Week of JUNE 23, 2025

DAVID KEENE ON CIVILITY, CULTURE, & CONFLICT

To wrap up season one of The Future of Liberty, Governor Mitch Daniels talks with longtime strategist and writer David Keene about the evolution of the conservative movement. From Keene's early work with Frank Meyer and Barry Goldwater to his leadership roles in major civic organizations, the discussion traces how the ideas of individual freedom, civic virtue, and limited government have been challenged and reimagined over time.

  • Influential Leaders & Early Conservatism (2:40)
  • The Dawn of Populism (11:57)
  • Forecasting the Election & "The Problem" (25:36)
  • Religious Decline & Free People (41:08)
  • Shifts in News & Political Media (49:39)
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MORE FROM SEASON ONE

Amity Shlaes on the Forgotten Lessons of the New Deal Era
Niall Ferguson and the Lessons of History
Yuval Levin on Hope and Politics in America
Mike Pence on our Constitutional Moment

A CALL TO LIBERTY

As we near the halfway point of the 24-part A Call to Liberty series and the 249th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, we revisit the bold voice of Revolutionary poet Philip Freneau. In this month’s lead essay, “Men Will Be Men,” William B. Allen explores the founding era’s rich tension between reason and faith—drawing fresh insights from Freneau’s The Rising Glory of America and the early vision of liberty.
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TOP PICKS FROM THE LIBERTY FUND NETWORK

Content Moderation is Not Censorship by Renee DiResta
The Personal Pardon Power by Philip Hamburger
Are Immigrants Self-Deporting? by Scott Sumner
EconTalk: How to be a Super Ager with Eric Topol hosted by Russ Roberts

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