa1fl ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 39: Samuel Huntington - Clash of Civilizations https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/39 175126f8-2fb7-4ebf-9e60-4855806cefc3 Sun, 15 Dec 2019 11:00:00 -0500 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 3 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 49:58 false Huntington argues that culture and cultural idenities will shape the post-Cold War world. The most important distinctions among peoples are not ideological, political, or economic. They are cultural. The dominant division is between the West and "the rest." The dangerous clashes of the future are likely to arise from the interaction of Western arrogance, Islamic intolerance, and Sinic (i.e., Chinese) assertiveness.

]]> Huntington argues that culture and cultural idenities will shape the post-Cold War world. The most important distinctions among peoples are not ideological, political, or economic. They are cultural. The dominant division is between the West and "the rest." The dangerous clashes of the future are likely to arise from the interaction of Western arrogance, Islamic intolerance, and Sinic (i.e., Chinese) assertiveness.

]]> Huntington argues that culture and cultural idenities will shape the post-Cold War world. The most important distinctions among peoples are not ideological, political, or economic. They are cultural. The dominant division is between the West and "the rest." The dangerous clashes of the future are likely to arise from the interaction of Western arrogance, Islamic intolerance, and Sinic (i.e., Chinese) assertiveness.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+gGGipqsV ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 38: Oren Cass - Once and Future Worker https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/38 a7a80511-ae3f-4498-a174-dc221fce12d4 Sat, 30 Nov 2019 20:00:00 -0500 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 3 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 49:15 false Cass argues that work matters. Trade, efficiency gains, and immigration have led to growth in GDP, but he says we gave up something. The labor market can no longer allow families and communities to support themselves. And, without stable families and communities, economic opportunity vanishes. The alternative is to place the renewal of work and family at the center of public policy.

]]> oren, cass, once, future, worker, populism, right, left, unions, work, eitc, minds, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology, Cass argues that work matters. Trade, efficiency gains, and immigration have led to growth in GDP, but he says we gave up something. The labor market can no longer allow families and communities to support themselves. And, without stable families and communities, economic opportunity vanishes. The alternative is to place the renewal of work and family at the center of public policy.

]]> Cass argues that work matters. Trade, efficiency gains, and immigration have led to growth in GDP, but he says we gave up something. The labor market can no longer allow families and communities to support themselves. And, without stable families and communities, economic opportunity vanishes. The alternative is to place the renewal of work and family at the center of public policy.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+gVpWEwlM ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 37: Patrick Deneen - Why Liberalism Failed https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/37 1e5f444f-de5a-4ca3-aa20-297e01b93ac2 Sat, 16 Nov 2019 17:00:00 -0500 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 3 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 48:53 false According to Deneen, liberalism has failed because it was true to itself. The Left and Right cooperate in the expansion of both statism and individualism. The liberal state both creates the individual and secures the free market through the increasingly massive and all-encompassing Leviathan. Both the free market and individual liberty have a solvent effect on traditional relationships and the social fabric.

]]> deneen, liberalism, progressivism, classical, liberal, marxism, minds, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology, According to Deneen, liberalism has failed because it was true to itself. The Left and Right cooperate in the expansion of both statism and individualism. The liberal state both creates the individual and secures the free market through the increasingly massive and all-encompassing Leviathan. Both the free market and individual liberty have a solvent effect on traditional relationships and the social fabric.

]]> According to Deneen, liberalism has failed because it was true to itself. The Left and Right cooperate in the expansion of both statism and individualism. The liberal state both creates the individual and secures the free market through the increasingly massive and all-encompassing Leviathan. Both the free market and individual liberty have a solvent effect on traditional relationships and the social fabric.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+-_mzhd66 ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 36: Ludwig von Mises - Liberalism https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/36 c43a9bcd-78ef-4647-b0cf-b6a50107978a Sun, 10 Nov 2019 14:00:00 -0500 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 3 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 40:03 false Von Mises argues that the created wealth of our time can be traced back to classical liberal/capitalist institutions. Even writing in 1927, he noted how the standard of living had risen far above that which just a few generations ago was possible only to the rich and privileged. He evaluates the collectivist ideologies of the Right and Left and finds them inferior to private ownership of property and a free market.

]]> von mises, liberalism, capitalist, capitalism, collectivism, marxism, nationalism, minds, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology, Von Mises argues that the created wealth of our time can be traced back to classical liberal/capitalist institutions. Even writing in 1927, he noted how the standard of living had risen far above that which just a few generations ago was possible only to the rich and privileged. He evaluates the collectivist ideologies of the Right and Left and finds them inferior to private ownership of property and a free market.

]]> Von Mises argues that the created wealth of our time can be traced back to classical liberal/capitalist institutions. Even writing in 1927, he noted how the standard of living had risen far above that which just a few generations ago was possible only to the rich and privileged. He evaluates the collectivist ideologies of the Right and Left and finds them inferior to private ownership of property and a free market.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+1MVvK7HC ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 35: Yoram Hazony - Virtue of Nationalism https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/35 bbe97d0f-c264-432c-89e2-88bda3f442bd Sun, 03 Nov 2019 12:00:00 -0500 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 3 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 44:52 false Hazony argues that, for centuries, Western nations have been characterized by a struggle between two antithetical visions of world order: nationalism and imperialism. Nationalism, for him, involves nations that are able to chart their own independent course by cultivating their own traditions and pursuing their own interests without interference. In contrast, imperialism involves peoples united under a single regime of law and maintained by a single supranational authority. He argues that nationalism, built on mutual human loyalty to family and tribe, represents the true foundation of political order. No universal ideology - not Christianity, liberalism, Marxism - has succeeded in eliminating the intense human desire to protect and strengthen the tribe.

]]> hazony, nationalism, liberalism, marxism, tribal, locke, minds, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology, Hazony argues that, for centuries, Western nations have been characterized by a struggle between two antithetical visions of world order: nationalism and imperialism. Nationalism, for him, involves nations that are able to chart their own independent course by cultivating their own traditions and pursuing their own interests without interference. In contrast, imperialism involves peoples united under a single regime of law and maintained by a single supranational authority. He argues that nationalism, built on mutual human loyalty to family and tribe, represents the true foundation of political order. No universal ideology - not Christianity, liberalism, Marxism - has succeeded in eliminating the intense human desire to protect and strengthen the tribe.

