The Heartland Institute's podcast discussing notable new works with their authors. Hosted by Tim Benson.

Ill Literacy: Books with Benson

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Dr. Mary Grabar on the debut of the new Ill Literacy Podcast to discuss her book "Debunking Howard Zinn: Exposing the Fake History That Turned a Generation against America." They discuss the pernicious history of Zinn’s book "A People’s History of the United States," Zinn’s merits as a historian, critiques of Zinn’s scholarship from both the Left and Right, and whether Zinn should be considered the intellectual godfather of the 1619 Project and the new wave of neo-iconoclastic Jacobin youths vandalizing American cities.

Purchase the book here:  https://www.amazon.com/Debunking-Howard-Zinn-Exposing-Generation/dp/1684511526/

SHOW NOTES:

American Educator: Undue Certainty: Where Howard Zinn’s A People’s History Falls Short
https://www.aft.org/sites/default/files/periodicals/Wineburg.pdf

Claremont Review of Books: The Disgraceful Howard Zinn
https://claremontreviewofbooks.com/the-disgraceful-howard-zinn/

Dissent: Howard Zinn’s History Lessons
https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/howard-zinns-history-lessons

The Federalist: How To Replace Howard Zinn’s Communist Account Of U.S. History For American Kids
https://thefederalist.com/2019/08/28/replace-howard-zinns-communist-account-u-s-history-american-kids/

The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal: A Radical Pseudo-historian Meets His Match
https://www.jamesgmartin.center/2020/04/a-radical-pseudo-historian-meets-his-match/

Law & Liberty: Howard Zinn: Fake Historian
https://lawliberty.org/howard-zinn-fake-historian/

The New Republic: Agit-Prof: Howard Zinn's influential mutilations of American history
https://newrepublic.com/article/112574/howard-zinns-influential-mutilations-american-history#footnote-112574-1

Quadrant: Howard Zinn’s Tendentious Mendacity
https://quadrant.org.au/magazine/2020/04/tendentious-mendacity/

Washington Times: BOOK REVIEW: 'Debunking Howard Zinn'
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/aug/19/book-review-debunking-howard-zinn/

Ill Literacy Podcast #1: Debunking Howard Zinn (Guest: Mary Grabar)

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Dr. Bradley C.S. Watson to discuss his book "Progressivism: The Strange History of a Radical Idea." They discuss how progressive historians have portrayed progressivism since the advent of the movement up until the end of the 20th Century, and how that portrayal does not emphasize what a complete break with the ideals of the American founding and natural rights theory that it actually was. They then talk about the pushback these historians have received from political theorists on the right over the past few decades, and how the progressive historians have paved the way for the radicalism of the 1619 Project. They also chat about hockey and some other stuff.

Ill Literacy: Books With Benson

Ill Literacy, Episode II: Progressivism with Dr. Bradley C.S. Watson

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Dr. Matthew B. Crawford to discuss his book, Why We Drive: Toward a Philosophy of the Open Road. They discuss how active transportation is crucial to human identity and how driverless cars may become a threat to our freedom. They also discuss how safety features in cars are atrophying our skills and taking away the fun of driving while simultaneously gadgets like smart phones are taking our eyes off the road. From there, they shift gears to talk about automotive subcultures across the United States, tear into the red light camera racket, praise the taxi drivers of London, and turn the hairy eyeball on Uber.

