Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs The Ashbrook Events Podcast provides audio from recent events held at the Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs as well as events from our extensive library of archived speeches. The Ashbrook Events Podcast provides audio from recent events held at the Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs as well as events from our extensive library of archived speeches. 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Ashbrook Memorial Dinner on the campus of Ashland University. ashbrook center, ashbrook, florida, governor, jeb bush, bush, governor bush Copyright 2008, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Amity Shlaes Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 00:40:06 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/shlaes_08-04-28_speech.mp3 Syndicated columnist and author Amity Shlaes discusses her book, "The Forgotten Man" and explains how the election of 1936 has influenced every election that followed it, including the upcoming 2008 presidential election. This lecture was given on the campus of Ashland University, Ashland, Ohio as part of the Ashbrook Center's Major Issues Lecture Series. ashbrook center, ashbrook, shlaes, amity shlaes, forgotten man, the depression, depression, economics, new deal, herbert hoover, fdr, roosevelt, franklin roosevelt, economy, 2008 election, barack obama, social security, 1936 election Copyright 2008, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Mark Hulliung Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 00:53:36 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/hulliung_08-04-18_speech.mp3 What perhaps more than anything else distinguished the Revolution and Founding from European experience was the American transformation of the idea of a social contract from theory to practice. By focusing on the role of the social contract we can shed new light on the old question, "Was the American Revolution a revolution?" The enormous importance of the idea of a social contract in America after the revolutionary era can be tracked by studying, among other developments, the land reform movement or the uses of the Declaration of Independence, down to Martin Luther King’s famous "I Have A Dream" speech of 1963. Mark Hulliung holds a professorship at Brandeis University. ashbrook center, ashbrook, hulliung, mark hulliung, social contract, social contract theory, property, property rights Copyright 2008, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Allan Greenberg Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 00:50:25 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/greenberg_08-03-18_speech.mp3 Architect and author Allan Greenberg discusses his views on classical architecture and its relationship to democracy. This lecture was given on the campus of Ashland University, Ashland, Ohio as part of the Ashbrook Center's Major Issues Lecture Series. This speech is best appreciated if accompanied by the slide presentation found here: http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/greenberg.ppt. When Mr. Greenberg says "next" during the speech, advance one slide. (Note: this is a large file–165+ MB) ashbrook center, ashbrook, greenberg, allan greenberg, architecture, classicism, classical architecture, democracy Copyright 2008, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Jeremy Bailey Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 01:03:55 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/bailey_08-02-29_speech.mp3 Citizens and scholars are again confronted with a question presented by necessity and the law: Because no law can anticipate every contingency, how can any set of laws remain fundamental and practical? That is, how can discretion be made compatible with democratic consent? Before he became president, Thomas Jefferson had devoted 25 years to this problem. He arrived at a way to resolve the tension between contingency and a written constitution. This solution was an executive that would be both strong and democratic. Indeed, it would derive its strength, or its energy, from its democratic sources and present an alternative to Alexander Hamilton’s understanding of executive power. Thus, Jefferson’s Revolution of 1800 brought about a transformation of the presidency because the architect of that revolution had a plan for executive power. But this plan was itself subject to events, and Jefferson had to alter its course throughout his presidency. By revisiting Jefferson’s understanding of executive power we better understand Jefferson’s presidency and more fully trace the development of modern presidential power. Jeremy Bailey is an assistant professor of political science at the University of Houston. ashbrook center, ashbrook, jeremy bailey, thomas jefferson, jefferson, executive power, bailey Copyright 2008, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Tim Goeglein Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 00:49:40 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/goeglein_08-02-05_speech.mp3 Tim Goeglein, Deputy Director of the Office of Public Liaison at the White House, discusses his views on America and the 9/11 generation. This lecture was given on the campus of Ashland University, Ashland, Ohio as part of the Ashbrook Center's Major Issues Lecture Series. ashbrook center, ashbrook, goeglein, tim goeglein, white house, george bush, president bush Copyright 2008, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Kristofer Ray Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 01:11:50 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/ray_08-01-18_speech.mp3 During its early years, the frontier region of Middle Tennessee developed from thinly settled outposts to a premier destination for thousands of land-hungry immigrants. The resulting population explosion led to a shift in political power from a small group of surveyors and speculators to the farmers, merchants, and entrepreneurs attracted by a burgeoning, globally-connected agricultural economy. This study chronicles the rise of Middle Tennessee’s political system as it transformed from one dominated by land interests to an increasingly vibrant democracy in which the "common man" had more of a voice. It also explores the fact that as the economy grew a sharp debate emerged between the mercantile class and ordinary farmers as to the best way to sustain regional progress. In short, this colloquium outlines the issues, values, and visions around which the politics of early Middle Tennessee were based. It shows how the region’s emerging political culture established a foundation for the rise of popular democracy, through which Tennesseans not only expressed themselves with ballots, but also through town hall meetings, toasting, parades, and even effigy burnings. Kristofer Ray is an assistant professor of early American history at Ashland University. ashbrook center, ashbrook, kris ray, kristofer ray, ray, tennessee, middle tennessee, american history, frontier, popular democracy, democracy Copyright 2008, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Helen Krieble Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 00:30:11 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/krieble_07-11-27_speech.mp3 Helen Krieble, founder and president of The Vernon K. Krieble Foundation, a private foundation dedicated to public policy and