Author and Ursinus College professor Jonathan Marks sits down with Anthony Comegna to chat about his latest book, “Let's Be Reasonable: A Conservative Case for Liberal Education.” Professor Marks avoids the “panic on the campus” argument while discussing why conservatives shouldn’t give up on higher education. Sit back and listen in on a reasonable conversation about the current state of higher ed.

Can We Really Just Be Reasonable?

Asma Uddin

Aspen fellow and author Asma Uddin sits down with Mike Tolhurst to speak about her latest book, “The Politics of Vulnerability, How to Heal Muslim-Christian Relations in a Post-Christian America: Today's Threat to Religion and Religious Freedom” certainly a timely topic in this day and age.

Asma Uddin's Politics of Vulnerability

Banks, bankers, and busted mortgages, oh my. The Cicero Institute’s Judge Glock drops by the virtual studio to weave tales of desperate financial times from his latest book, “The Dead Pledge: The Origins of the Mortgage Market and Federal Bailouts, 1913-1939.”  Pull up a parcel of land, sit back, and listen in as Anthony Comegna and Judge Glock discuss the matter on Ideas in Progress.

Judge Glock's Dead Pledge

John Hasnas

Listen in on our second part of an interview with Georgetown Law professor John Hasnas. Prof. Hasnas sits down with Anthony Comegna to discuss what is Civil Society, the recent IHS discussion colloquium and associated readings regarding civil society. An enlightening conversation for sure.

John Hasnas and Civil Society

Is rule of law a myth? Find out on this episode of Ideas in Progress as Anthony Comegna speaks with Prof. John Hasnas about his famous summer seminars lecture and how it came to be.

John Hasnas' IHS History

Dirty elections, rumor-mongers, political power grabbers, pessimistic outlooks on the country’s future. No we are not talking about some reality show but we are speaking with professor and author Dennis Rasmussen about his book “Fears of a Setting Sun: The Disillusionment of America's Founders.”

Did America's Sun Set a Long Time Ago?

We go abroad again this episode to speak with Jeremy Shearmur. Dr. Shearmur recounts his time at the London School of Economics studying under Karl Popper, meeting Hayek, his time with IHS helping graduate students, and the books he has written and edited.

Jeremy Shearmur's IHS History

Professor Steve Davies continues his conversation with Ideas in Progress host, Anthony Comegna. This episode the topic shifts from IHS history to Chinese history. Prof. Davies and Anthony talk of the Song Dynasty, a road to modernism cut short, and a brutal philosophy.

Chinese History and Liberty

Steve Davies

Long time IHS event attendee and lecture Professor Steve Davies joins us from his home in Britain to discuss his history with IHS and what the organization means to him as IHS turns 60.

IHS History with Steve Davies

GMU Economics PhD candidate Nathan Goodman discusses some of the events of this past year, the rise in militarization of the police, the protests in Portland, unwieldy powers, and political entrepreneurship. Listen in on this half-hour of discussion of a serious topic living in today’s headlines.

Border Militarization as an Entrepreneurial Process

Ideas in Progress, hosted by Anthony Comegna, PhD, invites professors and scholars to share how their research intersects with classical liberal ideas.Each week we dig into these concepts that form the foundation of classical liberalism discovering how they tie into the modern world and are helping to shape the future.

It’s part two of the Ideas in Progress interview with Impolitic co-hosts Paul Matzko and Sean Trainor. Ideas in Progress Anthony Comegna digs into the research these two historians are working on, including the Professor Trainor’s book project “The Bearded Age” and Paul Matzko’s book “The Radio Right.”

Great Beards and Radios

A libertarian and a socialist walk into a noodle shop... could be the start of a joke or the beginning of a podcast, find out the whole story as hosts of the Impolitic podcast, Paul Matzko and Sean Trainor join us for this episode of Ideas in Progress

A Libertarian and a Socialist Walk into a Noodle Shop...

Portraits of Liberty host Paul Meany stops in to chat about a few figures from the history of Liberalism on this episode of Ideas in Progress. Paul gives us a brief glance at the lives of Chinese philosopher Mencius, an English Lawyer named John Cook who impeached a king, and Rose Wilder-Lane. Sit back for the next half-hour and listen to the fascinating tales of these three figures.

Painting Portraits with Paul

Larry White

Part two of our interview with Larry White where we find out who WIlliam Leggett really was and how Anthony Comegna was influenced by Professor White's work on the LocoFoco movement.

How Larry White Got Locofocofied

Our celebration of our 60th anniversary marches on. This episode we have a special guest whose history goes way back with IHS, Professor Larry White joins us to chat about his relationship with IHS dating back to the 1970s. So sit back, relax, and enjoy this half-hour trip to the Menlo Park days of IHS.

Larry White's IHS History

As IHS celebrates its 60th anniversary it is time for another episode of Ideas in Progress' "My IHS Story." In this episode Executive Director Chad Thevenot and Senior Director of Academic Programs Emily Birchmier sit in to chat about how they got involved with IHS and tell tales of some of the people they have met along the way.

My IHS Stories with Chad Thevenot and Emily Birchmier

Occasionally, we have speakers drop by the IHS offices, well, virtually drop by, now-a-days, and give a lecture on upcoming research or a recent book release. Sometime we ask those speakers if they would mind spending a little extra time with us to record an episode of Ideas in Progress. This episode Professor Brianne Wolf gives us a little more insight into her recent lecture and her current manuscript, Beyond Rights and Price: Liberalism and Taste. So show some good taste and join us for this episode.

 Liberalism and Good Taste, with Brianne Wolf

Bill Glod

There is a type of program we host at IHS we haven’t featured on this podcast, the Academic Research Seminar, or as we affectionately call it A-R-S. Join us as Bill Glod stops by and discusses all things ARS. Tune in and find out how you might be able to participate and what sort of Academic Research Seminars we have planned in the near future.

The Art of the Academic Research Seminar with Bill Glod

Part two of our interview with Ibrahim Anoba. In this episode we explore some more historical figures from the African liberal tradition and Ibrahim shares his thoughts on a modern Africa that has turned to some western ideas for inspiration, including socialism.

African Socialism vs African Liberalism, with Ibrahim Anoba

Happy New Year to our listeners! Since we can’t travel right now we thought we might bring another part of the world to you. This episode we speak with graduate student Ibrahim Anoba about his book project centered on trade and commerce across the African continent.

Africa's Liberal Legacy, with Ibrahim Anoba

Anthony Comegna’s radio voice invites serious and exciting conversation on a variety of topics within the classical liberal tradition. The podcast is great even if you are not a classical liberal because it takes seriously the challenges and intersections of ideas outside of liberalism. Guests are academic experts who are particularly equipped to have great conversations.

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Ideas in Progress, hosted by Anthony Comegna, PhD, invites professors and scholars to share how their research intersects with classical liberal ideas.<br><br>Each week we dig into these concepts that form the foundation of classical liberalism discovering how they tie into the modern world and are helping to shape the future.

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