Ain't it the truth, where VDH is concerned. Is there a conservative who doesn't love the man. However, I have given up on trying to keep up with all of his output. I haven't given up on him, but there isn't enough time in the week 'for me' to keep up with it all.
Bummed to have missed the live stream. Very busy week and I hadn't checked into the Substack or X.
Not to diss Counselor Yoo, but there is a simpatico between Prof Hayward and Lucretia that taps into their eternal friendship when its just the two of them. It reminds me of when I'm with my Berkeley buds (who span the political spectrum).
I'm torn between what was more fundamental to the success of our great nation -- the revolution or the writing of the constitution. Obviously if the revolution, as established by the Dec of Independence of 1776. had not succeeded, the 1787 Constitutional phase is moot.
The frequency of revolutions that ultimately fail is high, whereas the 1787 Constitution was as fundamental to our nation's long term success as the intricately structured Roman Republic. Hmmm... perhaps why our founders were so studied in the Classics.
The discussion about religion's role in our Republic was also a high point. I would add that the (anti)-Establishment clause was fundamental to creating the religious climate in the United States. Before we realized we needed to regulate commercial monopoly, the founders understood monopoly power to establish religious beliefs was even more evil and counter-productive.
Free markets in religion are even more important than with commerce. It holds our religious leaders accountable, and hence the religious practice in the US has not fallen off the cliff as it has in Europe.
I love my church because each Sunday our senior pastor knows that if he does not connect with the Christian curious, our long term success is in question. And all of us in the congregation are made aware of our role in connecting with these newcomers and to best present how our beliefs are profoundly connected to our lives.
Speaking of rye whiskey, if you ever get the chance, get some from Lolo Distillery in Lolo Montana. Im a big fan. After drinking it, I like it so much, I kind of find regular whiskey and burbon a bit too sweet. Ive tried many scotches but just havent developed a taste for them.
RE: needing a John Dean like character to 'explode' Russia, Russia into the ZeitGeist. I'm unsure of the necessity, but it would not be sufficient. The Watergate affair was brought to the public by a slavering rabid partisan media on a witch-hunt after the terrible horrible Nazi-like (as all Republican Presidents have been since WWII) 'Tricky Dick' Nixon. Indeed, Russian Collusion was brought to the public by that same slavering rabid partisan media on a witch-hunt after the terrible horrible Nazi-like 'Orange Man Bad' Trump. The media has no interest in going after their own backslapping Pulitzer Prizes, or divulging that their award winning deeply sourced investigations consisted of the FBI and CIA honchos sending pre-written copy for publication.
I was unable to discover any book that appeared to have the content that you described on this episode of 3WHH. Kindly provide more detail on the next episode -- or am I merely an incompetent researcher?
But even this link is mistaken: the author is NOT Morton Grodzins, whoever the hell that is. Anyway, this book is worth finding used somewhere if you can.
I never watch podcasts. Why not? Information density is very low, as is the download rate. Even an accomplished speaker can deliver only half the words per minute of reading. Talking heads have always been boring. Video blogs are just as bad, unless the vlogger can skilfully insert graphics and clips into the monologue.
The Top Gear/Grand Tour Trio got around that rather successfully by making it a stage performance, with movement and green screen.
At least think about it? You can get camera drones that lock onto you while you walk about. On your terrace grilling a steak, in the streets, in a park. Start a new style in podcasting.
Careful, Professor Hayward: the quantity of your output is starting to rival that of Prof. Victor Davis Hansen’s.
Ain't it the truth, where VDH is concerned. Is there a conservative who doesn't love the man. However, I have given up on trying to keep up with all of his output. I haven't given up on him, but there isn't enough time in the week 'for me' to keep up with it all.
Repeal Amendment 17.
Quick follow on musical reference for the Battle of Lepanto - you'll recognize the Chesterston poem - our children love it - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TbnGV0BJmk
This is awesome! Thanks for the tip.
Bummed to have missed the live stream. Very busy week and I hadn't checked into the Substack or X.
Not to diss Counselor Yoo, but there is a simpatico between Prof Hayward and Lucretia that taps into their eternal friendship when its just the two of them. It reminds me of when I'm with my Berkeley buds (who span the political spectrum).