America’s Founding principles, discusses her market-based solution to the immigration and border control problems facing America. This lecture was given on the campus of Ashland University, Ashland, Ohio as part of the Ashbrook Center's Major Issues Lecture Series. ashbrook center, ashbrook, krieble, helen krieble, immigration, mexico, border control Copyright 2007, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Jean Edward Smith Thu, 08 Nov 2007 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 01:15:41 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/smith_07-11-02_speech.mp3 For more than a generation, Americans have been told that government is the problem, not the solution. A look back at Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidency shows how differently Americans once viewed government’s role, how much more optimistic they were, and how much more they trusted the president. When Roosevelt took office in 1933, one-third of the nation was unemployed, agriculture lay destitute, factories were idle, businesses were closing their doors, and the banking system teetered on the brink of collapse. FDR seized the opportunity, rescued the nation from economic collapse, and then led it to victory in the greatest war of all time. Roosevelt changed our view of the modern presidency, the nature of government, and America’s role in the world. Elected an unprecedented four times, "he lifted himself from his wheelchair, to lift this nation from its knees." Jean Edward Smith is the John Marshall Professor of Political Science at Marshall University and the author of twelve books including the recently published "FDR." ashbrook center, ashbrook, smith, jean smith, jean edward smith, marshall, fdr, franklin roosevelt, president roosevelt, franklin delano roosevelt, liberalism, new deal, depression, world war ii, world war 2, wwii, progressivism Copyright 2007, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Jay Nordlinger Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 00:57:40 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/nordlinger_07-10-26_speech.mp3 Jay Nordlinger, managing editor of National Review, discusses the presidency of George W. Bush and the contenders for the presidency in 2008. This lecture was given on the campus of Ashland University, Ashland, Ohio as part of the Ashbrook Center's Major Issues Lecture Series. ashbrook center, ashbrook, nordlinger, jay nordlinger, national review, george bush, president bush, george w. bush, hillary clinton, rudy giuliani, giuliani, mccain, john mccain, john edwards, edwards, mike huckabee, huckabee, barack obama, obama, fred thompson, thompson Copyright 2007, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Gordon Lloyd Tue, 09 Oct 2007 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 01:17:37 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/lloyd_07-10-05_speech.mp3 Hoover and Roosevelt can do a lot for us, the current generation, as we continue to deal with the new public policy debate they inaugurated in the 1930s. Seventy-five years later, we are still wrestling with what government should do and which level and which branch should do it. Why did Hoover see the New Deal as a "challenge to liberty" and the American system of limited federal government and robust individual responsibility? He warned that FDR was fundamentally altering the system. Why did FDR, by contrast, see the New Deal as the opportunity to establish "freedom from fear" and save democratic capitalism from destruction? This lecture explores the two different and competing narratives of what it means to be an American. Gordon Lloyd is Professor of Public Policy in the graduate School of Public Policy at Pepperdine University. ashbrook center, ashbrook, gordon lloyd, lloyd, pepperdine, herbert hoover, hoover, president hoover, roosevelt, president roosevelt, franklin roosevelt, fdr, liberalism, new deal Copyright 2007, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Edith Jones Mon, 17 Sep 2007 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 01:11:08 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/jones_07-09-13_speech.mp3 Edith Jones is the Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. This lecture was given as the 9th Annual Robert E. Henderson Constitution Day Lecture at the Ashbrook Center on the campus of Ashland University. ashbrook center, ashbrook, constitution, constitution day, edith jones, jones, judge edith jones, court system, judiciary, judicial restraint Copyright 2007, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Larry Schweikart Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 01:06:20 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/schweikart_05-09-23_speech.mp3 "A Patriot’s History of the United States" tells a story of America as a special nation—a "City on a Hill"—not because the people in America are, or were, better than anyone else, but because from the beginning those settling the New World adopted systems that embraced primarily these three elements: private property rights, religious virtues [that emphasized personal character], and competition at all levels, from political parties to structures of government to market activities. All three were intricately wound together. Learning "just the facts" of the American past inevitably leads to the conclusion that the United States is the best place on earth, and that it has acted, for the most part, far better than any other nation at any other time. Larry Schweikart is a professor of history at the University of Dayton, specializing in business and economic history, technology and war issues, and American history. ashbrook center, ashbrook, schweikart, larry schweikart, american history, us history, united states history, patriotism, patriot Copyright 2007, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Richard Vedder Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 00:51:06 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/vedder_03-02-18_speech.mp3 Richard Vedder is Distinguished Professor of Economics at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. He has written extensively on labor issues, authoring such books as "The American Economy in Historical Perspective" and, with Lowell Gallaway, "Out of Work: Unemployment and Government in Twentieth-Century America." ashbrook center, ashbrook, vedder, richard vedder, economy, american economy, economics Copyright 2007, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Donald Brand Thu, 05 Jul 2007 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 01:21:57 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/brand_03-10-17_speech.mp3 From the earliest days of the New Deal Franklin Roosevelt described his political project as the foundation of an economic constitutional order, a second Bill of Rights. Freedom of speech and freedom of worship were to be supplemented by freedom from want. In his most elaborate formulation of this idea Roosevelt spoke of the right to decent housing, adequate food, and basic medical care. Does the addition of a second Bill of Rights strengthen the cause of liberal government? Is an economic constitutional order compatible with limited government? Donald R. Brand is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Chairman of the department at College of the Holy Cross. ashbrook center, ashbrook, brand, donald brand, fdr, roosevelt, franklin