]]> Hazony argues that, for centuries, Western nations have been characterized by a struggle between two antithetical visions of world order: nationalism and imperialism. Nationalism, for him, involves nations that are able to chart their own independent course by cultivating their own traditions and pursuing their own interests without interference. In contrast, imperialism involves peoples united under a single regime of law and maintained by a single supranational authority. He argues that nationalism, built on mutual human loyalty to family and tribe, represents the true foundation of political order. No universal ideology - not Christianity, liberalism, Marxism - has succeeded in eliminating the intense human desire to protect and strengthen the tribe.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+lwgwS44G ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 33: Randy Barnett - Restoring the Lost Constitution https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/33 ecb9ed6d-ccf8-4cc8-ba73-62f4f2522a72 Sun, 15 Sep 2019 19:00:00 -0400 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 2 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 51:55 false Barnett believes that American citizens of today have not truly consented to be governed. As a result, the Constitution must provide sufficient procedural assurances to protect rights. Indeed, the protection of rights is the only function that justifies restricting personal freedom. He also argues that erroneous Supreme Court precedent has granted plenary power to Congress to regulate in contradiction to the plain reading of the Constitution. The upshot is a weakened state and local governing structure, whereby the people must look to Washington, D.C. for all laws and regulations.

]]> liberty, libertarian, barnett, constitution, law, commerce, clause, minds, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology, Barnett believes that American citizens of today have not truly consented to be governed. As a result, the Constitution must provide sufficient procedural assurances to protect rights. Indeed, the protection of rights is the only function that justifies restricting personal freedom. He also argues that erroneous Supreme Court precedent has granted plenary power to Congress to regulate in contradiction to the plain reading of the Constitution. The upshot is a weakened state and local governing structure, whereby the people must look to Washington, D.C. for all laws and regulations.

]]> Barnett believes that American citizens of today have not truly consented to be governed. As a result, the Constitution must provide sufficient procedural assurances to protect rights. Indeed, the protection of rights is the only function that justifies restricting personal freedom. He also argues that erroneous Supreme Court precedent has granted plenary power to Congress to regulate in contradiction to the plain reading of the Constitution. The upshot is a weakened state and local governing structure, whereby the people must look to Washington, D.C. for all laws and regulations.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+EVwDUcr- ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 32: Michael Oakeshott - Rationalism in Politics https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/32 45e71a47-0395-48ab-9887-a3a07f1bcb1b Sat, 31 Aug 2019 20:00:00 -0400 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 2 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 44:55 false For Michael Oakeshott, conservatism is not a creed or a doctrine but a disposition of contentment. A conservative prefers the familiar to the unknown and the tried to the untried. It is a propensity to use and enjoy what is available, rather than to wish for something other than what you have. Oakeshott posits a minimalist role for government that allows people to live their lives as they see fit.

]]> oakeshott, locke, england, british, burke, minds, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology, marxist, marxism, liberal, democrat, republican For Michael Oakeshott, conservatism is not a creed or a doctrine but a disposition of contentment. A conservative prefers the familiar to the unknown and the tried to the untried. It is a propensity to use and enjoy what is available, rather than to wish for something other than what you have. Oakeshott posits a minimalist role for government that allows people to live their lives as they see fit.

]]> For Michael Oakeshott, conservatism is not a creed or a doctrine but a disposition of contentment. A conservative prefers the familiar to the unknown and the tried to the untried. It is a propensity to use and enjoy what is available, rather than to wish for something other than what you have. Oakeshott posits a minimalist role for government that allows people to live their lives as they see fit.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+JkhyW3Lz ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 31: Alexander Hamilton & James Madison - Federalist Papers https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/31 163f0282-55da-4b63-be88-843a1e076a7d Sat, 17 Aug 2019 17:00:00 -0400 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 2 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 50:45 false The Federalist Papers are 85 letters written under the pen name “Publius”. Publius was the joint creation of Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay. Originally intended as an attempt to influence the people of New York to ratify the new Constitution, the Federalist Papers came to be the best contemporary explanation of that document by men who had an outsized role in drafting it. These essays explain the ideas behind the Constitution and the reasoning that led to the choices made in the convention of 1787. Thomas Jefferson would later call it "the best commentary on the principles of government which ever was written."

]]> federalist, papers, hamilton, madison, 10, 51, number, no., human, nature, minds, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology, liberal, liberalism, constitution, separation, powers, checks, balances The Federalist Papers are 85 letters written under the pen name “Publius”. Publius was the joint creation of Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay. Originally intended as an attempt to influence the people of New York to ratify the new Constitution, the Federalist Papers came to be the best contemporary explanation of that document by men who had an outsized role in drafting it. These essays explain the ideas behind the Constitution and the reasoning that led to the choices made in the convention of 1787. Thomas Jefferson would later call it "the best commentary on the principles of government which ever was written."

]]> The Federalist Papers are 85 letters written under the pen name “Publius”. Publius was the joint creation of Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay. Originally intended as an attempt to influence the people of New York to ratify the new Constitution, the Federalist Papers came to be the best contemporary explanation of that document by men who had an outsized role in drafting it. These essays explain the ideas behind the Constitution and the reasoning that led to the choices made in the convention of 1787. Thomas Jefferson would later call it "the best commentary on the principles of government which ever was written."

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+BzAuttW3 ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 30: David Brooks - The Social Animal https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/30 fd66b6be-36c5-4c43-9624-003fda0a4d53 Sat, 10 Aug 2019 20:00:00 -0400 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 2 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 49:55 false Brooks uses ficticious characters as a vehicle to convey social science research and share his reformicon political philosophy. He focuses on preparing people for jobs in the technology economy.

]]> brooks, social, animal, culture, minds, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology, marxist, marxism, socialism, communism, technology, automation Brooks uses ficticious characters as a vehicle to convey social science research and share his reformicon political philosophy. He focuses on preparing people for jobs in the technology economy.

]]> Brooks uses ficticious characters as a vehicle to convey social science research and share his reformicon political philosophy. He focuses on preparing people for jobs in the technology economy.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+3BIdIrCf ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 29: Allan Carlson - From Cottage to Workstation https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/29 a7a40d69-534e-49ad-8690-94b5f86783f1 Sun, 04 Aug 2019 14:00:00 -0400 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 2 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 46:52 false Carlson tells us the story of the evolution of the modern family. It has gone from a bedrock assumption shared throughout human history to an institution under seige. Carlson walks us through the challenges and maps the ground shifting underneath the family. He sees industrialization as the most prominent destabilizing factor.

]]> carlson, family, cottage, workstation, industrialization, marxism, marxist, liberal, liberalism, philosophy, minds, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology, Carlson tells us the story of the evolution of the modern family. It has gone from a bedrock assumption shared throughout human history to an institution under seige. Carlson walks us through the challenges and maps the ground shifting underneath the family. He sees industrialization as the most prominent destabilizing factor.

]]> Carlson tells us the story of the evolution of the modern family. It has gone from a bedrock assumption shared throughout human history to an institution under seige. Carlson walks us through the challenges and maps the ground shifting underneath the family. He sees industrialization as the most prominent destabilizing factor.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+dNcbEA2u ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 28: Allan Bloom - Closing of the American Mind https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/28 3c03be7b-0202-4163-a6f5-c14d5a68fcde Sat, 27 Jul 2019 13:00:00 -0400 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 2 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 46:15 false Bloom warns about the moral relativism capturing the American academe. He calls out this movement toward 'openness' as a harmful force that paradoxically has resulted in 'closing' the minds of the students. He sees openness as a broadside attack on tradition and common culture. American history and intellectual heritage have been forcibly removed from school curriculum in favor of ethnic and identity studies.