I'm torn between what was more fundamental to the success of our great nation -- the revolution or the writing of the constitution. Obviously if the revolution, as established by the Dec of Independence of 1776. had not succeeded, the 1787 Constitutional phase is moot.
The frequency of revolutions that ultimately fail is high, whereas the 1787 Constitution was as fundamental to our nation's long term success as the intricately structured Roman Republic. Hmmm... perhaps why our founders were so studied in the Classics.
The discussion about religion's role in our Republic was also a high point. I would add that the (anti)-Establishment clause was fundamental to creating the religious climate in the United States. Before we realized we needed to regulate commercial monopoly, the founders understood monopoly power to establish religious beliefs was even more evil and counter-productive.
Free markets in religion are even more important than with commerce. It holds our religious leaders accountable, and hence the religious practice in the US has not fallen off the cliff as it has in Europe.
I love my church because each Sunday our senior pastor knows that if he does not connect with the Christian curious, our long term success is in question. And all of us in the congregation are made aware of our role in connecting with these newcomers and to best present how our beliefs are profoundly connected to our lives.
Speaking of rye whiskey, if you ever get the chance, get some from Lolo Distillery in Lolo Montana. Im a big fan. After drinking it, I like it so much, I kind of find regular whiskey and burbon a bit too sweet. Ive tried many scotches but just havent developed a taste for them.
"This time I actually turn up on *some else's* podcast"
Invited?
Amazingly, yes!
Was fun to watch a live stream
RE: needing a John Dean like character to 'explode' Russia, Russia into the ZeitGeist. I'm unsure of the necessity, but it would not be sufficient. The Watergate affair was brought to the public by a slavering rabid partisan media on a witch-hunt after the terrible horrible Nazi-like (as all Republican Presidents have been since WWII) 'Tricky Dick' Nixon. Indeed, Russian Collusion was brought to the public by that same slavering rabid partisan media on a witch-hunt after the terrible horrible Nazi-like 'Orange Man Bad' Trump. The media has no interest in going after their own backslapping Pulitzer Prizes, or divulging that their award winning deeply sourced investigations consisted of the FBI and CIA honchos sending pre-written copy for publication.
Brother, can you paradigm?
Whither "America Political Thought"?
I was unable to discover any book that appeared to have the content that you described on this episode of 3WHH. Kindly provide more detail on the next episode -- or am I merely an incompetent researcher?
No, not a bit. I went looking for the book we mean, and it is out of print and hard to find. But it is this one:
https://www.amazon.com/American-Political-Thought-Philosophic-Statesmanship/dp/1412811392/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.rngZrr9uwc3kZxLVwq17mw8iqD5VUdcFG7HSw6oEshVDqY4nUn8e3_3b_zYbm6FdTOE3IGi8iX-fs1RF33K6xf9FtyNK8pjwA67HbiTaSkR9gIxYWHhMRf3PEusc8L-ij6nU3gbTdtXvOy8myqL3YlI6HQ9m9TGBuoo5j5Hdh0qaorPKPRuX-gUePuY0leg_SvTz2pRVZP16g-VkhHoq7zZU8zE4nxjZf4uWxZ2wfII.sTZBB7h7MDWY-GPfSbOSp41pDRzMYFbxx1vVPT-KWKs&qid=1755995544&sr=8-3
But even this link is mistaken: the author is NOT Morton Grodzins, whoever the hell that is. Anyway, this book is worth finding used somewhere if you can.
Thanks for the reply.
Fortunately out-of-print does not mean unavailale -:)
If you have any other descriptors handy - editor, publisher, ISBN - that
would be much appreciated.
I never watch podcasts. Why not? Information density is very low, as is the download rate. Even an accomplished speaker can deliver only half the words per minute of reading. Talking heads have always been boring. Video blogs are just as bad, unless the vlogger can skilfully insert graphics and clips into the monologue.
The Top Gear/Grand Tour Trio got around that rather successfully by making it a stage performance, with movement and green screen.
I don't either, but a surprising number of people actually do like to take it through video, so we're going to accommodate customer demand.
At least think about it? You can get camera drones that lock onto you while you walk about. On your terrace grilling a steak, in the streets, in a park. Start a new style in podcasting.
I think it would be funny to stream mandatory sexual harassment training with commentary. But you may want to actually keep your job.
I've been through a bunch of these and this was by far the worst.