In this episode, Robert Gressis (philosophy, California State University, Northridge) and David Leitch (political science, California State University, Northridge) discuss the work of aspiring conservative public intellectual, Richard Hanania.
01:01 - Let’s talk about sex, baby!
04:44 - Hanania’s master idea—give the right a policy program.
15:57 - Wokeness and civil rights law.
27:05 - Who is Hanania’s audience?
32:46 - Are HR departments progressive?
40:51 - What Hanania does and doesn’t try to explain
56:29 - Hanania and Caesarism: will they or won’t they?
1:13:32 - Two more criticisms of Hanania: children and churches.
1:20:58 - Hanania’s weaknesses and strengths as a public intellectual.
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