]]> bloom, closing, american, mind, relativism, marxism, philosophy, social justice, value, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology, plato, aristotle, Iraq, war, neoconservative, Bush Bloom warns about the moral relativism capturing the American academe. He calls out this movement toward 'openness' as a harmful force that paradoxically has resulted in 'closing' the minds of the students. He sees openness as a broadside attack on tradition and common culture. American history and intellectual heritage have been forcibly removed from school curriculum in favor of ethnic and identity studies.

]]> Bloom warns about the moral relativism capturing the American academe. He calls out this movement toward 'openness' as a harmful force that paradoxically has resulted in 'closing' the minds of the students. He sees openness as a broadside attack on tradition and common culture. American history and intellectual heritage have been forcibly removed from school curriculum in favor of ethnic and identity studies.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+8KFS_5U3 ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 27: Ross Douthat & Reihan Salam - Grand New Party https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/27 c2f5d270-e0d6-49b7-8d8c-a4d84ae21b9a Sat, 20 Jul 2019 14:00:00 -0400 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 2 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 53:42 false Douthat and Salam propose a new vision of modern conservatism that is ideologically principled but poltically pragmatic. They want a policy agenda for working class swing-voters - what they label the 'Sam's Club Republicans.' These are non-college voters who make up roughly half the U.S. electorate. The authors propose a platform of limited govt and strong cultural solidarity, in which the goods of our national life are distributed as widely and equitably as possible.

Voter Study Group liberal-conservative index: https://www.voterstudygroup.org/publication/political-divisions-in-2016-and-beyond

Hidden Tribes voter survey: https://hiddentribes.us/pdf/hidden_tribes_report.pdf

]]> conservative, douthat, salam, minds, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology, socialism, marxism, leftist, gop, immigration, trade Douthat and Salam propose a new vision of modern conservatism that is ideologically principled but poltically pragmatic. They want a policy agenda for working class swing-voters - what they label the 'Sam's Club Republicans.' These are non-college voters who make up roughly half the U.S. electorate. The authors propose a platform of limited govt and strong cultural solidarity, in which the goods of our national life are distributed as widely and equitably as possible.

Voter Study Group liberal-conservative index: https://www.voterstudygroup.org/publication/political-divisions-in-2016-and-beyond

Hidden Tribes voter survey: https://hiddentribes.us/pdf/hidden_tribes_report.pdf

]]> Douthat and Salam propose a new vision of modern conservatism that is ideologically principled but poltically pragmatic. They want a policy agenda for working class swing-voters - what they label the 'Sam's Club Republicans.' These are non-college voters who make up roughly half the U.S. electorate. The authors propose a platform of limited govt and strong cultural solidarity, in which the goods of our national life are distributed as widely and equitably as possible.

Voter Study Group liberal-conservative index: https://www.voterstudygroup.org/publication/political-divisions-in-2016-and-beyond

Hidden Tribes voter survey: https://hiddentribes.us/pdf/hidden_tribes_report.pdf

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+jFdE8i-_ ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 26: Russell Kirk - Concise Guide to Conservatism https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/26 66bdfd8a-f1ce-4263-ab25-416b50c5d991 Sun, 30 Jun 2019 11:00:00 -0400 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 2 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 48:22 false Russell Kirk was an early aggregator of conservative thought. He traced conservative intellectual history from Edmund Burke to Kirk's own lifetime. Writing in the 1940s and 1950s, Kirk was nearly alone in his interest in establishing conservatism as a viable political philosophy in America. In this book, he distills the conservative outlook into a concise and readable volume.

]]> Burke, kirk, family, society, minds, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology, capitalism, socialism, right, left Russell Kirk was an early aggregator of conservative thought. He traced conservative intellectual history from Edmund Burke to Kirk's own lifetime. Writing in the 1940s and 1950s, Kirk was nearly alone in his interest in establishing conservatism as a viable political philosophy in America. In this book, he distills the conservative outlook into a concise and readable volume.

]]> Russell Kirk was an early aggregator of conservative thought. He traced conservative intellectual history from Edmund Burke to Kirk's own lifetime. Writing in the 1940s and 1950s, Kirk was nearly alone in his interest in establishing conservatism as a viable political philosophy in America. In this book, he distills the conservative outlook into a concise and readable volume.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+YCImiG5c ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 25: Sohrab Ahmari & David French - Essays: Against David French-ism https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/25 d1efef75-1801-4260-aa4e-057ebed9bf08 Sat, 22 Jun 2019 11:00:00 -0400 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 2 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 43:07 false Sohrab Ahmari published his essay, "Against David French-ism," that criticized David French's civil libertarianism and his use of civilized tactics to fight for social conservative values. David French pushed back. We discuss the essays and the implications.

]]> ahmari, french, libertarianism, social, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology, Sohrab Ahmari published his essay, "Against David French-ism," that criticized David French's civil libertarianism and his use of civilized tactics to fight for social conservative values. David French pushed back. We discuss the essays and the implications.

]]> Sohrab Ahmari published his essay, "Against David French-ism," that criticized David French's civil libertarianism and his use of civilized tactics to fight for social conservative values. David French pushed back. We discuss the essays and the implications.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+DP2lDDho ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 24: Charles Murray - Coming Apart: The State of White America https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/24 eb463d72-d330-4457-bb4a-d7f5ade11db1 Sun, 16 Jun 2019 09:30:00 -0400 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 2 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 54:58 false Charles Murray uses sociological research to show how white America is dividing into classes based on cognitive ability. Access to college and the college sorting system has facilitated what he calls a 'new upper-class' with its own culture and tastes unique in American history. He posits that higher-IQ individuals are congregating in high-income areas of the country and are increasingly separating themselves from the rest of society. He explores the ramifications of this new dynamic for the working class.

]]> Murray, IQ, superzip, bell curve, cognitive elite, sociology, minds, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology, Charles Murray uses sociological research to show how white America is dividing into classes based on cognitive ability. Access to college and the college sorting system has facilitated what he calls a 'new upper-class' with its own culture and tastes unique in American history. He posits that higher-IQ individuals are congregating in high-income areas of the country and are increasingly separating themselves from the rest of society. He explores the ramifications of this new dynamic for the working class.

]]> Charles Murray uses sociological research to show how white America is dividing into classes based on cognitive ability. Access to college and the college sorting system has facilitated what he calls a 'new upper-class' with its own culture and tastes unique in American history. He posits that higher-IQ individuals are congregating in high-income areas of the country and are increasingly separating themselves from the rest of society. He explores the ramifications of this new dynamic for the working class.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+3ootYpAO ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 23: Thomas Sowell - A Conflict of Visions https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/23 eed4e014-c456-4230-a359-828221e9bff6 Sun, 09 Jun 2019 09:00:00 -0400 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 2 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 49:25 false Sowell introduces us to his concept of competing visions in American political life. The constrained vision sees progress limited by human nature. Whatever solutions humans develop to restrain or ameliorate human evils will themselves impose costs or create new social ills. Thus, public policy must always deal in trade-offs rather than absolutes. The unconstrained vision believes human moral improvement has no fixed limits, thus all human problems are entirely solvable. These two visions find themselves talking past one another in the political sphere.

