On the eve of America’s 250th birthday, leading historians and constitutional scholars trace the unique and radical ideas that sparked a revolution and a restoration — ideas that distilled millennia of political and philosophical thought into enduring, codified liberties and principles — and explore whether this generation can renew the commitment to self-governance when the Republic hangs by a thread.
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Roger Kimball On Islam, The West, And Civilizational Confidence
Today On The Eric Metaxas Show, Eric talks with Roger Kimball about New York City, Islam, and why they argue the West is losing civilizational confidence. They discuss whether the Islam vs Islamism distinction holds up, why assimilation and shared values matter for a free society, and what is happening in Europe and England right now. Then they pivot to Iran, regime change predictions, and why they believe Trump is reshaping the global order from the border to energy to foreign policy.
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How Political Correctness Hijacked the Arts | Roger Kimball and Heather MacDonald
What gets to be called art — and who decides? In this wide-ranging Socrates Dialogues conversation, New York–based thinkers, writers, and art admirers Heather Mac Donald and Roger Kimball explore the definition of art and the history of the unmaking of beauty in modern contemporary art. Drawing on examples from Duchamp, Warhol, Serrano, Hirst, and others, the two discuss how the banal, the transgressive, and the political have reshaped the aesthetic experience of art, often robbing it of spiritual resonance.
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Is the Epstein-Trump Story Just Russiagate 2.0? With Roger Kimball
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New Trump EO Fights for Historical Monuments, Ends DEI
Recently, Donald Trump signed an executive order ending DEI and racial divisiveness at the Smithsonian. Roger Kimball, editor of the New Criterion, says that by tearing down statues and monuments, the Left has been destroying parts of American history that should be remembered while remaking other sections in its own image. He also weighs in on “Signalgate,” calling the leaked message chat a “nothingburger.”
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Bradley Foundation Podcast: An Interview with Roger Kimball
Words matter. The right words can advance new ideas, enrich our lives and alter the course of history. Yet in today’s technologically driven world, language is often diluted as people think less about word choice and more about quick responses. This has also contributed to a decline in culture.
