Orthodoxy

#124 // Robert P. George | The 2024 Election, The Future Of The Republican Party, And The Purpose Of Education

Episode Summary

In this episode, I got to talk with Dr. Robert P. George. Robert is McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and Director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions. He also served as chairman of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom and the President’s Council on Civil Rights. Dr. George is also the author of many books including Conscience and its Enemies and Making Moral Men. He is a former Judicial Fellow at the Supreme Court of the United States where he received the Justice Tom C. Clark Award. He has degrees from Oxford University, Swarthmore College, and Harvard University. In our conversation we talked about the results of the 2024 election and what direction Donald Trump is taking the Republican Party. We also talked about whether or not the Republican Party can be considered a Conservative Party any longer. We discussed post liberalism and Dr. George’s political philosophy related to natural law. We concluded the discussion with a conversation about the purpose of education and Dr. Robert P. George’s friendship with Cornel West. I hope you enjoy! This podcast is sponsored by Rocketsled Studios.

Episode Notes

In this episode, I got to talk with Dr. Robert P. George. Robert is McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and Director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions. He also served as chairman of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom and the President’s Council on Civil Rights. Dr. George is also the author of many books including Conscience and its Enemies and Making Moral Men. He is a former Judicial Fellow at the Supreme Court of the United States where he received the Justice Tom C. Clark Award. He has degrees from Oxford University, Swarthmore College, and Harvard University.

In our conversation we talked about the results of the 2024 election and what direction Donald Trump is taking the Republican Party. We also talked about whether or not the Republican Party can be considered a Conservative Party any longer. We discussed post liberalism and Dr. George’s political philosophy related to natural law. We concluded the discussion with a conversation about the purpose of education and Dr. Robert P. George’s friendship with Cornel West. I hope you enjoy!

This podcast is sponsored by Rocketsled Studios.