]]> Sowell, visions, constrained, unconstrained, intention, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology Sowell introduces us to his concept of competing visions in American political life. The constrained vision sees progress limited by human nature. Whatever solutions humans develop to restrain or ameliorate human evils will themselves impose costs or create new social ills. Thus, public policy must always deal in trade-offs rather than absolutes. The unconstrained vision believes human moral improvement has no fixed limits, thus all human problems are entirely solvable. These two visions find themselves talking past one another in the political sphere.

]]> Sowell introduces us to his concept of competing visions in American political life. The constrained vision sees progress limited by human nature. Whatever solutions humans develop to restrain or ameliorate human evils will themselves impose costs or create new social ills. Thus, public policy must always deal in trade-offs rather than absolutes. The unconstrained vision believes human moral improvement has no fixed limits, thus all human problems are entirely solvable. These two visions find themselves talking past one another in the political sphere.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+yb_wIkCD ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 22: Francis Fukuyama - The End of History and the Last Man (Part 2) https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/22 cbfca894-5ebe-4f6d-94b3-c95a78a31268 Sun, 02 Jun 2019 11:00:00 -0400 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 2 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 50:30 false Fukuyama evaluates whether history has moved in a discernable diretion. The "End of History" is a concept introduced by Hegel and Kant. They argued that history will end when no further social progress can be made in society. Fukuyama's task is to determine whether liberal democracy constitutes this best possible society.

In Episode 21, we discuss Fukuyama's evaluation of the alternatives to liberal democracy - namely, authoritarianism, communism/socialism, and Islam.

In Episode 22, we dive into his insights related to the human need for "recognition." He argues that the desire for recognition drives how humans judge social progress. But the Right and the Left view recognition in fundamentally different ways. The upshot is a tension that casts doubt on whether history has ended.

This book may be the best reading we have done for the podcast. We discuss Fukuyama's most fascinating insights in Episode 22.

]]> Fukuyama, end, history, recognition, hegel, kant, Nietzsche, ubermensch, last man, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology Fukuyama evaluates whether history has moved in a discernable diretion. The "End of History" is a concept introduced by Hegel and Kant. They argued that history will end when no further social progress can be made in society. Fukuyama's task is to determine whether liberal democracy constitutes this best possible society.

In Episode 21, we discuss Fukuyama's evaluation of the alternatives to liberal democracy - namely, authoritarianism, communism/socialism, and Islam.

In Episode 22, we dive into his insights related to the human need for "recognition." He argues that the desire for recognition drives how humans judge social progress. But the Right and the Left view recognition in fundamentally different ways. The upshot is a tension that casts doubt on whether history has ended.

This book may be the best reading we have done for the podcast. We discuss Fukuyama's most fascinating insights in Episode 22.

]]> Fukuyama evaluates whether history has moved in a discernable diretion. The "End of History" is a concept introduced by Hegel and Kant. They argued that history will end when no further social progress can be made in society. Fukuyama's task is to determine whether liberal democracy constitutes this best possible society.

In Episode 21, we discuss Fukuyama's evaluation of the alternatives to liberal democracy - namely, authoritarianism, communism/socialism, and Islam.

In Episode 22, we dive into his insights related to the human need for "recognition." He argues that the desire for recognition drives how humans judge social progress. But the Right and the Left view recognition in fundamentally different ways. The upshot is a tension that casts doubt on whether history has ended.

This book may be the best reading we have done for the podcast. We discuss Fukuyama's most fascinating insights in Episode 22.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+m3rdosQL ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 21: Francis Fukuyama - The End of History and the Last Man https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/21 534dd449-64ba-4fcc-bfd8-f7c1487cd314 Sun, 26 May 2019 07:00:00 -0400 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 2 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 44:58 false Fukuyama evaluates whether history has moved in a discernable diretion. The "End of History" is a concept introduced by Hegel and Kant. They argued that history will end when no further social progress can be made in society. Fukuyama's task is to determine whether liberal democracy constitutes this best possible society.

In Episode 21, we discuss Fukuyama's evaluation of the alternatives to liberal democracy - namely, authoritarianism, communism/socialism, and Islam.

In Episode 22, we dive into his insights related to the human need for "recognition." He argues that the desire for recognition drives how humans judge social progress. But the Right and the Left view recognition in fundamentally different ways. The upshot is a tension that casts doubt on whether history has ended.

This book may be the best reading we have done for the podcast. We discuss Fukuyama's most fascinating insights in Episode 22.

]]> Fukuyama, end, history, recognition, hegel, kant, Nietzsche, ubermensch, last man, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology Fukuyama evaluates whether history has moved in a discernable diretion. The "End of History" is a concept introduced by Hegel and Kant. They argued that history will end when no further social progress can be made in society. Fukuyama's task is to determine whether liberal democracy constitutes this best possible society.

In Episode 21, we discuss Fukuyama's evaluation of the alternatives to liberal democracy - namely, authoritarianism, communism/socialism, and Islam.

In Episode 22, we dive into his insights related to the human need for "recognition." He argues that the desire for recognition drives how humans judge social progress. But the Right and the Left view recognition in fundamentally different ways. The upshot is a tension that casts doubt on whether history has ended.

This book may be the best reading we have done for the podcast. We discuss Fukuyama's most fascinating insights in Episode 22.

]]> Fukuyama evaluates whether history has moved in a discernable diretion. The "End of History" is a concept introduced by Hegel and Kant. They argued that history will end when no further social progress can be made in society. Fukuyama's task is to determine whether liberal democracy constitutes this best possible society.

In Episode 21, we discuss Fukuyama's evaluation of the alternatives to liberal democracy - namely, authoritarianism, communism/socialism, and Islam.

In Episode 22, we dive into his insights related to the human need for "recognition." He argues that the desire for recognition drives how humans judge social progress. But the Right and the Left view recognition in fundamentally different ways. The upshot is a tension that casts doubt on whether history has ended.

This book may be the best reading we have done for the podcast. We discuss Fukuyama's most fascinating insights in Episode 22.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+WDMn0tPo ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 20: Ayn Rand - The Virtue of Selfishness https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/20 7df46827-d73c-4e32-a23e-917fdbc5b384 Sat, 18 May 2019 20:00:00 -0400 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 2 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 49:50 false Ayn Rand developed a foundation for morality called Objectivism. Objectivist ethics holds that the standard by which one judges good or evil is one's own life - or that which is required to survive. Whatever is proper to ensure survival is good, while whatever opposes or destroys life is evil. Objectivism carries heavy implications for politics and government. Society should elevate rationality, productivity, independence, and freedom that facilitate survival. It should discount parasites, moochers, looters, and brutes that act as a drag on society and individual flourishing. Rand has no patience for government programs geared to the needs of the latter group.

