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Conservative Conversations with ISI
William Benson and Michael Ippolito on The American Postliberal, Catholic Political Realism, and The 1492 Project
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Intercollegiate Studies Institute
In this episode:
- William Benson and Michael Ippolito, co-founders of The American Postliberal, join the podcast to talk about the rising success of their new journal and the postliberal vision that animates its vision
- what “catholic political realism” is, what its goals are, and why it’s the best hope for America’s future
- how America’s history is best understood in light of its Catholic heritage, which holds the key to understanding a Catholic future for America
Texts Mentioned:
- The American Postliberal substack
- “The 1492 Project: Two Americas” by Michael Ippolito
- “The 1492 Project: The Founding” by Michael Ippolito
- “The 1492 Project: America’s Catholic Destiny” by Michael Ippolito
- Longinqua by Pope Leo XIII
- “Catholic Political Realism Is the Only Hope for America” by William Benson
- “To the Hebrew Congregation in Newport, Rhode Island” by George Washington
- Dignitatis Humanae by Pope Paul VI
- “Blues for Blue Laws” by Michael Ippolito
- Leisure, the Basis of Culture by Josef Pieper
- Apply for the ISI Honors Conference!
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