Show Notes:

First Things: Driving and Democracy
https://www.firstthings.com/media/driving-and-democracy

Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture: Videos: Matthew Crawford on the Car as a Domain of Skill and Freedom
https://iasculture.org/crawford/why-we-drive-video

The New Atlantis: GPS and the End of the Road 
https://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/gps-and-the-end-of-the-road

New Statesman: The freedom of driving
https://www.newstatesman.com/why-we-drive-driverless-cars-matthew-crawford-review

Observer: ‘Why We Drive’ Takes Aim at Self-Driving Vehicles and Other Threats to Car Culture
https://observer.com/2020/06/why-we-drive-matthew-crawford-review/

San Francisco Chronicle: Review: ‘Why We Drive’ skewers the utopianisms of driverless cars
https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/books/review-why-we-drive-skewers-the-utopianisms-of-driverless-cars

Wall Street Journal: ‘Why We Drive’ Review: Awake at the Wheel
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-we-drive-review-awake-at-the-wheel-11591225475?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=2

Ill Literacy, Episode III: Why We Drive (Guest: Matthew B. Crawford)

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Dr. Bjørn Lomborg to discuss his book, "False Alarm: How Climate Change Panic Costs Us Trillions, Hurts the Poor, and Fails to Fix the Planet." They discuss how, contrary to what alarmists in media and academe will tell you, climate change really isn’t an “existential” threat to the planet, and they delve into the specifics. They chat about polar bears, hurricanes, droughts, flooding, wildfires, and how human innovation and adaption is already helping to mitigate climate damage. They also talk about the ineffectiveness of the Paris Agreement and how the Green New Deal is terrible policy.

Show Notes:

Financial Post: Bjorn Lomborg: As we begin our global climb out of the coronavirus depression, we shouldn’t start by letting bad green deals make us poorer
https://financialpost.com/opinion/bjorn-lomborg-as-we-begin-our-global-climb-out-of-the-coronavirus-depression-we-shouldnt-start-by-letting-bad-green-deals-make-us-poorer

Fortune: Climate change is important—but it shouldn’t distract us from other crucial problems
https://fortune.com/2020/07/14/climate-change-policy-priorities/

Hoover Institution:  Bjorn Lomborg Declares “False Alarm” on Climate Hysteria
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxWYglbtqnQ

Institute for Energy Research: Book Review: False Alarm by Bjørn Lomborg
https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/climate-change/book-review-false-alarm-by-bjorn-lomborg/

New York Post: How climate change alarmists are actually endangering the planet
https://nypost.com/2020/07/11/how-climate-change-alarmists-are-actually-damaging-the-planet/

Wall Street Journal: The Lockdown’s Lessons for Climate Activism
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-lockdowns-lessons-for-climate-activism-11594440061

Ill Literacy, Episode IV: False Alarm: How Climate Change Panic Costs Us Trillions

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Dr. Phillip W. Magness to discuss his book, The 1619 Project: A Critique. They discuss the New York Times’ Pulitzer-winning project’s genesis, aims, and goals. Magness describes what the 1619 Project gets grievously wrong about slavery, economics, and the motivations of the Founding Fathers, as well as areas where prominent critics of it are off base, including their critique of the project’s interpretation of Abraham Lincoln. They also talk about how the project’s editors have such a hard time accepting any criticism of their work.

Show Notes:

Acton Institute: Critiquing the 1619 Project with Phil Magness
https://www.acton.org/audio/critiquing-1619-project-phil-magness

American Institute for Economic Research: The 1619 Project Debate: A Bibliography
https://www.aier.org/article/the-1619-project-debate-a-bibliography/

The Atlantic: 1776 Honors America’s Diversity in a Way 1619 Does Not
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/01/inclusive-case-1776-not-1619/604435/

Commentary: How The New York Times Is Distorting American History
https://www.commentarymagazine.com/articles/wilfred-mcclay/how-the-new-york-times-is-distorting-american-history/

New York Review of Books: American Slavery and ‘the Relentless Unforeseen’
https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2019/11/19/american-slavery-and-the-relentless-unforeseen/

New York Times: The 1619 Project
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/1619-america-slavery.html

Reason: What The New York Times' 1619 Project Gets Wrong About Capitalism: Phillip Magness
https://reason.com/podcast/what-the-new-york-times-1619-project-gets-wrong-about-capitalism-phillip-magness/