]]> Ayn, Rand, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology, objectivism, selfishness, virtue, value, morality, ethics, libertarian Ayn Rand developed a foundation for morality called Objectivism. Objectivist ethics holds that the standard by which one judges good or evil is one's own life - or that which is required to survive. Whatever is proper to ensure survival is good, while whatever opposes or destroys life is evil. Objectivism carries heavy implications for politics and government. Society should elevate rationality, productivity, independence, and freedom that facilitate survival. It should discount parasites, moochers, looters, and brutes that act as a drag on society and individual flourishing. Rand has no patience for government programs geared to the needs of the latter group.

]]> Ayn Rand developed a foundation for morality called Objectivism. Objectivist ethics holds that the standard by which one judges good or evil is one's own life - or that which is required to survive. Whatever is proper to ensure survival is good, while whatever opposes or destroys life is evil. Objectivism carries heavy implications for politics and government. Society should elevate rationality, productivity, independence, and freedom that facilitate survival. It should discount parasites, moochers, looters, and brutes that act as a drag on society and individual flourishing. Rand has no patience for government programs geared to the needs of the latter group.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+ZPpgXkSU ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 19: Andrew Sullivan - The Conservative Soul https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/19 b8c0da2d-01e7-4ac5-a131-32b77b3bd60a Fri, 10 May 2019 21:00:00 -0400 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 2 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 50:20 false Sullivan believes that conservatism is more a disposition than an ideology. He says the defining characteristic of the conservative is that he knows what he doesn’t know. While not denying that the truth exists, the conservative is content to say merely that his grasp on it is always provisional. He may be wrong. According to Sullivan, conservatism is an anti-ideology, a nonprogram, a way of looking at the world.

]]> Sullivan, Oakeshott, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology Sullivan believes that conservatism is more a disposition than an ideology. He says the defining characteristic of the conservative is that he knows what he doesn’t know. While not denying that the truth exists, the conservative is content to say merely that his grasp on it is always provisional. He may be wrong. According to Sullivan, conservatism is an anti-ideology, a nonprogram, a way of looking at the world.

]]> Sullivan believes that conservatism is more a disposition than an ideology. He says the defining characteristic of the conservative is that he knows what he doesn’t know. While not denying that the truth exists, the conservative is content to say merely that his grasp on it is always provisional. He may be wrong. According to Sullivan, conservatism is an anti-ideology, a nonprogram, a way of looking at the world.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+eYCVM7Hz ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 18: Leo Strauss - Natural Right and History https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/18 ed4262bc-2d85-48aa-bfd3-536e6a5f7641 Sat, 04 May 2019 08:00:00 -0400 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 2 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 40:44 false Strauss sees a lowering of the sights of political life from a classical focus on values and the Good to a Modern fetishizing of facts and causes. He believes humans can discern right versus wrong according to Nature. He wants to reclaim Natural Right from the misguided critiques from historicism and social science. Strauss believes that all natural beings have a natural destiny that determines what kind of life is good for them.

We also consider whether the text implies anything with regard to Neoconservatism or the Iraq War, as Strauss was somehow implicated in the Bush foreign policy. Spoiler alert: we find absolutely nothing.

]]> Strauss, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology, plato, aristotle, Iraq, war, neoconservative, Bush Strauss sees a lowering of the sights of political life from a classical focus on values and the Good to a Modern fetishizing of facts and causes. He believes humans can discern right versus wrong according to Nature. He wants to reclaim Natural Right from the misguided critiques from historicism and social science. Strauss believes that all natural beings have a natural destiny that determines what kind of life is good for them.

We also consider whether the text implies anything with regard to Neoconservatism or the Iraq War, as Strauss was somehow implicated in the Bush foreign policy. Spoiler alert: we find absolutely nothing.

]]> Strauss sees a lowering of the sights of political life from a classical focus on values and the Good to a Modern fetishizing of facts and causes. He believes humans can discern right versus wrong according to Nature. He wants to reclaim Natural Right from the misguided critiques from historicism and social science. Strauss believes that all natural beings have a natural destiny that determines what kind of life is good for them.

We also consider whether the text implies anything with regard to Neoconservatism or the Iraq War, as Strauss was somehow implicated in the Bush foreign policy. Spoiler alert: we find absolutely nothing.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+4hBAxg9M ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 16: Antonin Scalia - A Matter of Interpretation https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/16 eab540e6-24c8-4ef7-b7a1-858f5955ebde Sat, 23 Mar 2019 08:00:00 -0400 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 1 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 45:11 false Scalia believes the plain text of the law governs and not the intent of the lawmaker or the predilections of the judge. A legal text should be interpreted reasonably to contain all that it fairly meant at the time of drafting. Words have a limited range of meaning, and no meaning that goes beyond that range is permissible. The judge's role is not to impose her own prescriptions for social justice. The 'Living Constitution' serves as a license to make policy from the bench. Scalia believes we need limiting principles to prevent judges from unrestrained judicial lawmaking.

]]> Scalia, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology, law, judicial, judges, originalism, textualism, strict constructionism, constitution, statute, supreme court, court Scalia believes the plain text of the law governs and not the intent of the lawmaker or the predilections of the judge. A legal text should be interpreted reasonably to contain all that it fairly meant at the time of drafting. Words have a limited range of meaning, and no meaning that goes beyond that range is permissible. The judge's role is not to impose her own prescriptions for social justice. The 'Living Constitution' serves as a license to make policy from the bench. Scalia believes we need limiting principles to prevent judges from unrestrained judicial lawmaking.

]]> Scalia believes the plain text of the law governs and not the intent of the lawmaker or the predilections of the judge. A legal text should be interpreted reasonably to contain all that it fairly meant at the time of drafting. Words have a limited range of meaning, and no meaning that goes beyond that range is permissible. The judge's role is not to impose her own prescriptions for social justice. The 'Living Constitution' serves as a license to make policy from the bench. Scalia believes we need limiting principles to prevent judges from unrestrained judicial lawmaking.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+KFlZDaAd ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 15: Alexis de Tocqueville - Democracy in America (Part 2) https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/15 816b1e09-58f7-4871-9e59-995180101544 Sat, 16 Mar 2019 07:00:00 -0400 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 1 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 46:45 false Tocqueville travelled across America over nine months in 1831 and 1832. He drew on his observations to produce his two-volume masterpiece, Democracy in America. In the book, Tocqueville characterizes the social, political, religious, and intellectual habits of Americans with such deep understanding that, nearly two centuries later, it’s still foundational reading for the study of politics and sociology. In the words of Harvard political scientist Harvey Mansfield, Democracy in America is “the best book ever written on democracy and the best book ever written on America.”

