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William Voegeli, Part 6: Liberal B.S.
William Voegeli and host Charles R. Kesler discuss the concept of “liberal bullshit”, in particular its signal trait of a blithe and weird indifference to the question of whether the ...

William Voegeli, Part 5: The Evolution of Liberalism
William Voegeli joins host Charles R. Kesler to discuss the development of the progressive philosophy.

William Voegeli, Part 4: The Problem With Compassion
How do liberals use “compassion” like a political weapon? William Voegeli joins Charles R. Kesler on The American Mind for a frank discussion about liberal tactics.

William Voegeli, Part 3: Secrets of the Liberal Agenda
How is compassion used to gain a political edge? William Voegeli, author of The Pity Party: A Mean-Spirited Diatribe Against Liberal Compassion, and host Charles R. Kesler discuss the philosophical ...

William Voegeli, Part 2: Compassion & Politics
William Voegeli, author of The Pity Party: A Mean-Spirited Diatribe Against Liberal Compassion, and host Charles R. Kesler discuss the nature of compassion, the liberal politicization of it, and how ...

William Voegeli, Part 1: How Liberals See Themselves
William Voegeli, author of The Pity Party: A Mean-Spirited Diatribe Against Liberal Compassion, and host Charles R. Kesler discuss the nature of the modern liberal, particularly how he sees himself ...

John Yoo: Waterboarding and the Question of Torture
How does the government decide on how and when we interrogate an individual? Is this a question about morality or legality? Charles R. Kesler discusses these questions with John Yoo, ...

Chris DeMuth on the Rise of the Administrative State, Part 6
Christopher DeMuth and host Charles R. Kesler discuss the inability of the universities to effectively grapple with the problems of liberalism and how that failing provided the impetus for the ...

Chris DeMuth on the Rise of the Administrative State, Part 5
Chris DeMuth and host Charles R. Kesler talk about the dangers, deficiencies, and political practicalities of Keynesianism and the entitlement state.

Chris DeMuth on the Rise of the Administrative State, Part 4
Hudson Institute Distinguished Fellow Christopher DeMuth offers some possible approaches to curbing and reversing the growth of administrative law.