The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour

Building Practical Solutions to Homelessness

Guests: Mary L. G. Theroux and Mardi Billman Host Scot Bertram talks with Mary L. G. Theroux, chairman and chief executive officer at the Independent Institute, about working toward practical solutions to the homelessness crisis and her book, Beyond Homeless: Good Intentions, Bad Outcomes, Transformative Solutions [https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Homeless-Intentions-Transformative-Solutions/dp/1598133500]. And Mardi Billman, associate professor of chemistry at Hillsdale College, returns for another series on drama in scientific discovery. This week, she concludes a discussion on fire and how combustion works. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

When Race Trumps Merit

Guests: Heather Mac Donald and Richard Samuelson Host Scot Bertram talks with Heather Mac Donald, the Thomas W. Smith fellow at the Manhattan Institute and contributing editor at City Journal, about efforts by the Trump administration to curb DEI programs and her book When Race Trumps Merit: How the Pursuit of Equity Sacrifices Excellence, Destroys Beauty, and Threatens Lives [https://www.amazon.com/When-Race-Trumps-Merit-Sacrifices/dp/B0BXFBLY9M]. And Richard Samuelson, associate professor of government at Hillsdale College’s Washington, D.C. campus, continues a series celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States. This week, Thomas Paine’s Common Sense and Abigail Adams’ admonition to “remember the ladies.” See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

The American Book of Fables

Guests: Matthew Mehan and Randy Barnett Host Scot Bertram talks with Matthew Mehan, associate dean and associate professor at the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale College in Washington, D.C., about the pedagogical power of fables and his new book, The American Book of Fables [https://www.amazon.com/American-Book-Fables-Matthew-Mehan/dp/B0G1XYVC54]. And Randy Barnett, professor of constitutional law at the Georgetown University Law Center and director of the Georgetown Center for the Constitution, discusses his time as a prosecutor in the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office and his new book, Felony Review: Tales of True Crime and Corruption in Chicago [https://www.amazon.com/Felony-Review-Tales-Corruption-Chicago/dp/1641774959]. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

How To Stop America’s Leftward Drift

Guests: John Tillman and Luke Foster Host Scot Bertram talks with John Tillman, CEO of the American Culture Project, about the Left's strategies for influencing elected officials and his new book The Political Vise: How the Radical Left Controls America and the Path to Regaining Our Liberty [https://www.amazon.com/Political-Vise-Radical-Controls-Regaining/dp/B0G271LW9Z]. And Luke Foster, assistant professor of government at Hillsdale College in Washington, D.C., discusses the spirit of a gentleman [https://modernagejournal.com/the-spirit-of-a-gentleman/253641/]. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Mollie Hemingway: How Justice Alito Restored the Constitution

Guests: Mollie Hemingway and Janie Nitze Host Scot Bertram talks with Mollie Hemingway, senior journalism fellow at Hillsdale College and editor-in-chief at The Federalist, about Justice Samuel Alito's impact on the Supreme Court and her new book Alito: The Justice Who Reshaped the Supreme Court and Restored the Constitution [https://www.amazon.com/Alito-Justice-Reshaped-Restored-Constitution/dp/1541607139]. And Janie Nitze, lawyer and New York Times best-selling author, discusses her new children’s book, co-authored with Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch: Heroes of 1776: The Story of the Declaration of Independence [https://www.amazon.com/Heroes-1776-Story-Declaration-Independence/dp/0063473976].  See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.