]]> Tocqueville, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology Tocqueville travelled across America over nine months in 1831 and 1832. He drew on his observations to produce his two-volume masterpiece, Democracy in America. In the book, Tocqueville characterizes the social, political, religious, and intellectual habits of Americans with such deep understanding that, nearly two centuries later, it’s still foundational reading for the study of politics and sociology. In the words of Harvard political scientist Harvey Mansfield, Democracy in America is “the best book ever written on democracy and the best book ever written on America.”

]]> Tocqueville travelled across America over nine months in 1831 and 1832. He drew on his observations to produce his two-volume masterpiece, Democracy in America. In the book, Tocqueville characterizes the social, political, religious, and intellectual habits of Americans with such deep understanding that, nearly two centuries later, it’s still foundational reading for the study of politics and sociology. In the words of Harvard political scientist Harvey Mansfield, Democracy in America is “the best book ever written on democracy and the best book ever written on America.”

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+T8taAxnz ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 14: Alexis de Tocqueville - Democracy in America https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/14 8c78b4ce-8181-4b73-99d8-d4bae30c12f7 Sat, 09 Mar 2019 06:00:00 -0500 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 1 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 42:40 false Tocqueville travelled across America over nine months in 1831 and 1832. He drew on his observations to produce his two-volume masterpiece, Democracy in America. In the book, Tocqueville characterizes the social, political, religious, and intellectual habits of Americans with such deep understanding that, nearly two centuries later, it’s still foundational reading for the study of politics and sociology. In the words of Harvard political scientist Harvey Mansfield, Democracy in America is “the best book ever written on democracy and the best book ever written on America.”

]]> Tocqueville, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, America, democracy, founding fathers, religion, politics, sociology Tocqueville travelled across America over nine months in 1831 and 1832. He drew on his observations to produce his two-volume masterpiece, Democracy in America. In the book, Tocqueville characterizes the social, political, religious, and intellectual habits of Americans with such deep understanding that, nearly two centuries later, it’s still foundational reading for the study of politics and sociology. In the words of Harvard political scientist Harvey Mansfield, Democracy in America is “the best book ever written on democracy and the best book ever written on America.”

]]> Tocqueville travelled across America over nine months in 1831 and 1832. He drew on his observations to produce his two-volume masterpiece, Democracy in America. In the book, Tocqueville characterizes the social, political, religious, and intellectual habits of Americans with such deep understanding that, nearly two centuries later, it’s still foundational reading for the study of politics and sociology. In the words of Harvard political scientist Harvey Mansfield, Democracy in America is “the best book ever written on democracy and the best book ever written on America.”

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+kZCN8AJ1 ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 13: Friedrich Hayek - The Road to Serfdom https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/13 2d95565e-05a2-41ce-be85-26cde90bfdd2 Sat, 02 Mar 2019 07:00:00 -0500 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 1 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 45:52 false Hayek sees a choice between individualism and socialism. He contrasts the Enlightenment project of liberal individualism against the collectivist ideologies of national socialism, fascism, and communism. Communism and fascism are two sides of the same coin - both categorically despise individualism. He warns against the trend away from liberalism in the West. According to Hayek, the very success of liberalism has become the cause of its decline. The liberal principles that made progress possible have come to be regarded more as obstacles to speedier progress. Freedom is cast aside in favor of hubristic collectivism. The Road to Serfdom demonstrates how collectivist ideologies lead inevitably to totalitarianism.

]]> Hayek, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, capitalism, socialism, free market, capitalist, socialist, politics, political, property, economy, economics, marxist, marxism Hayek sees a choice between individualism and socialism. He contrasts the Enlightenment project of liberal individualism against the collectivist ideologies of national socialism, fascism, and communism. Communism and fascism are two sides of the same coin - both categorically despise individualism. He warns against the trend away from liberalism in the West. According to Hayek, the very success of liberalism has become the cause of its decline. The liberal principles that made progress possible have come to be regarded more as obstacles to speedier progress. Freedom is cast aside in favor of hubristic collectivism. The Road to Serfdom demonstrates how collectivist ideologies lead inevitably to totalitarianism.

]]> Hayek sees a choice between individualism and socialism. He contrasts the Enlightenment project of liberal individualism against the collectivist ideologies of national socialism, fascism, and communism. Communism and fascism are two sides of the same coin - both categorically despise individualism. He warns against the trend away from liberalism in the West. According to Hayek, the very success of liberalism has become the cause of its decline. The liberal principles that made progress possible have come to be regarded more as obstacles to speedier progress. Freedom is cast aside in favor of hubristic collectivism. The Road to Serfdom demonstrates how collectivist ideologies lead inevitably to totalitarianism.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+MDYjzGJ9 ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 11: William F. Buckley - Athwart History https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/11 1122e38c-c2fe-49bb-9c02-9a3ef08eba84 Sat, 16 Feb 2019 09:00:00 -0500 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 1 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 51:06 false Bill Buckley nearly single-handedly initiated the modern American conservative movement. He launched the National Review in 1955 to "stand athwart history, yelling Stop, at a time when no one is inclined to do so, or to have much patience with those who so urge it." From his perch at NR, he led a multi-decade project aimed at remaking the public policy landscape. He pulled together disparate conservative strains, while pushing others - the 'kooks' - outside the tent. He played a leading role in consolidating conservatives into the Republican Party. His view of the world achieved vindication with the election of Ronald Reagan.

]]> Buckley, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, capitalism, socialism, free market, capitalist, socialist, politics, political, property, national review, marxist, marxism, god and man at yale, economics, economy Bill Buckley nearly single-handedly initiated the modern American conservative movement. He launched the National Review in 1955 to "stand athwart history, yelling Stop, at a time when no one is inclined to do so, or to have much patience with those who so urge it." From his perch at NR, he led a multi-decade project aimed at remaking the public policy landscape. He pulled together disparate conservative strains, while pushing others - the 'kooks' - outside the tent. He played a leading role in consolidating conservatives into the Republican Party. His view of the world achieved vindication with the election of Ronald Reagan.

]]> Bill Buckley nearly single-handedly initiated the modern American conservative movement. He launched the National Review in 1955 to "stand athwart history, yelling Stop, at a time when no one is inclined to do so, or to have much patience with those who so urge it." From his perch at NR, he led a multi-decade project aimed at remaking the public policy landscape. He pulled together disparate conservative strains, while pushing others - the 'kooks' - outside the tent. He played a leading role in consolidating conservatives into the Republican Party. His view of the world achieved vindication with the election of Ronald Reagan.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+7WEXyyZn ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 10: Irving Kristol - Neoconservatism https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/10 48fcda80-f51b-4050-89de-9c1d592c01e2 Sat, 09 Feb 2019 07:00:00 -0500 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 1 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 44:48 false Irving Kristol is widely regarded as the godfather of neoconservative thought. Kristol and his early campatriots were disillusioned liberals and former communists. Most were social scientists. They introduced a rigorous social science approach to issues that the Right had lacked previously. Kristol founded the Public Interest magazine to stand as a bulwark against New Liberal orthodoxy. Neoconservatism differed from traditional conservatives in that its chosen enemy was contemporary liberalism, not socialism or statism in the abstract. He saw his role as enlarging the conservative vision to include moral philosophy, political philosophy, and social science research.