roosevelt, president roosevelt, depression, bill of rights, economics, constitution Copyright 2007, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Peter C. Myers Thu, 21 Jun 2007 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 01:18:31 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/myers_03-11-14_speech.mp3 In recent decades, the U.S. and other liberal societies have sustained large increases in the incidences of divorce and unmarried parenthood. At present, we find ourselves embroiled in a growing controversy over gay marriage. How should we judge these developments? Should we celebrate the progressive transformation of the family as promoting the fundamental liberal purposes of individual freedom and happiness? Or should we resist the progressive disintegration of the family as an ultimately self-destructive assault on civil society’s primary and indispensable character-forming institution? To gain some perspective, a useful first step is to reconsider the classical liberal conception of the family, as presented by the greatest philosopher of classical liberalism, John Locke. By considering Locke’s understanding of the nature and purpose of marriage, we can gain important insight into our contemporary controversies, viewing them in light of more fundamental questions concerning the nature and conditions of individual rights, freedom, and happiness, and of legitimate, republican government. Peter C. Myers is Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, specializing in political philosophy. ashbrook center, ashbrook, myers, peter myers, wisconsin, john locke, locke, family, american family, liberal family, classical liberalism, single parenthood, gay marriage Copyright 2007, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Steven Forde Thu, 31 May 2007 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 01:09:27 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/forde_03-09-26_speech.mp3 Several recent biographies of Benjamin Franklin have reignited interest in this beloved but somewhat mysterious American Founder. Franklin has always been beloved for his avuncular good humor, expressed through his "Autobiography" and the innumerable bons mots of Poor Richard. Franklin is mysterious because, although he played a key role in the drama of independence and was a signer of both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, he wrote very little of a systematic nature on politics. Franklin was less inclined than many of his fellow Founders to make grand statements on politics (or philosophy), but was more interested in what we might call the social and cultural preconditions of free government. His "Autobiography," the sayings of Poor Richard, and other writings reveal that Franklin was most interested in education, in shaping the mores of the new nation. That is where we will look for Franklin’s message to us today. Steven Forde is Professor of Political Science at the University of North Texas. ashbrook center, ashbrook, forde, steven forde, benjamin franklin, ben franklin Copyright 2007, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ J. Kenneth Blackwell Thu, 17 May 2007 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 00:53:55 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/blackwell_03-09-10_speech.mp3 J. Kenneth Blackwell, the former Treasurer and Secretary of State of Ohio, discusses the importance of religious liberty. ashbrook center, ashbrook, blackwell, ken blackwell, religious liberty, religion, religious freedom, liberty, freedom Copyright 2007, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Robert V. Remini Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 01:27:50 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/remini_02-09-06_speech.mp3 Robert V. Remini discusses his book, "Andrew Jackson and His Indian Wars." Remini is professor emeritus of history and the humanities at the University of Illinois at Chicago. In addition to his three-volume biography of Andrew Jackson, he is the author of biographies of Henry Clay and Daniel Webster, as well as a dozen other books on Jacksonian America. ashbrook center, ashbrook, robert remini, remini, andrew jackson, indian wars, indians, native americans, cherokee, trail of tears Copyright 2007, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Josiah Bunting Mon, 09 Apr 2007 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 00:47:32 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/bunting_07-03-28_speech.mp3 Josiah Bunting is the president of the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation. Prior to his work at the Guggenheim Foundation, he served as a professor of history at the Naval War College, president of Briarcliff College and Hampden Sydney College, and, most recently, as superintendent at his alma mater, the Virginia Military Institute. This lecture was given as part of the Ashbrook Center's Major Issues Lecture Series on the campus of Ashland University, Ashland, Ohio. ashbrook center, ashbrook, josiah bunting, bunting, world war, world war 2, world war ii, ww2, wwii, military, military history, military strategy, politics, political strategy Copyright 2007, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Harry V. Jaffa Wed, 28 Mar 2007 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 01:28:59 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/jaffa_07-03-23_speech.mp3 Ever since the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854, Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas clashed repeatedly over the question of "popular sovereignty" and the extension of slavery into the territories. Each man became not only the spokesman of his party, but also the embodiment of a principle and a policy about which the structure of parties--and of political power in the nation--was to reshape itself. The central question in the seven joint debates of 1858, upon which the entire controversy turned, was the repeal of the Missouri Compromise and the propriety of its restoration. The answer to this very practical question depended upon the answer to the deep theoretical question: in what sense could it be said that all men are created equal? Harry V. Jaffa is a distinguished fellow of The Claremont Institute. He is Professor Emeritus of Government at Claremont McKenna College and Claremont Graduate School. ashbrook center, ashbrook, harry jaffa, claremont, jaffa, lincoln, douglas, lincoln-douglas debates, civil war, slavery, debate, popular sovereignty Copyright 2007, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Jack Hafer Wed, 07 Mar 2007 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 00:42:57 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/hafer_07-02-27_speech.mp3 Jack Hafer is the producer of the award-winning feature film, "To End All Wars" starring Kiefer Sutherland and Robert Carlyle. It won Best Picture at the Heartland Film Festival, was awarded the Commander in Chief Medal of Service, Honor and Pride by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and showcased the 2003 Cannes Film Festival Cinema for Peace. This lecture was given as part of the Ashbrook Center's Major Issues Lecture Series on the campus of Ashland University, Ashland, Ohio. ashbrook center, ashbrook, jack hafer, hafer, boulevard pictures, to end all wars, films, movies, movie, film making Copyright 