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Episode 307: It's Thankful for the Arts Month on Radio Free 501c! We continue our celebration of the Arts with Jay Dick, Sr. Director, Advocacy and Partnerships, Government Affairs Department, Americans for the Arts. In this fun and wide-ranging conversation, Jay explains what he means by SOBs (it's not what you think), how he relates to decision makers when talking about support for the arts, why we need to work to keep arts education in our schools, and why he believes art is for everyone. Jay shares the Americans for the Arts pinwheel tool that you can access on their website -- it will inspire you. Don't miss this conversation with a passionate and experienced advocate. Would you like to learn more about supporting the arts and arts education? Share a comment!

Radio Free Paris is a new podcast from Canary Canard Studios. RFP explores the sonic soundscape of the music heard around the world. Strange and Delightful songs that just get stranger and more delightful with every episode. Take a listen to our first episode. Get a baguette, a bottle of wine and some Velveeta Cheese. We pair Absurdity with the Recondite, the Divine with the Wicked, the Lost who have somehow stumbled upon Canary Canard... Bienvenue!

The author reads her weekly message from the Rogue Tulips Consulting e-newsletter, "Rogue Speak." This week's topic: The Step - How Mindset Traps Us and Frees Us

The World's First Motorcycle, Screamin' Lord Sutch & Spiders Galore!Playlist: J.G . Thirlwell - No VacancyChris Spedding - Motorbikin'Quit School - Bike ChainThe Surfrajettes - Satan's HolidayPink Steel - Some Of The Things That You DoScreamin' Lord Sutch - 'Cause I Love YouJayne County & The Electric Chairs - Toilet LoveGolden Shitters - TrashThe Bomboras - Adventures Through Inner SpaceThe Subhumans - Firing SquadAndrea Mingardi Supercircus - PusTerminal Sunglasses - Eating Barbie's FeetTyranna - Back Off BabyPuke, Spit & Guts - Spider PastureSpider - Down & OutCurse Of Horseflesh - Bad Day At Black RockThe Sirens - DiversionBarry Rolfe - Look The BusinessThe Sleeveens - Downtown

It's time for Episode 306 of Radio Free 501c brought to you by Rogue Tulips Consulting. It's Thankful for the Arts Month on Radio Free 501c! We continue our celebration of the Arts with Cynthia Young, CAE, Executive Director, American Art Therapy Association. Our conversation covers the many reasons we should all do art, like mental health, emotional wellbeing, community, connection, and learning about our own creativity. From throwing clay to getting lost in a museum, Cynthia shares her own experiences with art and talks about why her members love what they do. She also shares how you can bring their Art for Wellness Clinic to your conference to provide support and relationship building to your own members. You will be inspired by this wide ranging exploration of how art is good for us. What is your favorite creative outlet? Share a comment! 

Guests: Susan Crabtree & Jeremiah Regan Host Scot Bertram talks with Susan Crabtree, senior White House and national political correspondent for RealClearPolitics, about her recent book Fool's Gold: The Radicals, Con Artists, and Traitors Who Killed the California Dream and Now Threaten Us All. And Jeremiah Regan, Executive Director of Online Learning at Hillsdale College, […]

The author reads her weekly message from the Rogue Tulips Consulting e-newsletter, "Rogue Speak." This week's topic: Why You Should Admit Your Mistakes

The Times Of India, Funding Drive Recap & Limbless LizardsPlaylist: J.G. Thirlwell - No VacancyCivic - Tell The PapersNo Fun - Fall For A ClicheDavie Allan & The Arrows - Malfunction In Sector 9Strange Attractor - I Can Take ItThe Smears - Wild ThingAntiseen - Thanks A LotPowertrip - Flight Of The B.B.sThee Headcoatees - Ca Plane Pour MoiNew Toiz - Drugstore RockLeather Uppers - Break My LegsBad Axe - Road RunnerThe Vicious Cycles - Time RidersDead Ghosts - Girl Across The StreetThe Ramones - Chainsaw (Demo Version)49th Parallel - Citizen FreakPhollop WIlling P.A. - Orphan BabyCheap Time - Zig-ZagThe Smugglers - BabeHubble Bubble - New Promotion

Episode 305: It's Thankful for the Arts Month on Radio Free 501c! We kick it off with Shana Corrada, Executive Director of Dance Tampa Bay. Times are always challenging for arts funding but we discuss how building a strong and supportive community keeps the arts alive. Shana shares insights into what builds community, how Dance Tampa Bay supports dancers with benefits programs, their work partnering with other cities to present programs like "Dance Rising," and talks about how all movement is expressive! You don't want to miss this uplifting and positive conversation about how nonprofit organizations bring us joy through the arts. How do you support the arts? Share a comment!

