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Conservative Minds Corey Astill and Kyle Sammin
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Welcome to Conservative Minds – a podcast about conservative ideas and thinkers. We explore what it means to call yourself a conservative, where conservatism has been, and where it's going. Each week, we select readings and conduct a discussion to share with you our investigation. Join the conversation by liking us on Facebook or following us on Twitter at @consminds.
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SCOTUS Samuel Alito - Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
We've been away a while, but we're back and working on new episodes. In the meantime, here are our thoughts from last summer about the Dobbs decision when it was first handed down.
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Episode 105: John Stuart Mill - On Liberty
While most discussions of liberty center on government power, the subject of Mill's essay is the nature and limits of society's power over the individual. Society exercises control over the individual through prevailing opinion. Mill also argues that individuals should be allowed to participate in any activity they choose, so long as it does not harm others.
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Episode 103: Jonah Goldberg - Liberal Fascism
Goldberg explains that fascism is an offshoot of socialism and, rather than being conservative, is just another variety of far-left thought.
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102: Jonathan Haidt - Why the Last Ten Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
Haidt writes about social media and the downfall of normal society.
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Episode 99: John Mearsheimer - The Great Delusion
Mearsheimer argues that liberal hegemony — the foreign policy pursued by the United States since the Cold War ended — is doomed to fail. It would be better, he says, for America to practice restraint in the foreign policy sphere based on a sound understanding of how nationalism and realism constrain great powers. We also discuss Ukraine and both agree that American solidiers do not belong in the conflict.
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Episode 98: Michael Strain - Forget the Economics of Grievance
Strain questions Trump's trade and immigration policies. We disagree on whether he's right.