2007, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Michael Anton Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 00:56:28 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/anton_07-02-23_speech.mp3 Mark Twain never worked in today's fast-paced workplace, but his observation has never been keener: clothes do make the man. With "The Suit," Nicholas Antongiavanni provides a masterly manual on what it takes to succeed: advice on how to dress with style, flair, and an eye toward gaining power. That's because "business casual" has proved itself a one-way ticket to a lifetime in the corporate dungeon. But if you apply the sartorial advice proffered in The Suit to your clothes, you will project elegance, bravado, and success. Drawing inspiration from Machiavelli's "The Prince," Antongiavanni has crafted an essential handbook for the ambitious man who recognizes that smart and stylish appearance is a lever to power. From neckties to footwear, belts to suspenders, lapels to handkerchiefs, "The Suit" leaves no garment or accessory untouched and will inject a dose of good taste into your closet. The debates over double-breasted vs. single, two-buttons vs. three, English vs. Italian, and many others are settled with wit by Antongiavanni's wealth of knowledge in the art of dress. Nicholas Antongiavanni is the nom de plum of Michael Anton, a former speechwriter to President George W. Bush, New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani, and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Anton currently works for a powerful media mogul and lives in Westchester County, New York, with his wife and small child. A leading expert on men’s tailoring, he owns more suits than he would care to admit. ashbrook center, ashbrook, michael anton, anton, nicholas antongiavanni, antongiavanni, the suit, machiavelli, the prince, men's fashion, men's clothing, suits, men's suits, business casual, fashion, menswear Copyright 2007, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ David Brennan Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 00:51:30 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/brennan_06-12-08_speech.mp3 David Brennan is the Chairman of White Hat Management LLC and a leading figure in the charter school and school voucher movements. In this lecture he discusses education from the perspective of an entrepreneur. This lecture was given as part of the Ashbrook Center's Major Issues Lecture Series on the campus of Ashland University, Ashland, Ohio. ashbrook center, ashbrook, david brennan, brennan, white hat management, education, charter schools, school vouchers Copyright 2006, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Glenn Beck Wed, 06 Dec 2006 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 01:06:35 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/beck_06-12-01_speech.mp3 Glenn Beck is a nationally syndicated talk radio personality and host of his own show on CNN. This speech was the keynote address at the 22nd Annual John M. Ashbrook Memorial Dinner on the campus of Ashland University, Ashland, Ohio. ashbrook center, ashbrook, glenn beck, beck, talk radio, radio host, islam, militant islam, cnn Copyright 2006, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Russell Weaver Thu, 16 Nov 2006 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 01:19:51 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/weaver_06-11-10_speech.mp3 Russell Weaver's new book "Questioning Keats: An Introduction to Applied Hermeneutics" presents a critique of conventional textual interpretation, arguing that what it terms standard academic discourse objectifies the meaning of the text’s words in such a manner that their richness is obscured. Since the views of language and interpretation "Questioning Keats" proposes are analogous in many ways to those of Martin Heidegger and his pupil Hans-Georg Gadamer, it devotes five chapters to laying out the ideas of these philosophers that are necessary to understand the concept of applied hermeneutics it is forwarding. Heidegger’s groundbreaking notion that Being is time underlies the idea of hermeneutic truth, perhaps the most important of the philosophical ideas dealt with in this text. Hermeneutic truth is an approach that challenges the referential, empirical ideas of truth most often met with in academic discussions. It holds that human phenomena cannot be subsumed by empirical propositions but must be treated as fully implicated in time, as Heidegger’s showing how it is co-terminous with Being implies. ashbrook center, ashbrook, russell weaver, weaver, hermeneutics, hermeneutic truth, heidegger, keats, questioning keats, philosophy, gadamer Copyright 2006, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Jack Miller Thu, 26 Oct 2006 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 00:35:30 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/miller_06-10-17_speech.mp3 Jack Miller, the founder and former President/CEO of Quill Corporation is one of the Chicago area’s most prominent and successful entrepreneurs. He built Quill from scratch to dominance and engineered its sale to Staples. Mr. Miller is listed annually in the Crain’s Who’s Who in Chicago Business. After the sale of Quill he is now Chairman of the Board at Successories Inc., and a Managing Member at The Benida Group, LLC and Millbrook Properties, LLC. ashbrook center, jack miller, miller, quill, quill corporation, staples, business, businessman, chicago, pursuit of happiness, liberty Copyright 2006, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ James W. Ceaser Thu, 19 Oct 2006 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 01:11:54 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/ceaser_06-10-13_speech.mp3 American thinkers and statesmen have sought to ground political life in first principles, or foundations, that derive from ideas of nature, history, or faith. To achieve clarity about the American political thought and its development, each foundational concept must be defined and the important debates among them analyzed. This lecture presents and discusses some of the key controversies about foundational ideas from the period of the Founding until the present day. James W. Ceaser is Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia. ashbrook center, james ceaser, ceaser, american politics, american political thought, political thought, first principles, university of virginia Copyright 2006, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Alan Reynolds Thu, 05 Oct 2006 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 00:52:02 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/reynolds_02-03-19_speech.mp3 Alan Reynolds is a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute. He previously served as director of economic research at the Hudson Institute and as vice president and chief economist at both Polyconomics and at the First National Bank of Chicago. This lecture, given as part of the Major Issues Lecture Series of the Ashbrook Center at Ashland University, discusses the successes and failures of supply side economics after 30 years. ashbrook center, cato institute, alan reynolds, reynolds, economics, supply side, supply side economics Copyright 2006, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Elizabeth Edwards Spalding Thu, 22 Sep 2006 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 01:00:52 