A new MP3 sermon from Alpha and Omega Ministries is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Radio Free Geneva: Reformation Day 2025 Subtitle: The Dividing Line 2025 Speaker: Dr. James White Broadcaster: Alpha and Omega Ministries Event: Podcast Date: 10/31/2025 Length: 63 min.

So the net is abuzz with excited speculation about a doctrinal statement coming from the Vatican next Tuesday about Mary's role in salvation. Millions of Roman Catholics around the world have signed petitions over the past three decades or more requesting the definition of the "Fifth Marian Dogma" that being Mary as Co-Redemptrix, Co-Mediatrix, and Advocate for the people of God. Many are hoping this new document will dogmatize that teaching, though I find that doubtful. We discuss the issue on Reformation Day 2025. Enjoy!

Guests: John J. Miller & Benedict Whalen On this Halloween weekend, John J. Miller, director of the Herbert H. Dow II Program in American Journalism at Hillsdale College, joins the show to talk about his course on great ghost and horror stories. And Benedict Whalen, associate professor of English at Hillsdale College, concludes a series […]

The 2025 Halloween Spooktacular Episode!Playlist: J.G. Thirlwell - No VacancyBobby (Boris) Pickett & The Crypt Kickers - The Monster MashJohn Carpenter - HalloweenForbidden Dimension - Dial "M" For MonsterThe Revillos - She's Fallen In Love With A Monster ManThe Worst - WerewolfMick Farren - Zombie LineBill Buchanan - The Night Before HalloweenPale Lips - I'm A WitchBuck Owens - (It's A) Monsters' HolidayThe Haunted - 1-2-5Fred Schneider & The Shake Society - MonsterThe Cords - Ghost PowerThe Lurkers - Frankenstein Again (sic)Pussy Monster - Dracula's T-BagThunderthighs - Dracula's DaughterNightmare - Witch WomanNight Chill - Haunted BeachThe Ghouls - Be True To Your GhoulThe Kids Of Widney High - The Monster Mash

It's time for Episode 304 of Radio Free 501c brought to you by Rogue Tulips Consulting. Jeff De Cagna AIMP DAIG FRSA FASAE, Executive Advisor, Foresight First, joins me for an in-depth conversation about association Boards. The discussion focuses on the paper that came out 90 days ago, "The Future of Association Boards" or FAB for short. Jeff created a community to identify all the angles of board activity and this paper provides insights, advice, and suggestions for any association (or any nonprofit) to help their Board do their best work and have a valuable experience. You don't want to miss this episode because Jeff answers my question, "If you could eliminate any orthodoxy with the snap of your finger, which would it be?" He also makes an announcement about what's next for the FAB report. What orthodoxy would you eliminate? Share a comment!

Guests: Dr. Larry P. Arnn, Ryan P. Williams, & Nathan Herring We hear excerpts from a speech delivered by Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn titled “Defending the American Way of Life.” Host Scot Bertram talks with Ryan P. Williams, president of The Claremont Institute and publisher of the Claremont Review of Books, about American scholar Angelo […]

The author reads her weekly message from the Rogue Tulips Consulting e-newsletter, "Rogue Speak."This week's topic: Can I Live Up to my Headshot?

