America at 250, Episode 10: The Fourth of July and Love for America with Dr. Jim Tonkowich
The day after tomorrow is July 4th and the Semiquincentennial celebration. As we along with our fellow Americans celebrate the Declaration o...
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20 of 108 episodesAmerica at 250, Episode 9: The Habits of Freedom with Fr. Dcn. Kyle Washut
Even in 1630 as the Massachusetts Bay Colony was being founded—and, in fact, all the way back to Adam and Eve—the notion as liberty as “doin...
America at 250, Episode 8: Are ALL Men Created Equal? with Dr. Pavlos Papadopoulos
When the framers of the Declaration of Independence listed “self-evident truths,” they began with three truths that precede any sort of stat...
America at 250, Episode 7: Economics, Entrepreneurship, and the American Character with Fr. Robert Sirico
While the Revolutionary War—as expected—ruined the economy, the lessons learned in the Colonial period, the habits of most Americans, and th...
America at 250, Episode 6: A Tale of Two Revolutions--American and French with Dr. Joseph Loconte
The French Revolution that began in 1789 like the American Revolution that began in 1776 were both revolts against a king and against despot...
America at 250, Episode 5: George Washington, "The Indispensable Man" with Dr. Virginia Arbery
General Washington served as Commander-in-Chief from July 15, 1775 to the end of the War for Independence and was relieved on December 23, 1...
America at 250, Episode 4: Natural Law and Natural Rights with Dr. Hadley Arkes
The purpose of the Declaration of Independence, wrote Thomas Jefferson, was “to place before mankind the common sense of the subject; [in] t...
America at 250, Episode 3: The Catholic Roots of American Independence with Dr. Jim Tonkowich
The Catholic Church in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries defended monarchy and so many assume that "the divine right of kings" was a C...
America at 250, Episode 2: The Declaration of Independence and the American Mind with Dr. Matthew Spalding
In his new book, The Making of the American Mind: The Story of Our Declaration of Independence, Hillsdale College professor Dr. Matthew Spal...
America at 250, Episode 1: Setting the Stage for 1776
Ten weeks and two days from today, we will celebrate America’s Semiquincentennial, the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration o...
On Podcasting with Dr. Jim Tonkowich
The first After-Dinner Scholar podcast on February 1, 2017 began: The 16th century English philosopher, statesman and scientist Francis Baco...
Dante's Divine Comedy - 2 with Dr. Tiffany Schubert
Last week Dr. Tiffany Schubert discussed Inferno, the first book of Dante’s Comedy. Our friend and former colleague Jason Baxter remarked th...
Dante's Divine Comedy - 1 with Dr. Tiffany Schubert
Midway in the journey of our life I came to myself in a dark wood, for the straight way was lost. Ah, how hard it is to tell the nature of t...
Easter Joy with Dr. Jeremy Holmes
Pope Benedict XVI wrote, "At Easter we rejoice because Christ did not remain in the tomb, his body did not see corruption; he belongs to the...
The Four Last Things in Holy Week with Dr. Kent Lasnoski
Saint Ephrem the Syrian said, “We give glory to you, Lord, who raised up your cross to span the jaws of death like a bridge by which souls m...
Biology, Theology, and Philosophy with Dr. Daniel Shields
The Catechism of the Catholic Church (159) declares Though faith is above reason, there can never be any real discrepancy between faith and...
On the French Revolution with Dr. Pavlos Papadopoulos
Observing the French Revolution, British Member of Parliament, Edmund Burke, noted, “But what is liberty without wisdom and without virtue?...
Contemplating Nature with Dr. Stanley Grove
It’s been a strange winter here in Lander, Wyoming beginning with nearly two feet of snow on Thanksgiving—of which about fourteen inches fel...
"Are Video Games Fine Art?" with Gregory Bowman
The new Apple Vision Pro headset, we’re told, “delivers fun and rewarding gameplay for players of all skill levels. Players can dive into ga...
"No Pain, No Gain: The Radical Nature of Sacrificial Love" with Moira Milligan
January 31 to February 2 the Wyoming Catholic College community enjoyed days packed with senior orations. Each senior, having written a thes...