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/spalding_06-09-22_speech.mp3 Most scholars argue that the "wise men" around President Harry Truman crafted the strategy of containment in the 1940s to meet the challenges of the Cold War. In fact, it was Truman himself who was the key decision maker in the critical period between 1945 and 1950. His statesmanship was characterized by policies such as the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, and the Berlin airlift and institutions such as NATO, the Department of Defense, and the National Security Council. Truman’s unique vision—which was shaped by his dedicated anticommunism and his religious faith—stressed the importance of free peoples, democratic institutions, and sovereign nations. By his words and actions, Truman fashioned a new liberal internationalism, distinct from both Woodrow Wilson’s progressive internationalism and Franklin Roosevelt’s liberal pragmatism, that still shapes our politics and policies in the post-September 11 world. Elizabeth Edwards Spalding is Assistant Professor of Government and Director of the Washington Program at Claremont McKenna College, where she teaches U.S. foreign policy and American government. ashbrook center, elizabeth spalding, elizabeth edwards spalding, spalding, harry truman, president truman, truman, cold war, korean war, marshall plan, foreign policy Copyright 2006, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Todd Gaziano Tue, 19 Sep 2006 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 01:08:41 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/gaziano_06-09-18_speech.mp3 Todd Gaziano is Director of the Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation where he focuses on legal and judicial reform and such constitutional issues as ensuring that all citizens are accorded equal treatment under the law. This lecture was given at the Ashbrook Center at Ashland University as the Eighth Annual Robert E. Henderson Constitution Day Lecture. ashbrook center, todd gaziano, gaziano, constitution, separation of powers, constitution day, executive power, legislative power, judicial power Copyright 2006, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Ralph Regula Mon, 11 Sep 2006 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 00:24:44 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/regula_06-09-11_speech.mp3 Ralph Regula has had a distinguished career in public service that spans more than four decades. One of the most senior members of the US House of Representatives, he is serving as the Vice Chairman of the Appropriations Committee and the Chairman of its Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education. He is the dean of Ohio’s Congressional Delegation and is active in the Congressional Steel Caucus. ashbrook center, ralph regula, congressman, congress, house, house of respresentatives, congressman regula, ohio congressman Copyright 2006, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Stephen Black Thu, 07 Sep 2006 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 00:47:07 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/black_00-04-12_speech.mp3 Stephen Black is a Fellow in the International Security Program at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. From 1993 to 1999, he was historian to the United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM). Black has also served as deputy chief inspector, inspector, mission planner, operations officer and report coordinator on 15 UNSCOM chemical and biological weapons inspections in Iraq. ashbrook center, stephen black, black, weapons inspections, iraq, saddam hussein, saddam, un, united nations, un weapons inspections, wmd, wmd in iraq Copyright 2006, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Rich Lowry Thu, 31 Aug 2006 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 00:46:55 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/lowry_00-12-05_speech.mp3 Rich Lowry is the editor of National Review. He joined National Review in 1992, after finishing second in a NR young writers contest. He became NR’s articles editor before moving to Washington in the summer of 1994 to cover Congress and was promoted to editor in 1997. He has written for Reader’s Digest, the Wall Street Journal, and a variety of other publications. ashbrook center, rich lowry, lowry, national review, politics Copyright 2006, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Ronald J. Pestritto Thu, 24 Aug 2006 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 01:27:19 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/busch_02-02-08_speech.mp3 Twenty years after Ronald Reagan took office as President of the United States, Americans still debate the meaning of his presidency. Far from promoting a "decade of greed," as some have claimed, Busch asserts that Reagan’s presidency should be understood as contributing, significantly and deliberately, to a "decade of liberty." Indeed, the key theme holding together Reagan’s rhetoric, policies, and political coalition-building was the promotion of what Reagan saw as key components of American freedom. These included political freedom, sustained by constitutionalism and a discourse of freedom; economic freedom nurtured by a vibrant free-market economy; social underpinnings of freedom like a strong civil society; and the successful defense of freedom against its foreign adversaries. Andrew E. Busch is a Professor of Government at the Claremont McKenna College. ashbrook center, andrew busch, busch, ronald reagan, reagan, presidency, united states, freedom, politics Copyright 2006, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Ronald J. Pestritto Thu, 17 Aug 2006 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 01:33:06 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/pestritto_00-11-03_speech.mp3 Ronald J. Pestritto seeks to illuminate the political principles of the American founding by analyzing the significant changes that took place in criminal laws and punishments of the time. Following the American Revolution, several states dramatically reduced the severity of their criminal penalties. Based upon an analysis of period documents and writings, including state constitutions and statutes, the arguments of America’s founders, and the writings of such influential reforms as William Penn, William Bradford, and Thomas Jefferson, Pestritto seeks to grasp the complex mix of punishment philosophies at work in early America. While legal scholars and historians often credit Enlightenment utilitarianism with having the dominant influence on America’s first penal codes, he maintains that early criminal legislation represented a synthesis of approaches: divine justice, the natural law, penitence, and moral amendment as well as Enlightenment utilitarianism. ashbrook center, ronald pestritto, pestritto, criminal law, founding, america's founding, founders, crime, criminal justice Copyright 2006, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Linda Chavez Thu, 20 Jul 2006 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 00:36:26 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/chavez_94-11-09_speech.mp3 Linda Chavez is the author of "Out of the Barrio: Toward a New Politics of Hispanic Assimilation," which chronicles the largely untold story of Hispanic progress and achievement, and addresses the implications of bilingual education, voting rights, immigration