Ill Literacy Episode V: The 1619 Project: A Critique (Guest: Dr. Phillip W. Magness)

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Fergus M. Bordewich to discuss his book, Congress at War: How Republican Reformers Fought the Civil War, Defied Lincoln, Ended Slavery, and Remade America. They talk about the productivity of the 37th and 38th Congresses, two of the most impactful in American history, which were being steered by a Republican Party still in its infancy. They also chat how members of Congress like Thaddeus Stevens, Ben Wade, and William Pitt Fessenden clashed with Abraham Lincoln over war policy, and how others like Clement Vallandigham possibly crossed the line into treasonous conduct.

Make sure you check out his website at: http://www.fergusbordewich.com/

The American Spectator: President Lincoln’s War With Republicans
https://spectator.org/president-lincolns-war-with-republicans/

The Atlantic: Abraham Lincoln’s Radical Moderation
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/03/abraham-lincolns-radical-moderation/605551/ 

Commonwealth Club of California: Fergus Bordewich: Congress at War
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNLi82vUuX0

C-SPAN: Congress at War
https://www.c-span.org/video/?469257-1/congress-war

Library of Congress: Fergus Bordewich on Congress at War
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yO7qVZbYgSI

The New Yorker: Did Lincoln Really Matter?
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/02/10/did-lincoln-really-matter

The Wall Street Journal: ‘Congress at War’ and ‘When It Was Grand’ Review: The Great Emancipators
https://www.wsj.com/articles/congress-at-war-and-when-it-was-grand-review-the-great-emancipators-11581694320

Ill Literacy, Episode VI: Congress at War (Guest: Fergus M. Bordewich)

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Dr. Ted Widmer to discuss his book, Lincoln on the Verge: Thirteen Days to Washington. They talk about the crisis point the United States had reached in the time between Lincoln’s election and his journey to Washington, D.C. for his inaugural, and how Lincoln’s journey, in a way, compares to the journey of Odysseus in Homer’s Odyssey. The also talk about the many speeches Lincoln makes on his journey, as well as myriad other travails, and how Lincoln’s arrival in Washington and his inaugural really signify the first victory of the Union against the forces of secession. Further, they discuss the importance of Euclid, the Founders (George Washington especially), and the Declaration of Independence in the formulation of Lincoln’s political thought and his conception of the American nation.

Get the book here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Lincoln-on-the-Verge/Ted-Widmer/9781476739434

Show Notes

C-SPAN: Lincoln on the Verge
https://www.c-span.org/video/?471982-1/lincoln-verge

The Guardian: 'What it means to be an American': Abraham Lincoln and a nation divided
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/apr/11/abraham-lincoln-verge-book-ted-widmer-interview

Wall Street Journal: ‘Lincoln on the Verge’ Review: Odyssey to the Inaugural
https://www.wsj.com/articles/lincoln-on-the-verge-review-odyssey-to-the-inaugural-11589578200

Washington Post: The train ride that brought Lincoln to D.C. — and introduced him to the nation
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/the-train-ride-that-brought-lincoln-to-dc--and-introduced-him-to-the-nation/2020/04/23/afef2192-4f58-11ea-bf44-f5043eb3918a_story.html

World Affairs Council of Dallas/Ft. Worth: Lincoln on the Verge with Ted Widmer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMZAiGE6KWU

Ill Literacy, Episode VII: Lincoln on the Verge (Guest: Ted Widmer)

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Lee J. Strang Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Lee J. Strang to discuss his book, Originalism’s Promise: A Natural Law Account of the American Constitution. Strang conducts a “Con Law for Dummies” presentation for the benefit of Tim, and argues that originalism is the best explanation of our existing constitutional practice and why is it the most attractive theory of constitutional interpretation, easily accommodates societal and constitution change, and does a better job of advancing human flourishing than other schools of constitution interpretation. He then delves into the different schools of originalism, talks about accommodating non-originalist constitutional precedent, and the importance of judicial virtues in law and in constitutional interpretation.