HOLY CRAP IT'S FUNDING DRIVEPlaylist: J.G. Thirlwell - No VacancyThee Headcoatees - MoneyThe Karroll Brothers - Goin' DowntownFuzzbox - Rules & RegulationsThe Mummies - Your Ass Is Next In LineClass - Bebop With The RatsSham 69 - MoneyThe Kids - Money Is All I NeedScreamin' Jay Hawkins - Swamp GasThe Angels - Take A Long LineBlue Oil - MoneyAlvilda - VortexBlue Peter - Time & MoneyBenny Joy - Money MoneyFlathead - More & MorePuppet Wipes - Mr. Dry CleanerCyanide - Where's The Money?The Flying Lizards - Money

Episode 303: This episode supported by USAE News! Gatlinburg, TN is a city with a lot to offer to groups and tourists. Who better to share their love for the city and its great stories than my guest Dave Esslinger, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Gatlinburg Convention & Visitors Bureau. We talk about how Gatlinburg partners with the nearby cities, how the city got its name, negotiating tips for contracts, and some surprise costs you may not be aware of at convention centers! In addition to his excellent expert advice, he also shares a hidden benefit of Gatlinburg: its wonderful arts district. Most of us don't think of Gatlinburg when we think of art centers but it is home to Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, the only accredited arts and crafts school in the United States. Dave shares how this enhances the visitor experience whether you are at a conference or on vacation because you can create something to take home. Dave wears several hats which is a bit unusual -- he'll explain how his role is slightly different than other CVB leaders. Listen or watch to find out what is so different about how Dave represents this lovely city. What questions do you have about negotiating with CVBs or Convention Centers? Share a comment!

Guests: Catherine Herridge & James Webb Host Scot Bertram talks with Catherine Herridge, Emmy Award-winning investigative journalist and founder of Catherine Herridge Reports, about the state of modern journalism and the importance of journalistic integrity. And James Webb, associate professor of accounting at Hillsdale College, tells us what's fun about accounting. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The author reads her weekly message from the Rogue Tulips Consulting e-newsletter, Rogue Speak. This week's topic: Giving Dues Their Due

The Miracle Of The Sun, Funding Drive Sneak Peek & Inherited Benefits Of ExercisePlaylist: J.G. Thirlwell - No VacancyThe Raunch Hands - Live For The SunShadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet - Run Chicken, RunThe Double Feature Creatures - In The BasementThe Novels - I'm Being FollowedSakuran Zensen - Monkey O MankeyCrachat - Pas De CompromisProblem - Boss MossClassy Punk - French Can CanThe Von Zippers - We Better Get ReadyGino & The Goons - Watch You ShineChicken Milk - SinkTomorrow's Keepsake - Eat Your Hotdog BoyChrist Child - Five Finger ExerciseThe Now - Flex Your MuscleHurricane Felix & The Southern Twisters - Crazy! Crazy! Crazy! Crazy!Neighborhood Brats - All Nazis Must DieStinky Toys - Boozy Creed20/20 - Going Up WIth My GirlEddie & The Hot Rods - Quit This Town

Episode 302: As we near the end of the calendar year, budget tends to be on the mind of associations -- especially in this era of uncertainty and unease. The good thing is that we can always adjust our plans to maintain financial sustainability and there is no better guest to have on that topic than Mike Gellman, CPA, CGMA, Co-Founder, Sustainability Education 4 Nonprofits. Mike walks us through what sustainability actually means, what actions can we take that relate to it, what role reserves actually play in the organization's life, and managing funding sources. The goal is to have long-term financial health! We dive deep into finances so don't miss this important episode where we also talk about IOM and our personal commitment to volunteering. What questions do you have about financial sustainability? Share a comment!

Guests: Aaron Kheriarty & Wilfred McClay Host Scot Bertram talks with Aaron Kheriarty, director of the Program in Bioethics, Technology, and Human Flourishing at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, about America's failing healthcare system and his new book Making the Cut: How to Heal Modern Medicine. And Wilfred McClay, Victor Davis Hanson chair in classical […]

The author reads here weekly message from the Rogue Tulips Consulting e-newsletter, Rogue Speak. This weeks' topic: Annoyingly Intrusive - Lessons from Clippy the Paper Clip

Radio Free America is the sister podcast to Ukraine Without Hype. Here is the latest episode, and we invite you to subscribe to its own feed.Radio Free America breaks down and critiques some of the top headlines from America's most reputable outlets. This week, we look at:⁠‘FBI director Kash Patel clashes with House Democrats over Epstein files' - Washington Post⁠⁠Trump Crime Strategy May Work for Now, but Not for Long, Experts Say⁠⁠‘Trump details third US strike on suspected drug traffickers' - Politico⁠Please support us at ⁠⁠patreon.com/ukrainewithouthype⁠James's Links⁠https://www.youtube.com/@SKozakMedia⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/spaghettikozak⁠Bluesky@vagrantjourno.bsky.social@bartaway.bsky.social@ukrainewithouthype.bsky.social

