Right Ideas

Reform Ideas Anathema with Amy Wax

In this episode of the Right Ideas podcast, Professor Amy Wax argues for a 'Radical Reactionary' approach to higher education reform, arguing for a decrease in foreign students, college administrators, and race-based policymaking. Along the way, she provides a sobering look at the current lack of academic freedom in our institutions and potential sources of renewal. This is the first episode of Right Ideas moderated by the new host of the podcast, Louis Galarowicz. Amy Wax is the Robert Mundheim Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and a former member of the NAS Board of Directors. This episode also mentions two documents: 1. An Open Letter To My Students [https://thenewdigest.substack.com?utm_source=navbar&utm_medium=web], Adrian Vermuele 2. 1915 Declaration of Principles on Academic Freedom and Academic Tenure [https://www.aaup.org/NR/rdonlyres/A6520A9D-0A9A-47B3-B550-C006B5B224E7/0/1915Declaration.pdf], American Association of University Professors

Universities and the Administrative State with Greg Conti

American higher education is facing trust issues in an age where political overreach and social justice have taken over our educational institutions. How did we get here? What can be done about it? Greg Conti joins Right Ideas with host John Sailer to discuss. Greg Conti is an Assistant Professor of Politics at Princeton University and Editor-at-Large of Compact Magazine. His research focuses on the history of modern political thought, especially in Britain and France, and on the lessons that can be drawn from that history for contemporary debates in political philosophy.

Lost in Thought with Zena Hitz

John Sailer is joined by Zena Hitz to discuss her journey through intellectual life, and what she learned along the way. Hitz is a tutor at St. John's College in Annapolis, and the founder and president of the Catherine Project. She is also the author of Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life.

The History of History with Wilfred McClay

Many assume that the way we taught history in the 20th century was distorted and benighted—but this does little to help us make sense of history at all. How was history actually taught in the early to mid-20th century? Why is it important to look back? In the latest episode of Right Ideas, Wilfred McClay challenges the tendency of modern people to believe they live in times of ultimate truth. Wilfred M. McClay holds the Victor Davis Hanson Chair in Classical History and Western Civilization at Hillsdale College. He is the author of Land of Hope: An Invitation to the Great American Story and The Masterless: Self and Society in Modern America

Unearthing Language: A Discussion on Philology with Joshua Katz

What is philology? Why are dead languages important? What context from the evolution of language can help us today? John Sailer sits down with Joshua Katz to discuss. Joshua T. Katz is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where he focuses on higher education, language and culture, the classical tradition, and the humanities broadly defined.