Get the book here:
https://www.amazon.com/Originalisms-Promise-Natural-American-Constitution/dp/1108475639

Show Notes:

Ipse Dixit: Lee Strang on Originalism & Natural Law
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=200oDz_O2Dg

Law & Liberty: Justifying Originalism
https://lawliberty.org/podcast/justifying-originalism/

Ill Literacy, Episode VIII: Originalism’s Promise (Guest: Lee J. Strang)

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by two other Heartland guests, editorial director Justin Haskins and graphic designer Donny Kendal, about their contributions to Glenn Beck’s book "Arguing with Socialists." They discuss what socialism is, and what it isn’t, how socialism differs from communism, and how America’s economic problems are not the result of “too much” capitalism. They also chat about Venezuela, Scandinavia, talk about Heartland’s Stopping Socialism project, and delve into modern monetary theory, the Green New Deal, and how authoritarian regimes are using technology to control and harass their captive populations. 

Get the book here: 
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Arguing-with-Socialists/Glenn-Beck/9781982140502

Show Notes:

Stopping Socialism: https://stoppingsocialism.com/

Ill Literacy, Episode IX: Arguing with Socialists (Guests: Justin Haskins & Donny Kendal)

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Andrew J. Bacevich to discuss the anthology he edited for the Library of America, American Conservatism: Reclaiming an Intellectual Tradition. They talk about the origination of the project, why the book’s start date was the 20th Century and not earlier, and the importance for everyone, not just conservatives, to understand this tradition. They also chat about why certain pieces and certain authors were chosen, Bacevich’s decision to exclude neoconservatives from the volume, and the intellectual future of conservatism. 

Get the book here: https://loa.org/books/630-american-conservatism-reclaiming-an-intellectual-tradition

Show Notes:

The American Conservative: Andrew J. Bacevich – Conservatism Is Stewardship, Preserving Our Collective Inheritance
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/conservatism-is-stewardship-preserving-our-collective-inheritance/

Law & Liberty: Virginia Arbery – An Open Conservatism?
https://lawliberty.org/book-review/an-open-conservatism/

Library of America: American Conservatism: An “intellectual tradition worthy of respect and consideration”
https://www.loa.org/news-and-views/1673-_american-conservatism_-an-intellectual-tradition-worthy-of-respect-and-consideration

Library of America: VIDEO: Andrew J. Bacevich and Sean Wilentz: What Is American Conservatism?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dioWO4EH1E

National Review: Daniel J. Mahoney – The Conservative Intellectual Tradition: Recovering Old Wisdom
https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2020/06/22/the-conservative-intellectual-tradition-recovering-old-wisdom/

The New York Times: George F. Will – The Mind of Conservatism
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/01/books/review/american-conservatism-andrew-j-bacevich.html

The Wall Street Journal: Barton Swaim – ‘American Conservatism’ Review: Doing the ‘Right’ Thing
https://www.wsj.com/articles/american-conservatism-review-doing-the-right-thing-11585923831

The Washington Post: Tim Page – Defining the essence of American conservatism (and excluding Trump)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/defining-the-essence-of-american-conservatism-and-excluding-trump/2020/04/30/641cff2c-83ed-11ea-a3eb-e9fc93160703_story.html

Ill Literacy, Episode X: American Conservatism (Guest: Andrew J. Bacevich)

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Matt Ridley to discuss his book, How Innovation Works: And Why It Flourishes in Freedom. They talk about this history of innovation, going all the way back to prehistory, and then touch on what Ridley considers innovation’s “essentials.” They also chat about how innovation is a gradual, “bottom-up” phenomenon, how science isn’t always the parent of innovation, and what the United States and Europe need to do better to unleash their full innovative potential.