The Funeral For The Hippie, St. Faith Of Conques & Mosquito ManiaPlaylist: J.G . Thirlwell - No VacancyHead - I've Made My Peace WIth The HippiesDick N' The Donuts - Saturday NightHuevos Rancheros - Secret RecipeThe Dishrags - Nowhere To HideSkids - Hymns From A Haunted BallroomThe Prisoners - Say Your PrayersSouthern Culture On The Skids - Rumors Of SurfDurban Poison - ToniteLowlife - White LightningThe Enchanters - High Heel Roller SkatesThe Cichlids - BubblegumTin Twist - Sitting Here, Waiting HereAlien Nose Job - R'n'R Rubbish BinNo Fun - Now I Ain't Got No FaceLadrones - El Portal'68 Comeback - High School ConfidentialJudas - Flash DownR.L. Burnside - Snake Drive

Guests: Mollie Hemingway & Benedict Whalen Host Scot Bertram talks with Mollie Hemingway, senior journalism fellow at Hillsdale College and editor-in-chief at The Federalist, about the recent Comey indictment and revelations in a recent letter from YouTube officials to Rep. Jim Jordan. And Benedict Whalen, associate professor of English at Hillsdale College, continues a series on F. […]

The Kyshtym Disaster, John Brower Minnoch & Smoked MummiesPlaylist: J.G. Thirlwell - No VacancyThe Hippies - Nuclear DisasterRocket 808 - Black Test CarCuir - ImmatureLes Chevelles - Ton Ombre Me SuitDry Ice - Don't Monkey With The Funky SkunkyThe Dils - Mr. BigThe Surfrajettes - Satan's HolidayRay Luxemburg - FollowingThe Hollywood Persuaders - Drums A Go GoSue Hansen - Shut UpThe Urban Surf Kings - El ToroLong Tall Ernie & The Shakers - The MummyPussy Monster - Smoke ShowThe Silencers - The Man From F.U.Z.Z.The Parkades - The Man InsaneThe Divinyls - Hey Little BoyThe Slickee Boys - The Brain That Refused To DieWeird Al Yankovic - Beat On The Brat

Guests: Mark Krikorian, Christina J. Lambert, & John T. Seiffertt Host Scot Bertram talks with Mark Krikorian, executive director at the Center for Immigration Studies, about a recent essay on how America makes assimilation more difficult for immigrants. Christina Lambert, assistant professor of English at Hillsdale College, begins a series on the life and work of poet […]

The Vela Incident, Nick Cave, Joan Jett & All The Colours Of The RainbowPlaylist: J.G. Thirlwell - No VacancyThe Cutz - Nuclear Hall Of FameThe Ichi Bons - Get AwayThe Prissteens - The HoundNight Chill - Queen Of BloodThe Birthday Party - Kewpie DollJoan Jett - Bad ReputationHuevos Rancheros - 64 Slices Of American CheeseX Ray Spex - Art-i-ficialThe Rivingtons - Mama Oom Mow MowColor Me Psycho - Lover's LeapCPC Gangbangs - Broken GlassCivic - Radiant EyeThe Bayonettes - Stuck In This RutDangerous Rhythm - ColorsThe Von Drats - So Long, Stinktown!Top Ten - Don't Ever LeaveGokcen Kaynatan - FirtinaPrivate School - Sci-FiNeon Leon - Girls, Guns & Money

This week Brittany and Windsor discuss the indefinite suspension of Jimmy Kimmel by his network and a brief history of Radio Free movements, including Radio Freedom, a revolutionary radio broadcasts that helped to break the information siege in Apartheid South Africa. 

