Citizen Podcast

In this episode, Dan discusses Chesterton’s Fence, the dilemma facing anyone examining an institution for reform, and runs three historical circumstances through the test to see if abolishing institutions was the correct choice and, most importantly, why.

In this episode, Dan discusses the creation of The National Review, the treaty between modern conservatives, and what happened when its mutual enemy was no longer available to hold it together. What ensued was a fracture in the party that continues to this day.

In this third installment, Dan discusses American conservatism from Disraeli’s perspective: What will you conserve? What would Americans conserve if they had no history? That question took 80 years and a Civil War to answer.

In this episode, Dan continues the series on conservatism, this time focusing on Robert Peel, Benjamin Disraeli, and the arguments for and against conservatism in Victorian England and after.

In this episode, Dan begins the discussion on conservatism and what means at its core by reviewing Burke’s contribution and many other personalities.