Get the book here: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/how-innovation-works-matt-ridley?variant=32117444444194

Show Notes:

American Enterprise Institute: VIDEO: How innovation works: A book event with Matt Ridley
https://www.aei.org/events/webinar-how-innovation-works-a-book-event-with-matt-ridley/

The Daily Telegraph: Sherelle Jacobs – How Innovation Works by Matt Ridley review: the real mother of invention? It's not necessity
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-to-read/innovation-works-matt-ridley-review-real-mother-invention-not/

EconTalk: Matt Ridley on How Innovation Works
https://www.econtalk.org/matt-ridley-on-how-innovation-works/

Forbes: Calum Chance – How Innovation Works
https://www.forbes.com/sites/cognitiveworld/2020/06/01/how-innovation-works/#1ddaf7517ea9

Hudson Institute: VIDEO: Author Matt Ridley on "How Innovation Works: And Why It Flourishes in Freedom"
https://www.hudson.org/events/1852-video-event-author-matt-ridley-on-how-innovation-works-and-why-it-flourishes-in-freedom-82020

National Review: Robert Zubrin – Innovating the World
https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/06/book-review-how-innovation-works-matt-ridley/#slide-1

Quillette: Logan Chipkin – How Innovation Works—A Review
https://quillette.com/2020/05/29/how-innovation-works-a-review/

The Remnant: Ridley Me This & Ridley Returns
https://remnant.thedispatch.com/p/ridley-me-this-e74
https://remnant.thedispatch.com/p/ridley-returns-00b

Ill Literacy, Episode XI: How Innovation Works (Guest: Matt Ridley)

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Steven Dudley to discuss his new book, "MS-13: The Making of America’s Most Notorious Gang." They discuss the history of the gang, both in El Salvador and the United States, how prison accelerated the gang’s growth and power, and in what ways public perceptions of the gang are incorrect.

Get the book here: https://www.amazon.com/MS-13-Making-Worlds-Dangerous-Street/dp/1335005544

Show Notes:

New York Post: Brad Hamilton – How MS-13 went from wild kids to the most feared street gang in America
https://nypost.com/2020/09/05/how-ms-13-went-from-wild-kids-to-the-most-feared-street-gang-in-america/

Ill Literacy, Episode XII: MS-13 (Guest: Stephen Dudley)

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by the Cato Institute’s Marian L. Tupy to discuss the new book he co-authored with Ronald Bailey, "Ten Global Trends Every Smart Person Should Know: And Many Others You Will Find Interesting." They talk about how the view the world is getting progressively worse, shared by a large majority of Americans, is grossly mistaken. Tupy sheds light on how global metrics on poverty, life expectancy, nutrition, violence, human health and attainment, and material abundance, among many others, are all improving. 

Get the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Global-Trends-Every-Smart-Person/dp/1948647737

Show Notes:

Human Progress: Ten Global Trends with Matt Ridley | HumanProgress Special
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8ImZ-IZ9AY

Political Economy with James Pethokoukis: Ronald Bailey: Global trends every smart person should know
https://www.aei.org/multimedia/ronald-bailey-global-trends-every-smart-person-should-know/

The Reason Interview with Nick Gillespie: Ronald Bailey: The World Is Getting Cleaner, Richer, and Safer
https://reason.com/podcast/ronald-bailey-the-world-is-getting-cleaner-richer-and-safer/

The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg: Good Times, Bad Times
https://www.aei.org/multimedia/episode-254-good-times-bad-times/

Ill Literacy, Episode XIII: Ten Global Trends Every Smart Person Should Know (Guest: Marian L. Tupy)

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by National Review’s Kevin D. Williamson to discuss his new book, Big White Ghetto: Dead Broke, Stone-Cold Stupid, and High on Rage in the Dank Woolly Wilds of the "Real America". They talk about American dysfunction and failure—both personal and institutional, and the rise of resentment politics. They also delve into American weirdness: flat-earther conventions, Kremlin-backed California secessionists, and the men who travel to the AVN awards, to name a few, and also talk about why conservatives and libertarians need to be a bit more circumspect regarding the tradeoffs of some of the policies they champion.