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In this special edition of The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour, we honor the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk, founder and president of Turning Point USA. Through reflections from Hillsdale College President Larry P. Arnn, Hillsdale students, professors, and Charlie himself, we remember a voice that shaped a generation of conservatives and was silenced far too […]

Guests: Max Primorac & Christopher D. Heckel Host Scot Bertram talks with Max Primorac, senior research fellow at The Heritage Foundation's Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom, about the history of U.S. foreign aid and how the Trump administration is charting a different path. And Christopher D. Heckel, associate professor of biology at Hillsdale College, gives a […]

The First Circumnavigation Of Earth, Harlawn Howard & Rat ThumbsPlaylist: J.G. Thirlwell - No VacancyRude Norton - Sea CruiseThe Mo-Dettes - Dark Park CreepingThe Chessmen - Time MachineThe Rattlesnake Shakes - El SerpienteThe Waldos - BustedThe Sleeveens - DowntownThe Deadly Snakes - Graveyard ShakeThe Modernettes - BarbaraRonnie Fujiyama - New York GrooveAqui D'el Rock - Eu Nao Seicatl. - Gotta Thing For YouForbidden Dimension - Gag OdorBig Balls & The Great White Idiot - Gonna Be A RatJack O. & The Tennessee Tearjerkers - Dirty NailsRowdy - All In My HeadThe Kings Of Nuthin' - La ChupacabraStrange Attractor - It's A GirlThe Detroit Cobras - Midnight Blues

The Titanic, St. Giles & Horse SensePlaylist: J.G. Thirlwell - No VacancyThe Von Zippers - Titanic HeartNight Chill - Haunted BeachThe Gun - Race With The DevilThe Riff Randells - Girls Like MeThe Jam - I Changed My AddressLes Breastfeeders - Mes Lunettes NoirAll Hits - Easy KillerMark Malibu & The Wasagas - Monster On The looseThe Feederz - Have You Never Been Mellow?Needles//Pins - Kalifornia KornerThe Girls - Where Wolves DrinkSlant 6 - Double Edged KnifeBenny - Bin Weider FreiThe Crybabys - You Don't Have To Wear Boots To Be A Cowboy (But You've Gotta Leave Your horse Outside)Tank - Crazy HorsesMegas & Ikarus - KondorKyra - Do Things RightU.I.C. - Lockjaw BayJohnny Palermo - Silly Old Songs

The Kingdom Of Kandy, Elvis Costello & Giraffe HijinxPlaylist: J.G. Thirlwell - No VacancyThe Count Bishops - I Want CandyRattlesnake Shakes - El SerpientePale Lips - I'm A WitchThe Ex Boyfriends - Dangerous And OrgasmicGuana Batz - Radio SweetheartMagazine - Shot By Both SidesThe Gossip - Bring It OnThe Viletones - Screaming FistSedatives - Superstitious MindsThe Dictators - Science Gone Too FarPoison Ivy & Wanda Jackson - Funnel Of LoveFocus - Hocus Pocus IIThe Jury - Who Dat?The Wild Giraffes - Move It On OverShadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet - Zombie CompromiseThe 5.6.7.8's - Bomb The TwistThine Retail Simps - Barstool BloozeThe Hurriganes - Get On

Guests: Sam Knecht & Allison Ellis Host Scot Bertram talks with Sam Knecht, professor emeritus of art at Hillsdale College, about how American art reflects the American character and the new Hillsdale College online course American Paintings. And Allison Ellis, founder of Mount Titano Media, discusses the power of rhetoric and her new edited collection […]

The Lost Colony Of Roanoke, St. Fiacre & Dancing CockatoosPlaylist: J.G. Thirlwell - No VacancyThe Wipers - MysteryThe Nervebreakers - The Good, The Bad & The UglyThe Rage - I've Got Your NumberCrachat - Pas De CompromisForbidden Dimension - Honeymoon On A HookThe Mummies - Your Ass (Is Next In Line)Huevos Rancheros - HuevosaurusFlathead - More & MorePyPy - Pagan DayThe Tranzmitors - Dancing In The Front RowThe Muffs - No ActionTerry Jacks - There's No Blood In BoneThe Daggermen - That GirlBlitzkrieg Bop - Let's GoThe Trashmen - Bird Dance BeatThe Ridiculous Trio - No FunDon Norman & The Other Four - Low ManThe Sleepy Sleepers - Hevi TapaaJohn DuCann - Don't Be A Dummy