]]> Kristol, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, capitalism, socialism, free market, capitalist, socialist, politics, political, property, neoconservative, neoconservatism, public interest, trotsky, marxism, communism, jew, jewish, economics, economy Irving Kristol is widely regarded as the godfather of neoconservative thought. Kristol and his early campatriots were disillusioned liberals and former communists. Most were social scientists. They introduced a rigorous social science approach to issues that the Right had lacked previously. Kristol founded the Public Interest magazine to stand as a bulwark against New Liberal orthodoxy. Neoconservatism differed from traditional conservatives in that its chosen enemy was contemporary liberalism, not socialism or statism in the abstract. He saw his role as enlarging the conservative vision to include moral philosophy, political philosophy, and social science research.

]]> Irving Kristol is widely regarded as the godfather of neoconservative thought. Kristol and his early campatriots were disillusioned liberals and former communists. Most were social scientists. They introduced a rigorous social science approach to issues that the Right had lacked previously. Kristol founded the Public Interest magazine to stand as a bulwark against New Liberal orthodoxy. Neoconservatism differed from traditional conservatives in that its chosen enemy was contemporary liberalism, not socialism or statism in the abstract. He saw his role as enlarging the conservative vision to include moral philosophy, political philosophy, and social science research.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+nqSS2Rle ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 9: Robert Nisbet - The Quest for Community https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/9 e9c40e30-bec9-461d-a012-d066f1930588 Sat, 02 Feb 2019 14:00:00 -0500 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 1 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 45:24 false Nisbet argues that Enlightenment individualism has created a widening gulf between the individual and those social relationships that offer meaning. He says the modern release of the individual from traditional ties of class, religion, and kinship has made him free; but this freedom is accompanied by a sense of disenchantment and alienation. Humans have need for a clear sense of cultural purpose, membership, status, and continuity. He calls for a decentralization of power in society, including an enhanced role for 'intermediary instutitions' that constitute the formal interpersonal relationships in society.

]]> Nisbet, communitarian, relativism, postmodernism, conservative, conservatism, liberal, liberalism, sociology, tradition, religion, values, morality, hierarchy, property, collectivism, economics, economy Nisbet argues that Enlightenment individualism has created a widening gulf between the individual and those social relationships that offer meaning. He says the modern release of the individual from traditional ties of class, religion, and kinship has made him free; but this freedom is accompanied by a sense of disenchantment and alienation. Humans have need for a clear sense of cultural purpose, membership, status, and continuity. He calls for a decentralization of power in society, including an enhanced role for 'intermediary instutitions' that constitute the formal interpersonal relationships in society.

]]> Nisbet argues that Enlightenment individualism has created a widening gulf between the individual and those social relationships that offer meaning. He says the modern release of the individual from traditional ties of class, religion, and kinship has made him free; but this freedom is accompanied by a sense of disenchantment and alienation. Humans have need for a clear sense of cultural purpose, membership, status, and continuity. He calls for a decentralization of power in society, including an enhanced role for 'intermediary instutitions' that constitute the formal interpersonal relationships in society.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+J1mJ4mId ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 8: Milton Friedman - Capitalism and Freedom https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/8 62e2bb95-9ef9-4f0a-a117-c5ec1d1c60f9 Sat, 26 Jan 2019 15:00:00 -0500 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 1 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 42:36 false Milton Friedman was the twentieth century’s most prominent advocate of free markets. He argues that the free market - what he labels "competitive capitalism" - is a necessary condition for political freedom. The free market gives people what they want instead of what a particular group thinks they ought to want. For him, government serves as a forum for determining the rules of the game and as an umpire to interpret and enforce those rules. Government is necessary to preserve freedom, yet concentrated political power in the hands of government also threatens freedom.

]]> Friedman, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, capitalism, socialism, free market, capitalist, socialist, politics, political, property, economics, economy, marxism, marxist Milton Friedman was the twentieth century’s most prominent advocate of free markets. He argues that the free market - what he labels "competitive capitalism" - is a necessary condition for political freedom. The free market gives people what they want instead of what a particular group thinks they ought to want. For him, government serves as a forum for determining the rules of the game and as an umpire to interpret and enforce those rules. Government is necessary to preserve freedom, yet concentrated political power in the hands of government also threatens freedom.

]]> Milton Friedman was the twentieth century’s most prominent advocate of free markets. He argues that the free market - what he labels "competitive capitalism" - is a necessary condition for political freedom. The free market gives people what they want instead of what a particular group thinks they ought to want. For him, government serves as a forum for determining the rules of the game and as an umpire to interpret and enforce those rules. Government is necessary to preserve freedom, yet concentrated political power in the hands of government also threatens freedom.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+F7-2zz-H ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 7: Edmund Burke - Reflections on the Revolution in France https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/7 c36a7447-a9ed-47a0-af7f-f7fb685c6004 Sat, 19 Jan 2019 20:45:00 -0500 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 1 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 47:05 false Burke believed deeply in tradition as the governing principle for human flourishing. He called society a living contract between the living, the dead, and future generations. God willed the state to provide the means for perfecting human virtue. For Burke, political and social life is an expression of god’s will.

]]> Burke, tradition, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, religion, liberty, freedom, property, morality, philosophy, liberal, liberalism, economics, economy, socialist, socialism, marxist, marxism Burke believed deeply in tradition as the governing principle for human flourishing. He called society a living contract between the living, the dead, and future generations. God willed the state to provide the means for perfecting human virtue. For Burke, political and social life is an expression of god’s will.

]]> Burke believed deeply in tradition as the governing principle for human flourishing. He called society a living contract between the living, the dead, and future generations. God willed the state to provide the means for perfecting human virtue. For Burke, political and social life is an expression of god’s will.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+-ZQXyXot ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 6: Robert Bork - Slouching Towards Gomorrah https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/6 81fc2fc7-22a9-4137-860c-b77c24948518 Sat, 12 Jan 2019 16:00:00 -0500 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 1 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 48:46 false Bork tells us in the introduction that Slouching Towards Gomorrah is a book about American decline and the mounting resistence to it - what he calls the culture war. The enemy for Bork is modern liberalism. In particular, he warns against the dangers of what he terms 'radical egalitarianism' and 'radical individualism.' Both trends undermine traditional morality. Bork argues that govt should play a role in upholding public morality and stemming the tide of moral relativism. He also sees religious faith as the foundation for morality.