Ill Literacy, Episode XIV: Big White Ghetto (Guest: Kevin D. Williamson)

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by The American Conservative’s Rod Dreher to discuss his new book, Live Not By Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents. They discuss “soft totalitarianism,” how totalitarianism differs from authoritarianism, and how to “live in truth.” They discuss woke capitalism, cancel culture, and how progressivism is turning itself into an ersatz religion. Dreher also explains how faith is the bedrock of resistance and why, counterintuitively to most people, suffering can be a gift. 

Get the book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/622436/live-not-by-lies-by-rod-dreher/

Show Notes:

The Catholic World Report: Francis X. Maier – It can’t happen here: A review of Live Not By Lies
https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2020/10/06/it-cant-happen-here-a-review-of-live-not-by-lies/

Conciliar Post: John Ehrett – Book review “Live Not By Lies”
https://conciliarpost.com/reviews/book-reviews/book-review-live-not-by-lies/

The Eric Metaxas Radio Show: Rod Dreher | "Live Not by Lies" Shares Stories of Survivors Of Soviet Persecution To Warn Americans (VIDEO)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHOsZvDJ4H4

First Things: Sohrab Ahmari – Resist in Truth
https://www.firstthings.com/article/2020/11/resist-in-truth

First Things Podcast: Live Not By Lies
https://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2020/10/live-not-by-lies

Front Porch Republic: James Clark – Fidelity to the Truth in an Illiberal Time, on Rod Dreher’s Live Not by Lies
https://www.frontporchrepublic.com/2020/09/fidelity-to-the-truth-in-an-illiberal-time-on-rod-drehers-live-not-by-lies/

Law & Liberty: James M. Patterson – Soft Totalitarianism, Coming or Going?
https://lawliberty.org/book-review/soft-totalitarianism-coming-or-going/

Matt Lewis and the News: Rod Dreher on Live Not by Lies (VIDEO)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caQsreT755w

National Review: James E. Person Jr. – Rod Dreher’s Advice for Christians in a Secular Age
https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2020/10/05/rod-drehers-advice-for-christians-in-a-secular-age/

Public Discourse: Daniel J. Mahoney – Affirming Reality by Rejecting the Lie
https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2020/09/71162/

TAC Right Now: Rod Dreher on 'Live Not By Lies'
https://amconrightnow.libsyn.com/rod-dreher-on-live-not-by-lies

Wall Street Journal: Barton Swaim – Political Books: After the Culture War
https://www.wsj.com/articles/political-books-after-the-culture-war-11601680817

Ill Literacy, Episode XV: Live Not By Lies (Guest: Rod Dreher)

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by the Cato Institute’s Ilya Shapiro to discuss his new book, "Supreme Disorder: Judicial Nominations and the Politics of America’s Highest Court." They chat about Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination, how politics has always intruded on the SCOTUS nomination process going all the way back to George Washington, and go through a short history of these nomination battles. They also talk about why the process has become so explosive in the last forty years, and different ways this could be remedied. 

Get the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Supreme-Disorder-Judicial-Nominations-Politics/dp/1713523736

Show Notes:

Acton Line: Supreme Disorder and SCOTUS politics with Ilya Shapiro
https://www.acton.org/audio/supreme-disorder-and-scotus-politics-ilya-shapiro

James Wilson Institute Podcast: Ilya Shapiro on “Supreme Disorder: Judicial Nominations and the Politics of America’s Highest Court”
http://commentary.jameswilsoninstitute.org/2020/09/podcast-ilya-shapiro-on-supreme-disorder-judicial-nominations-and-the-politics-of-americas-highest-court/

Matt Lewis and the News: Ilya Shapiro on Supreme Disorder
https://www.mattklewis.com/matt-lewis-and-the-news/ilya-shapiro-on-supreme-disorder/