policy and affirmative action. This speech was given at Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio as part of the Ashbrook Center's Major Issues Lecture Series. ashbrook center, linda chavez, chavez, hispanic politics, hispanic, immigration, race, race relations, racism Copyright 2006, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Eloise Anderson Thu, 13 Jul 2006 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 00:48:48 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/anderson_02-11-12_speech.mp3 Eloise Anderson is the Claremont Institute’s Director of the Program for the American Family. Ms. Anderson has been director of social services first in the state of Wisconsin and most recently in California. She is nationally and internationally cited as a champion of welfare reform across the United States. This speech was given at Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio as part of the Ashbrook Center's Major Issues Lecture Series. ashbrook center, anderson, eloise anderson, social policy, dependency, welfare, affirmative action, race, race relations, racism Copyright 2006, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Herbert Romerstein Thu, 06 Jul 2006 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 01:28:06 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/romerstein_01-11-16_speech.mp3 Herbert Romerstein retired in 1989 as head of the office to Counter Soviet Disinformation and Active Measures at the United States Information Agency. He held that post from 1983 to 1989. Romerstein has lectured and written extensively on Soviet Intelligence activities, Soviet Active Measures, international terrorism, and internal security. ashbrook center, romerstein, herbert romerstein, soviet, soviet espionage, cold war, espionage, spying, traitors, venona secrets, us information agency, united states information agency, treason Copyright 2006, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Dinesh D'Souza Thu, 29 June 2006 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 00:40:14 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/dsouza_92-03-03_speech.mp3 Dinesh D'Souza, a Research Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, a think-tank in Washington, D.C., is the author of the controversial bestseller "Illiberal Education: The Politics of Race and Sex on Campus." The premise of Mr. D'Souza's book and his public presentations is that preferential treatment in admission policies for minorities — primarily blacks, women and Hispanics — weaken educational standards and foster separatism and racial tensions on campus. This speech was given at Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio as part of the Ashbrook Center's Major Issues Lecture Series. ashbrook center, d'souza, dinesh d'souza, education, liberal education, illiberal education, academic freedom Copyright 2006, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Lynne Cheney Thu, 22 June 2006 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 00:38:17 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/cheney_92-04-01_speech.mp3 Lynne Cheney, wife of Vice-President Dick Cheney, gave this speech in 1992 when she was serving as Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities. This speech was given at Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio as part of the Ashbrook Center's Major Issues Lecture Series. ashbrook center, cheney, lynne cheney, academic freedom, neh, humanities Copyright 2006, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Tony Snow Thu, 15 June 2006 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 00:36:01 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/snow_95-04-12_speech.mp3 At the time of this speech, Tony Snow was a nationally syndicated columnist for USA Today and the Detroit News as well as serving as a political commentator for "Good Morning America" and "The McLaughlin Group." Since that time, he has served as host of "Fox News Sunday" and has had a nationally syndicated radio show. He currently serves as the White House Press Secretary. This speech was given at Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio as part of the Ashbrook Center's Major Issues Lecture Series. ashbrook center, himmelfarb, gertrude himmelfarb, morality Copyright 2006, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Gertrude Himmelfarb Thu, 08 June 2006 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 00:32:22 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/himmelfarb_96-03-21_speech.mp3 Gertrude Himmelfarb is professor emeritus of history at the Graduate School of the City University of New York. She has written extensively on Victorian England and on contemporary society and culture. Her books include "The De-Moralization of Society: From Victorian Virtues to Modern Values," "On Looking into the Abyss: Untimely Thoughts on Culture and Society," "Poverty and Compassion: The Moral Imagination of the Late Victorians," and "The New History and the Old." This speech was given at Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio as part of the Ashbrook Center's Major Issues Lecture Series. ashbrook center, himmelfarb, gertrude himmelfarb, morality Copyright 2006, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Charles Kesler Thu, 23 May 2006 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 01:25:04 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/kesler_99-12-03_speech.mp3 The Federalist Papers, written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, brilliantly defend what was in their day a revolutionary charter—the Constitution of the United States. The Federalist Papers explain the complexities of a constitutional government—its political structure and principles based on the inherent rights of man. Scholars have long regarded this work as a milestone in political science and a classic of American political theory. Charles Kesler is a professor of political science at Claremont McKenna College. ashbrook center, charles kesler, kesler, federalist papers, publius, james madison, alexander hamilton, john jay, federalist, constitution Copyright 2006, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Mackubin T. Owens Thu, 18 May 2006 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 01:21:05 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/owens_01-02-02_speech.mp3 The military reputation of Ulysses S. Grant has often suffered in comparison to that of Robert E. Lee, the leading Confederate general. Grant has been dismissed as a butcher whose victories were the result of a massive Union advantage in men and equipment that enabled him to bludgeon the South into submission, despite the superior military skill of his overmatched adversaries. This view arises from the mythology of the Lost Cause, which, with rare exceptions, has dominated Civil War historiography until the present time. Grant’s detractors focus on the Northern Virginia campaign of spring-summer 1864, ignoring Grant’s Vicksburg campaign, a masterpiece of generalship and operational art. This lecture places these two campaigns in the proper strategic context and perhaps thereby contributes to the rehabilitation of Grant’s military reputation. Mackubin T. Owens is a professor of national security at the U.S. Naval War College. ashbrook center, mackubin owens, owens, mackubin, mac owens, ulysses grant, grant, ulysses s