Guests: Joseph Postell, Todd Starnes, & Korey D. Maas Host Scot Bertram talks with Joseph Postell, associate professor of politics at Hillsdale College, about the conservative counter-revolution against the bureaucratic state as detailed in his book Bureaucracy in America: The Administrative State's Challenge to Constitutional Government. Todd Starnes, commentator, author, and radio host, discusses his new […]

Playlist: The Monsters - Sex WaxTwisted Teens - RandoPat and the Pissers - ProgressGhost Bastards - Where Is My Dog?Screamin' Sins - Haunted DreamsScreamin' Sins - Six Feet UnderJody Reynolds - Fire of LoveMesser Chups - Love Will Tear Us ApartThe Bug Club - Quality PintsNight Chill - Queen of BloodCosmic Club - Telephone BoothSlaughterhouse - DNAVarious Artists, featuring Toxic Fem - Sick ObsessionPyrex - SlugmanCIVIC - PoisonEdmonton Gender Party - Misery BiserySamWoy - Beat UpTeen Mortgage - Devil Ultrasonic Dream

Guests: Alex Marlow & Eric Hutchinson Host Scot Bertram talks with Alex Marlow, editor-in-chief of Breitbart News, about the weaponization of America's legal system against Donald Trump and Marlow's new book Breaking the Law. And Eric Hutchinson, associate professor of classics and chairman of the Collegiate Scholars Program at Hillsdale College, gives an introduction to the Roman poet Virgil's […]

Guests: Victor Davis Hanson & Oren Cass First, we hear excerpts from Victor Davis Hanson's address on the subject of living an honorable and virtuous life, given at Hillsdale College's 2025 commencement ceremonies. Hanson is the Wayne and Marcia Buske Distinguished Fellow in History at Hillsdale College and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. And host […]

Guests: Charles N. Steele, Daniel Gullotta, & Benedict Whalen Host Scot Bertram talks with Charles N. Steele, director of the Center for Commerce and Freedom and associate professor of economics at Hillsdale College, about the economic fallout of proposed Universal Basic Income (UBI) policies. Daniel Gullotta, assistant professor at The Ohio State University's Salmon P. Chase […]

A new MP3 sermon from Alpha and Omega Ministries is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Road Trip Radio Free Geneva: Texas Tragedy, David Allen's New Book Subtitle: The Dividing Line 2025 Speaker: Dr. James White Broadcaster: Alpha and Omega Ministries Event: Sunday Service Date: 7/9/2025 Length: 65 min.

I have to apologize for today's program. I started the stream, everything on my end said everything was great and worked well. But, I get done, and---no stream. No broadcast. Never had that happen before, and now I will always be wondering if it is working. Anyway, the recording worked anyway, so here it is. Talked about how being Reformed is relevant to, well, everything, including the flash flood in Texas recently. Then we discussed David Allen's new book, what it says about me, and how it uses scholarly sources. Sorry it wasn't broadcast live, as I thought it was! We will try to fix things for next time!

Guests: Matthew Spalding & Robert R. Riley We revisit two previously aired interviews for this special Independence Day episode. Host Scot Bertram talks with Matthew Spalding, vice president of Washington Operations and dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale in D.C., about Thomas Jefferson's influence on the Declaration of Independence. And […]

Guests: Bradley Watson & Michael Walsh Host Scot Bertram talks with Bradley Watson, associate professor of government at the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale in D.C., about the progressive jurisprudence and the growing crisis of constitutionalism. And Michael Walsh, journalist and screenwriter, discusses the nature of warfare and his new book A […]

Guests: Clare Morell & Benedict Whalen Host Scot Bertram talks with Clare Morell, fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and director of EPPC's Technology and Human Flourishing Project, about the long-term effects of smartphone use on children and her new book The Tech Exit: A Practical Guide to Freeing Kids and Teens from Smartphones. And […]

Guests: Ronald J. Pestritto & Christopher J. Scalia Host Scot Bertram talks with Ronald J. Pestritto, professor of politics and Charles and Lucia Shipley Chair in the American Constitution at Hillsdale College, about Hillsdale's new online course, “The Federalist.” And Christopher Scalia, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, gives a defense of fiction and discusses his […]