National Review: Robert Verbruggen – What’s Gone Wrong with the Supreme Court — and How to Fix It
https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/10/book-review-supreme-disorder-supreme-court-problems-how-to-fix/

SCOTUS 101 Podcast: Ilya Shapiro discusses his book, “Supreme Disorder: Judicial Nominations and the Politics of America’s Highest Court”
https://www.cato.org/multimedia/media-highlights-radio/ilya-shapiro-discusses-book-supreme-disorder-judicial-9

Washington Examiner: Kyle Sammin – Why Supreme Court nominations went off the rails
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/why-supreme-court-nominations-went-off-the-rails

Ill Literacy, Episode XVI: Supreme Disorder (Guest: Ilya Shapiro)

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Dr. Fredrik Logevall of Harvard University to discuss his new book, "JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917-1956." They begin by talking how Jack’s life parallels the rise of the United States as a world power. They also chat about Jack’s early years, his relationship with his parents and siblings, and the ongoing series of illnesses, maladies, and injuries that befall him. Jack’s college years, Joe Senior’s ambassadorship, PT-109, Jack’s congressional career, Profiles in Courage, Nixon, McCarthy, Jackie, and his run for the Veep slot under Stevenson in 1956 also come up for discussion.  

Get the book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/242113/jfk-by-fredrik-logevall/

Show Notes:

Foreign Policy: Richard Aldous – The 4 False Deathbeds of John F. Kennedy
https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/10/19/the-4-false-deathbeds-of-john-f-kennedy/

The Guardian: David Runciman – JFK: Volume One by Fredrik Logevall review – the Kennedys and the Trumps 
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/sep/05/jfk-volume-one-by-fredrik-logevall-review-the-kennedys-and-the-trumps

The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum: JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century 1917-1956 (VIDEO)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEJzHATb9eo

The New York Times: David M. Kennedy – Groomed to be President
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/08/books/review/jfk-fredrik-logevall.html

The Spectator: Andrew Preston – The magic of JFK remains undimmed
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-magic-of-jfk-remains-undimmed

The Telegraph: Duncan White – Think you know JFK? This biography will open your eyes
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-to-read/think-know-jfk-biography-will-open-eyes/

The Times: Daniel Finkelstein – JFK: Volume 1 by Fredrik Logevall review — dazzling in love and war
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/jfk-volume-1-by-fredrik-logevall-review-kennedy-5p0djd9bq

Times Literary Supplement: Eric Foner – His own man
https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/jfk-fredrik-logevall-book-review/

The Wall Street Journal: Philip Terzian – ‘JFK’ Review: The Road to Camelot
https://www.wsj.com/articles/jfk-review-the-road-to-camelot-11600633498

The Washington Post: Evan Thomas – A far deeper, worthier and more interesting JFK
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/a-far-deeper-worthier-and-more-interesting-jfk/2020/09/24/16e216ec-e6f9-11ea-bc79-834454439a44_story.html

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars: JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917-1956 (VIDEO)
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/jfk-coming-age-american-century-1917-1956

Ill Literacy, Episode XVII: JFK (Guest: Fredrik Logevall)

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Dr. David A. Bell of Princeton University to discuss his new book, Men on Horseback: The Power of Charisma in the Age of Revolution. They talk about how a new form of political charisma emerged at the end of the Enlightenment, why charisma in leadership is necessary in a democracy, and why that charisma can also be dangerous. They delve into the rule of Washington, Bonaparte, Simón Bolívar, and Toussaint Louverture, and chat about whether you can be a successful leader without charisma. 

