Is rule of law a myth? Find out on this episode of Ideas in Progress as Anthony Comegna speaks with Prof. John Hasnas about his famous summer seminars lecture and how it came to be.

John Hasnas' IHS History

Listen in on our second part of an interview with Georgetown Law professor John Hasnas. Prof. Hasnas sits down with Anthony Comegna to discuss what is Civil Society, the recent IHS discussion colloquium and associated readings regarding civil society. An enlightening conversation for sure.

John Hasnas and Civil Society

Banks, bankers, and busted mortgages, oh my. The Cicero Institute’s Judge Glock drops by the virtual studio to weave tales of desperate financial times from his latest book, “The Dead Pledge: The Origins of the Mortgage Market and Federal Bailouts, 1913-1939.”  Pull up a parcel of land, sit back, and listen in as Anthony Comegna and Judge Glock discuss the matter on Ideas in Progress.

Judge Glock's Dead Pledge

Aspen fellow and author Asma Uddin sits down with Mike Tolhurst to speak about her latest book, “The Politics of Vulnerability, How to Heal Muslim-Christian Relations in a Post-Christian America: Today's Threat to Religion and Religious Freedom” certainly a timely topic in this day and age.

Asma Uddin's Politics of Vulnerability

Author and Ursinus College professor Jonathan Marks sits down with Anthony Comegna to chat about his latest book, “Let's Be Reasonable: A Conservative Case for Liberal Education.” Professor Marks avoids the “panic on the campus” argument while discussing why conservatives shouldn’t give up on higher education. Sit back and listen in on a reasonable conversation about the current state of higher ed.

Can We Really Just Be Reasonable?

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