McConnell Center Podcast

Join the #McConnellCenter as we host Kelly Hyberger, the Native American Collections Specialist of the Filson Historical Society, speaking as part of the "Tocqueville's America - and Ours" series. 

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Join the #McConnellCenter as we host Francisco Gonzales to deliver a lecture titled "The American Dream is a Terrible Thing to Waste - Entrepreneurs and Being Fearless in Today's Economy."

Francisco …

Join the #McConnellCenter as we host Trey Dimsdale to deliver a lecture titled "Rights Inflation? Can We Talk Too Much About Rights?"

Mr. Dimsdale, Director of the Center for Religion, Culture, and D…

Join the #McConnellCenter as we host Luke C. Sheahan, Ph.D., to deliver a lecture titled "Why Associations Matter."

Dr. Sheahan, a professor of political science at Duquesne University and a non-resi…

Join the #McConnellCenter as we host Aurelian Craiutu, Ph.D., to deliver a lecture titled "Why Not Moderation? Letters to Young Radicals."

Dr. Craiutu, a political science professor at Indiana Univer…

Join the #McConnellCenter as we host Dr. Brad Birzer to deliver a lecture titled  "Robert Nisbet - The 20th Century's Tocqueville?"

Bradley J. Birzer (born 1967) is an American historian. He is a his…

Join the #McConnellCenter as we host Tracy McKenzie, PhD, to deliver a lecture titled  "Alexis de Tocqueville on Christianity and the Peril and Promise of Democracy."

Dr. McKenzie, the Arthur F. Holm…

Join the #McConnellCenter as we host Jonathan Den Hartog, PhD, to deliver a lecture titled "What Would Tocqueville Tweet? Democracy, Speech, and Discontent Across Two Centuries."

Dr. Den Hartog, prof…

Listen in as Australian Ambassador Kevin Rudd talks to a group of students about his life, career and experience studying China. 

Ambassador Rudd served as Australia’s twenty-sixth Prime Minister fro…

Join the #McConnellCenter as we host author and writer Grace Olmstead to deliver a lecture titled "The Power of the Particular: Tocqueville's Vision for Stewardship in Place."

Ms. Olmstead speaks as …

McConnell Center welcomes radio host Mr. Erick Erickson to discuss "Twenty-first Century Political Realignment: The United States After Trump.”

Erick Erickson is an American conservative talk r…

McConnell Center welcomes Grace Olmstead to discuss The Power of Place and Particularity.

Grace Olmstead is a journalist who focuses on farming, localism, and family. Her writing has been publi…

McConnell Center welcomes Dr. Ricky L. Jones to discuss The Criminalization of Black History.

Raised by his grandmother in Atlanta's Carver Homes housing project, Ricky L. Jones not only became…

McConnell Center welcomes Trivius Caldwell to discuss The Importance of Juneteenth.

Trivius Caldwell is an active duty Lieutenant Colonel, Duke PhD student, and host of the "Live Everything" po…

McConnell Center welcomes Daniel McCarthy to discuss Conservatism, Populism, and 'Caesarism.'

Daniel McCarthy is the editor of Modern Age. He is also director of the Robert Novak Journalism Fell…

McConnell Center welcomes Dr. Michael Greve to discuss Federalism Among the States.

Professor of Law Michael S. Greve joined the faculty of the Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason Universit…

McConnell Center welcomes Dr. Alan Harrelson to discuss "Kentucky Contributions to Southern Agrarian Thought."

Dr. Alan Harrelson is originally from Darlington County, South Carolina and recei…

McConnell Center welcomes Dr Kathryn Norlock to discuss "What Comes Before and After Feminism?"

Dr Kathryn Norlock is a professor of philosophy at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario, and…

McConnell Center welcomes Professor Jeffery Pojanowski to discuss Constitutional Interpretation and the Classical Legal Tradition.

Jeff Pojanowski joined the faculty and community of Notre Dame …

McConnell Center welcomes Dr. David Campbell to discuss Religious Backlash - How Politics Pushes Americans Away from Religion.

David Campbell is the Packey J. Dee Professor of American Democracy…