Get the book here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374207922

Show Notes:

Los Angeles Review of Books: Robert Zaretsky – Charisma: Now You’ve Got It, Now You Don’t
https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-risks-of-charisma/

The New Republic: Ian Beacock –  Can Democracy Handle Charisma?
https://newrepublic.com/article/158945/can-democracy-handle-charisma-david-bell-book-review

The New York Public Library: Men on Horseback: David A. Bell with Annette Gordon-Reed | LIVE from NYPL (VIDEO)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-aIUn1fhvo&feature=emb_logo

The Point: Scott Spillman – Charismatic Models 
https://thepointmag.com/politics/charismatic-models/

Times Literary Supplement: Sudhir Hazareesingh – Great men, great myths
https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/men-on-horseback-david-bell-review-sudhir-hazareesingh/

Washington Examiner: Robert Gerwarth – The original populists
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-original-populists-robert-gerwarth-reviews-men-on-horseback-by-david-a-bell

Ill Literacy, Episode XVIII: Men on Horseback (Guest: David A. Bell)

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by noted humorist and comedy legend P.J. O’Rourke to discuss his new book, "A Cry from the Far Middle: Dispatches from a Divided Land." They discuss what he means by the “far middle,” how we got to our present situation of deep political polarization, how social media is a primary cause of that polarization, why P.J. loves traffic jams, and kids love for socialism. Tim also gets in some National Lampoon fanboy time at the end. 

Get the book here: https://groveatlantic.com/book/a-cry-from-the-far-middle/
And check out his webmag American Consequences 

Show Notes:

The Bulwark Podcast: P.J. O'Rourke on a Cry From the Far Middle
https://podcast.thebulwark.com/pj-orourke-on-a-far-cry-from-the-middle

Commonwealth Club or California: P.J. O’Rourke: A Cry From The Far Middle (VIDEO)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GsnwqhLc4Q

Free the People: How to Bridge Our Toxic Political Divide | Guest: P.J. O’Rourke | Ep 87 (VIDEO)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8-Y-WvPKBk

Matt Lewis & The News: P.J. O’Rourke on A Cry from the Far Middle
https://www.mattklewis.com/matt-lewis-and-the-news/p-j-orourke-on-a-cry-from-the-far-middle/

Ill Literacy, Episode XIX: A Cry from the Far Middle (Guest: P.J. O’Rourke)

In Episode XX of Ill Literacy, Tim Benson talks with Lucas E. Morel about his new book Lincoln and the American Founding. 
Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Dr. Lucas E. Morel of Washington & Lee University to discuss his new book, Lincoln and the American Founding. They talk about the importance of the Founders to Lincoln’s moral and political thought, how the Declaration of Independence was Lincoln’s political lodestar, how Lincoln saw the Constitution framing the ideals of the Declaration, and how there has been no better defender of the Founders and the United States than Honest Abe. 
Get the book here: http://www.siupress.com/books/978-0-8093-3785-9
Show Notes:
The Federalist: Krystina Skurk – 'Lincoln And The American Founding’ Rebukes Those Who Call The Founders Racists
https://thefederalist.com/2020/09/14/lincoln-and-the-american-founding-rebukes-those-who-call-the-founders-racists/
Law & Liberty: Tony Williams – An Apple of Gold in a Picture of Silver
https://lawliberty.org/book-review/an-apple-of-gold-in-a-picture-of-silver/
Madison’s Notes: Lincoln and the American Founding: A Conversation with Lucas Morel
https://ricochet.com/podcast/madisons-notes/lincoln-and-the-american-founding-a-conversation-with-lucas-morel/
The McConnell Center Podcast: Lincoln and the American Founding with Dr. Lucas Morel
https://mcconnellcenterpodcast.libsyn.com/lincoln-and-the-american-founding-with-dr-lucas-morel
RealClear PublicAffairs: Lucas Morel – Lincoln, the American Founding, and the Moral Foundations of a Free Society
https://www.realclearpublicaffairs.com/articles/2020/02/14/lincoln_the_american_founding_and_the_moral_foundations_of_a_free_society_484127.html

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Ill Literacy, Episode XX: Lincoln and the American Founding (Guest: Lucas E. Morel)

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