]]> Bork, egalitarianism, individualism, liberal, liberalism, relativism, postmodernism, conservative, conservatism, values, morality, hierarchy, religion, culture, gomorrah, economics, economy, socialist, socialism, marxist, marxism Bork tells us in the introduction that Slouching Towards Gomorrah is a book about American decline and the mounting resistence to it - what he calls the culture war. The enemy for Bork is modern liberalism. In particular, he warns against the dangers of what he terms 'radical egalitarianism' and 'radical individualism.' Both trends undermine traditional morality. Bork argues that govt should play a role in upholding public morality and stemming the tide of moral relativism. He also sees religious faith as the foundation for morality.

]]> Bork tells us in the introduction that Slouching Towards Gomorrah is a book about American decline and the mounting resistence to it - what he calls the culture war. The enemy for Bork is modern liberalism. In particular, he warns against the dangers of what he terms 'radical egalitarianism' and 'radical individualism.' Both trends undermine traditional morality. Bork argues that govt should play a role in upholding public morality and stemming the tide of moral relativism. He also sees religious faith as the foundation for morality.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+ZbpQ9guz ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 5: George Will - Statecraft as Soulcraft https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/5 e6e35d0f-9d48-4390-aadc-4c5916b95665 Sat, 05 Jan 2019 19:00:00 -0500 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 1 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 48:33 false George Will believes the purpose of politics is to cultivate virtue. He argues that the government has a central role to play in governing the morality of its citizens. Statecraft as Soulcraft describes the political imperative to pursue policies that induce improvement of persons. In particular, he calls for policies that "proscribe, mandate, regulate, or subsidize behavior that will nurture, bolster, or alter habits and values on a broad scale."

]]> George, Will, political, virtue, morality, Aristotle, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy, socialist, socialism, marxist, marxism, federalism George Will believes the purpose of politics is to cultivate virtue. He argues that the government has a central role to play in governing the morality of its citizens. Statecraft as Soulcraft describes the political imperative to pursue policies that induce improvement of persons. In particular, he calls for policies that "proscribe, mandate, regulate, or subsidize behavior that will nurture, bolster, or alter habits and values on a broad scale."

]]> George Will believes the purpose of politics is to cultivate virtue. He argues that the government has a central role to play in governing the morality of its citizens. Statecraft as Soulcraft describes the political imperative to pursue policies that induce improvement of persons. In particular, he calls for policies that "proscribe, mandate, regulate, or subsidize behavior that will nurture, bolster, or alter habits and values on a broad scale."

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+yn9M8VN0 ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 4: John Locke - Second Treatise of Government https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/4 6b19a553-a888-4dbb-a2ba-93b9f9031aba Sat, 29 Dec 2018 15:00:00 -0500 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 1 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 51:19 false Locke posits an original human state of nature characterized by nominal freedom and equality. People leave the state of nature to form political society to protect their property and ensure their safety. In Locke's view, government has a role limited to the preservation of liberty, the security of property, and the redress of injuries.

]]> Locke, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, property, economics, economy Locke posits an original human state of nature characterized by nominal freedom and equality. People leave the state of nature to form political society to protect their property and ensure their safety. In Locke's view, government has a role limited to the preservation of liberty, the security of property, and the redress of injuries.

]]> Locke posits an original human state of nature characterized by nominal freedom and equality. People leave the state of nature to form political society to protect their property and ensure their safety. In Locke's view, government has a role limited to the preservation of liberty, the security of property, and the redress of injuries.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+wOsxUKVH ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 3: Richard Weaver - Ideas Have Consequences https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/3 87906b1c-5069-4c9c-8238-bae4b77e5f99 Sat, 22 Dec 2018 10:00:00 -0500 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 1 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 52:34 false Weaver identified philosophical and cultural trends bubbling in the 1940s that denied absolute truth and higher-ordered values. He saw universal narratives - like God or country or family - that provide meaning and coherence to the world falling under the attack of relativism. The consequence of these ideas, he says, is the cultural decline of the West.

]]> Weaver, nominalism, relativism, postmodernism, conservative, conservatism, values, morality, hierarchy, property Weaver identified philosophical and cultural trends bubbling in the 1940s that denied absolute truth and higher-ordered values. He saw universal narratives - like God or country or family - that provide meaning and coherence to the world falling under the attack of relativism. The consequence of these ideas, he says, is the cultural decline of the West.

]]> Weaver identified philosophical and cultural trends bubbling in the 1940s that denied absolute truth and higher-ordered values. He saw universal narratives - like God or country or family - that provide meaning and coherence to the world falling under the attack of relativism. The consequence of these ideas, he says, is the cultural decline of the West.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+Rw6bZZnP ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 2: Barry Goldwater - Conscience of a Conservative (Part 2) https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/2 88c10a8b-d969-498a-a0fa-b5c5fe6b6ad1 Sun, 16 Dec 2018 18:00:00 -0500 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 1 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin Second half of the book 49:05 false Goldwater believed foremost in preserving and extending freedom. He advocated for limited government, lower taxes, and restrained spending. In 1960, he teamed up with influential conservative writer, Brent Bozell, to pen his manifesto: The Conscience of a Conservative. An original bible of movement conservatism.

]]> Goldwater, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, states' rights, property Goldwater believed foremost in preserving and extending freedom. He advocated for limited government, lower taxes, and restrained spending. In 1960, he teamed up with influential conservative writer, Brent Bozell, to pen his manifesto: The Conscience of a Conservative. An original bible of movement conservatism.

]]> Goldwater believed foremost in preserving and extending freedom. He advocated for limited government, lower taxes, and restrained spending. In 1960, he teamed up with influential conservative writer, Brent Bozell, to pen his manifesto: The Conscience of a Conservative. An original bible of movement conservatism.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+JEkUURZK ]]> Corey Kyle Episode 1: Barry Goldwater - Conscience of a Conservative https://conservativeminds.fireside.fm/1 53f61fbf-0dd7-4052-9855-b9895dcad956 Mon, 10 Dec 2018 14:00:00 -0500 consmindspodcast@gmail.com (Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin) full 1 Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin 47:30 false Goldwater believed foremost in preserving and extending freedom. He advocated for limited government, lower taxes, and restrained spending. In 1960, he teamed up with influential conservative writer, Brent Bozell, to pen his manifesto: The Conscience of a Conservative. An original bible of movement conservatism.

]]> Goldwater, limited, government, republican, conservative, conservatism, taxes, Reagan, liberty, freedom, states' rights, property, economics, economy, socialist, socialism, marxist, marxism Goldwater believed foremost in preserving and extending freedom. He advocated for limited government, lower taxes, and restrained spending. In 1960, he teamed up with influential conservative writer, Brent Bozell, to pen his manifesto: The Conscience of a Conservative. An original bible of movement conservatism.

]]> Goldwater believed foremost in preserving and extending freedom. He advocated for limited government, lower taxes, and restrained spending. In 1960, he teamed up with influential conservative writer, Brent Bozell, to pen his manifesto: The Conscience of a Conservative. An original bible of movement conservatism.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/oTZF4Zps+iTix2Fz2 ]]> Corey Kyle