grant, u.s. grant, president grant, general grant, civil war, vicksburg, battle of vicksburg, union general, military history, military strategy, robert lee, robert e. lee, robert e lee Copyright 2006, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Daniel Pipes Thu, 11 May 2006 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 00:57:51 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/pipes_02-02-11_speech.mp3 Daniel Pipes is director of the Middle East Forum and a columnist for both the New York Post and The Jerusalem Post. This lecture, given on the campus of Ashland University as part of the Ashbrook Center's Major Issues Lecture Series, focuses on the mistakes made in Arab-Israeli diplomacy. ashbrook center, daniel pipes, middle east forum, middle east, arab, israel, diplomacy Copyright 2006, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Stephen Knott Thu, 04 May 2006 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 01:13:51 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/knott_05-02-25_speech.mp3 Since the day Aaron Burr fired his fatal shot in July 1804, Americans have tried to come to grips with Alexander Hamilton’s legacy. A controversial figure in his time and ours, Hamilton is often portrayed as the most reactionary member of the founding generation — the man who hoped to foist a crown upon America and called the people a "great beast." Although Hamilton did not advocate the former and probably never said the latter, he remains for many Americans the founding’s villain. Yet the twentieth century, the so-called "American Century," witnessed the culmination of Hamilton’s vision of a consolidated commercial republic capable of wielding military and economic power on a global scale. Why is it that Hamilton, whose vision of American greatness came to pass, remains a contentious figure in the American mind? Stephen Knott is an associate professor and research fellow at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center of Public Affairs. ashbrook center, knott, hamilton, alexander hamilton, aaron burr Copyright 2006, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Benjamin Netanyahu Thu, 20 Apr 2006 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 01:05:50 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/netanyahu_02-05-03_speech.mp3 Benjamin Netanyahu, former prime minister of Israel, addressed the 18th Annual John M. Ashbrook Memorial Dinner on May 3, 2002 on the campus of Ashland University, Ashland, Ohio. ashbrook center, netanyahu, benjamin netanyahu, israel, knesset, prime minister, terrorism, fighting terrorism, war Copyright 2006, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ William Bennett Thu, 13 Apr 2006 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 00:58:03 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/bennett_04-04-23_speech.mp3 William Bennett, former secretary of education and currently a nationally syndicated radio host, addressed the 20th Annual John M. Ashbrook Memorial Dinner on April 23, 2004 on the campus of Ashland University, Ashland, Ohio. ashbrook center, william bennett, bennett, bill bennett, book of virtues, politics of war, politics, war Copyright 2006, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ James McPherson Thu, 06 Apr 2006 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 01:29:59 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/mcpherson_05-02-11_speech.mp3 The Battle of Antietam, fought on September 17, 1862, was the bloodiest single day in American history, with more than 6,000 soldiers killed—four times the number lost on D-Day, and twice the number killed in the September 11th terrorist attacks. In "Crossroads of Freedom," James M. McPherson paints a masterful account of this pivotal battle, the events that led up to it, and its aftermath showing why America’s bloodiest day is, indeed, a turning point in our history. James M. McPherson is the George Henry Davis ’86 Professor of History at Princeton University. This lecture was presented on the campus of Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio as part of the Ashbrook Colloquia Series. ashbrook center, james mcpherson, mcpherson, civil war, antietam, battle of antietam, crossroads of freedom Copyright 2006, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Matthew Spalding Thu, 30 Mar 2006 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 01:05:09 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/spalding_06-03-24_speech.mp3 Written constitutionalism implies that those who make, interpret and enforce the law ought to be guided by the original meaning of the supreme law of the land, the United States Constitution. This view came to be seriously eroded over the course of the last century with the rise of the theory of the Constitution as a "living document" with no fixed meaning, subject to changing interpretations according to the spirit of the times. The argument between these approaches is now being voiced in our on-going public debate about the role of judges and the judiciary in American politics. How is the Constitution to be interpreted and understood? Should those who apply the law be bound by the original meaning of the Constitution? How can that meaning be determined? Matthew Spalding is the Director of the B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies at The Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. This lecture was presented on the campus of Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio as part of the Ashbrook Colloquia Series. ashbrook center, matthew spalding, spalding, heritage foundation, heritage, constitution, originalism, constitutional interpretation, supreme court, living constitution, living document, judiciary Copyright 2006, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Lamar Alexander Thu, 23 Mar 2006 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 00:33:17 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/alexander_06-03-23_speech.mp3 Lamar Alexander is a U.S. Senator from Tennessee. Prior to serving in the Senate, Alexander served as Governor of Tennessee, President of the University of Tennessee, and as U.S. Secretary of Education. This lecture was presented on the campus of Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio as part of the Ashbrook Center's Major Issues Lecture Series. ashbrook center, lamar alexander, alexander, senate, senator alexander, tennessee, american history, teaching american history, presidential academy, congress Copyright 2006, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Edwin Meese Thu, 16 Mar 2006 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 00:47:41 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/meese_03-11-06_speech.mp3 Edwin Meese served as Attorney General during the Reagan Administration, serving as one of the President's most importanta advisors. Mr. Meese is a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and a Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Institute of United States Studies, University of London. This lecture was presented on the campus of Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio as part of the Ashbrook Center's Major Issues Lecture Series. ashbrook center, edwin meese, meese, attorney general, reagan administration, homeland, security, homeland security Copyright 2006, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ David Hackett Fischer Thu, 09 Mar 2006 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 01:28:29 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/fischer_04-10-29_speech.mp3 From the Revolution to the War on Terror, Americans have defined our society with the words liberty and freedom. We have held up these ideals as core values in the midst of cultural uncertainty and political strife. But where did these words come from, and how have their meanings changed as America evolved from scattered English colonies to the dizzyingly diverse, multicolored mosaic of the 21st century? In Liberty and Freedom, David Hackett Fischer traces how "liberty" and "freedom" originally meant two different things—yet like DNA, these intertwined ideas have recombined in every generation to shape American culture in fundamental ways. Dr. Fischer is University Professor at Brandeis University. He is renowned as one of America’s most gifted and creative historians and author of such acclaimed volumes as "Albion’s Seed," "The Great Wave," "Paul Revere’s Ride," and "Washington’s Crossing." This lecture was presented on the campus of Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio as part of the Ashbrook Center's Colloquia. ashbrook center, david hackett fischer, hackett fischer, fischer, history, liberty, freedom Copyright 2006, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Ralph Rossum Mon, 27 Feb 2006 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 01:32:29 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/rossum_06-02-24_speech.mp3 Ralph Rossum is the Director of the Rose Institute of State and Local Government and the Henry Salvatori Professor of American Constitutionalism at Claremont McKenna College. His most recent book is "Antonin Scalia’s Jurisprudence: Text and Tradition." Justice Scalia is an eloquent defender of textualism--an "original meaning" interpretive approach that accords primacy to the text and tradition of the Constitution or the statute being interpreted and that declares it is the duty of the judge to apply that text when it is clear or the specific legal tradition flowing from that text (i.e., what it meant to the society that adopted it) when it is not. Professor Rossum will explore Scalia’s textualist approach to such key structural arrangements as separation of powers and federalism and to such key constitutional provisions as the free speech, press, and religious clauses of the First Amendment. This lecture was presented on the campus of Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio as part of the Ashbrook Center's Colloquia. ashbrook center, ralph rossum, rossum, scalia, antonin scalia, justice scalia, constitution, textualism, supreme court, law, courts, constitutional law, legal system, originalism, natural rights Copyright 2006, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Alan Simpson Thu, 16 Feb 2006 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 01:02:04 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/simpson_06-02-15_speech.mp3 Alan Simpson was U.S. Senator from Wyoming from 1978 to 1996. He has since served as a visiting lecturer at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government and has written a book, "Right in the Old Gazoo: A Lifetime of Scrapping with the Press." This lecture was presented on the campus of Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio as part of the Ashbrook Center's Major Issues Lecture Series. ashbrook center, alan simpson, simpson, senate, united states senate, wyoming, dick cheney, cheney, media Copyright 2006, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Bill Sammon Tue, 14 Feb 2006 12:03:24 -0500 Politics 00:57:04 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/sammon_05-02-14_speech.mp3 Bill Sammon is Senior White House Correspondent for the Washington Times, a political analyst for Fox News, and the author of three New York Times bestsellers: "At Any Cost: How Al Gore Tried to Steal the Election"; "Fighting Back: The War on Terrorism from Inside the White House"; and "Misunderestimated: The President Battles Terrorism, John Kerry and the Bush Haters." This lecture was presented on the campus of Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio as part of the Ashbrook Center's Major Issues Lecture Series. ashbrook center, bill sammon, sammon, washington times, white house press corps, media, misunderestimated, george w. bush, george bush, president bush, bush, white house, george w bush Copyright 2006, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Allen Guelzo Tue, 07 Feb 2006 15:03:24 -0500 Politics 01:23:58 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/guelzo_04-02-27_speech.mp3 Allen Guelzo is the Henry R. Luce Professor of Civil War Era Studies at Gettysburg College. He is a two-time winner of the Lincoln Prize for his books, "Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation" and "Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President." This lecture was presented in the Ashbrook Center on February 27, 2004 as part of the Ashbrook Colloquia series shortly before "Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation" was published. ashbrook center, allen guelzo, emancipation proclamation, abraham lincoln, lincoln, slavery, slaves, civil war, freedom, emancipation Copyright 2006, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Alice Batchelder Tue, 31 Jan 2006 15:03:24 -0500 Politics 00:43:55 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events/batchelder_05-09-16_speech.mp3 Alice M. Batchelder, a judge on the Sixth Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals, provided the Constitution Day lecture at the Ashbrook Center on September 16, 2005. Her lecture was entitled "The Judiciary: having 'neither Force nor Will, but merely judgement'?" ashbrook center, alice batchelder, sixth circuit, court of appeals, sixth circuit court of appeals, batchelder, constitution, judge, justice, judiciary, judgement, constitution day Copyright 2006, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Steven Hayward Wed, 25 Jan 2006 15:03:24 -0500 Politics 00:57:48 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/hayward_05-11-10_speech.mp3 Steven Hayward's lecture at the Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs at Ashland University, Ashland, Ohio. Dr. Hayward, a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, spoke on his recently published book, "Greatness: Churchill, Reagan, and the Making of Extraordinary Leaders." This lecture was delivered on November 10, 2005 as part of the Ashbrook Center's Major Issues Lecture Series. steven hayward, winston churchill, ronald reagan, churchill, reagan, greatness, statesmanship, ashbrook center, american enterprise institute, aei Copyright 2006, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/ Karl Rove Wed, 25 Jan 2006 15:03:24 -0500 Politics 00:38:51 http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/rove_05-04-21_speech.mp3 Karl Rove, Deputy Chief of Staff and chief political strategist to President George W. Bush, addressed the 21st Annual John M. Ashbrook Memorial Dinner on April 21, 2005 on the campus of Ashland University, Ashland, Ohio. karl rove, rove, george bush, george w. bush, ashbrook center, conservatism, political strategist Copyright 2006, Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/events_logo.jpg http://www.ashbrook.org/podcasts/