Roscoe Pound and the Invention of the Living Constitution by James Patrick
Alfred Kinsey was an important link in the drive to transform common law into code law, law that simply expressed and relied upon the will and authority of the state.
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The Whig Interpretation of History–a Reconsideration by George Bagby
Trump’s term in the White House seems to have given Americans a respite from self-congratulatory meditations about being on the “right side” of history. The Obama White House seems to have used the term upwards of two dozen times, according to the American Presidency Project, but Trump has both refrained from such presumptions himself and struck enough fear in the hearts of positivists to get them to shut up about it: at least temporarily
Dante, Love, and Friendship: Christianity and Classical Culture, Episode 32
Continuing on the previous episode’s discussion of the Commedia as a journey made with “a little help from his friends,” Dr. Fleming expands on the ideas of friendship, whether you can be friends with someone who is not virtuous, whether his relationship with Vergil is considered a “friendship,” and the various “friends” Dante meets throughout his journey. Original Air Date: September 3, 2019 Show Run Time: 21 minutes Show Guest(s): Dr. Thomas Fleming Show Host(s): Stephen Heiner This Podcast is available for Silver subscribers and higher. Christianity and Classical Culture℗ is a Production of the Fleming Foundation. Copyright 2019....
Dante’s Moral Code, Part II: Christianity and Classical Culture, Episode 31
Continuing on the previous episode’s discussion of the Commedia as a journey made with “a little help from his friends,” Dr. Fleming expands on the ideas of friendship, whether you can be friends with someone who is not virtuous, whether his relationship with Vergil is considered a “friendship,” and the various “friends” Dante meets throughout his journey. Original Air Date: August 27, 2019 Show Run Time: 27 minutes Show Guest(s): Dr. Thomas Fleming Show Host(s): Stephen Heiner This Podcast is available for Silver subscribers and higher. Christianity and Classical Culture℗ is a Production of the Fleming Foundation. Copyright 2019....
Dante’s Moral Code, Part I: Christianity and Classical Culture, Episode 30
In this episode, Dr. Fleming turns to discussing Dante’s Moral Code. Is it Christian? Is it Florentine? What is the overall moral scope (and argument) of the Commedia? Does friendship play a role? How is that seen through classical and Christian eyes? Original Air Date: August 20, 2019 Show Run Time: 24 minutes Show Guest(s): Dr. Thomas Fleming Show Host(s): Stephen Heiner This Podcast is available for Silver subscribers and higher. Christianity and Classical Culture℗ is a Production of the Fleming Foundation. Copyright 2019. All rights are reserved and any duplication without explicit written permission is forbidden.
The House on the Rock by Ken Rosenberger
One weekend in May, Mark Beesley, who has playing host to Ken Rosenberger (Atlanta) and Robert (Geraci) lured them–dragging the Flemings in tow with the promise of beer and cheese in Monroe (Wisconsin) to the “world-famous” House on the Rock. Here is a brief account made by one of the victims, Ken Rosenberger.
Dante the Man, Part V – The Virtue of the Classical World: Christianity and Classical Culture, Episode 29
In the continuing discussion regarding Dante, Dr. Fleming and Stephen discuss Dante’s choice of Virgil as his guide through both Inferno and Purgatorio and what the virtues of the noblest of the pagans were. We are also reminded that some of Dante’s placements – be it suicides in Purgatory or the character of Cato presiding over Mt. Purgatory itself – are not strictly speaking theologically orthodox, but do benefit from greater context and reading. Original Air Date: May 20, 2019 Show Run Time: 40 minutes Show Guest(s): Dr. Thomas Fleming Show Host(s): Stephen Heiner This Podcast is available for Silver...
Dante the Man, Part IV: Christianity and Classical Culture, Episode 28
In this episode of Christianity and Classical Culture, Dr. Fleming continues his discussion of Dante’s identity as a Florentine and what it meant to identify with a particular locality. He then discusses various episodes of Dante’s 20 year exile from the city of his birth and his eventual death in Ravenna. Though deeply embittered, Dante still managed to draw fruit from his wanderings and better, to find a way to accuse himself of failing to live up to his duties as a Christian. Original Air Date: April 27, 2019 Show Run Time: 35 minutes Show Guest(s): Dr. Thomas Fleming Show...
Dante the Man, Part III: Christianity and Classical Culture, Episode 27
In this ongoing discussion about Dante and his times, Dr. Fleming discusses Florence in particular: its governance, its aristocracy, and specifics of the Guelf and Ghibelline feud. Episodes from the Inferno and Purgatorio are tied in with this history. Original Air Date: April 3, 2019 Show Run Time: 34 minutes Show Guest(s): Dr. Thomas Fleming Show Host(s): Stephen Heiner This Podcast is available for Silver subscribers and higher. Christianity and Classical Culture℗ is a Production of the Fleming Foundation. Copyright 2019. All rights are reserved and any duplication without explicit written permission is forbidden.
Foreign Affairs, Episode 6: April 2019
On this episode of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Srdja Trifkovic returns to discuss the recognition of the Golan Heights as Israeli territory by the United States, Brexit (and whether it will actually happen), the ongoing coup attempt in Venezuela, the 20th anniversary of the bombing of Yugoslavia by NATO forces, and the nothingburger that was the Mueller Report. This episode is free to the public. Show Sponsor: Members Who Support Our Work Original Air Date: April 2, 2019 Show Run Time: 44 minutes Show Guest(s): Dr. Srdja Trifkovic Show Host(s): Stephen Heiner The Fleming Foundation Presents Foreign Affairs℗ is a Production...
