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Jeanne Hoffman interviews Andrew P. Morriss about his new book, The False Promise of Green Energy, which he co-authored with William T. Bogart, Roger E. Meiners, and Andrew D. Dorchak. Professor Morriss is the D. Paul Jones Jr. and Charlene Jones Chairholder in Law and a professor of business at the University of Alabama.

Jeanne Hoffman talks with, Mark Pennington, who’s book, “Robust Political Economy: Classical Liberalism and the Future of Public Policy,” has just been released. Dr. Pennington is a Reader in Public Policy and Political Economy at the University of London.

Jeanne Hoffman talks with Gerald Gaus about his new book, The Order of Public Reason. Dr. Gaus is a professor of philosophy at the University of Arizona and was a founding editor of Politics, Philosophy and Economics.  

Jeanne Hoffman talks with Amy Sturgis about themes of liberty on the TV show Firefly and its big screen sequel, Serenity. Dr. Sturgis is an author, editor, scholar, educator, speaker, and podcaster with specialties in the field of science fiction fantasy and Native American studies. For more information on Dr. Sturgis and her work, visit www.amyhsturgis.com    

In this KosmosOnline podcast, Jeanne Hoffman talks with Mike Munger about achieving tenure. Dr. Munger is a professor at Duke University in the political science and economics department and the school of public policy as well as a director of the joint UNC-Duke Philosophy, Politics and Economics program.

Jeanne Hoffman talks with Mike Munger about strategies and tactics for obtaining funding for your academic research.   Dr. Munger is a professor at Duke University in the political science and economics departments in the School of Public Policy as well as the director of the joint UNC/Duke Philosophy, politics and economics program. He blogs at Kids Prefer Cheese.

Jeanne Hoffman talks with Joshua Hall about the relationship between academics and think tanks, and ways in which scholars can work with these institutions.   Dr. Hall is an assistant professor of economics at Beloit College, a contributor to the blog Division of Labour, and author of the paper "Working With Academics to Create the Next Richard Better"

Jeanne Hoffman interviews Amy Sturgis about themes of liberty in the science fiction genre. Dr. Sturgis is an author, editor, scholar, educator, speaker and podcaster with specialties in the field of science fiction, fantasy and Native American studies. You can learn more about her work at www.amyhsturgis.com    

Jeanne Hoffman talks with Chris Coyne about the economics of Valentine’s Day.  Dr. Coyne is the F.A. Harper Professor of Economics at the Mercatus Center, a member of the Department of Economics at George Mason University and a North American editor of the Review of Austrian Economics. He also contributes to the blog Coordination Problem. Video of this podcast can also be watched at LearnLiberty.org.

In this KosmosOnline Podcast, Jeanne Hoffman talks with Brad Birzer about themes of liberty in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. Dr. Birzer is a professor of history and director of the Hillsdale College Program of American Studies and he also blogs at BradleyBirzer.com.  

In this KosmosOnline podcast, Jeanne Hoffman talks about publishing with Mike Munger. Dr. Munger is a professor at Duke University in the political science and economics departments in the School of Public Policy as well as the director of the joint UNC/Duke Philosophy, politics and economics program.

IHS Program Officer Jeanne Hoffman talks with Mike Munger about dissertation writing and setting a research agenda. Dr. Munger is a professor at Duke University in the political science and economics department and the school of public policy as well as a director of the joint UNC-Duke Philosophy, Politics and Economics program.   This interview is based on Dr. Munger's essay, "Writing Your Dissertation and Creating Your Research Agenda" which was originally written for IHS’s guide for graduate students Scaling the Ivory Tower.

In this KosmosOnline podcast, Jeanne Hoffman interviews Robert Shibley, Senior Vice President at FIRE, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, about the state of free speech on campus, current cases and what students and professors can do to promote freer speech.

In this KosmosOnline Podcast, Jeanne Hoffman talks with Dr. Bill Glod about his paper, "Conditional Preferences and Refusal of Treatment," recently published in HEC Forum.    Abstract: In this essay, I will use a minimalist standard of decision-making capacity (DMC) to ascertain two cases in the medical ethics literature: the 1978 case of Mary C. Northern and a more recent case involving a paranoid war veteran (call him Jack). In both cases the patients refuse medical treatment out of denial that they are genuinely ill. I believe these cases illustrate two matters: (1) the need of holding oneself to a minimal DMC standard so as to make as salient as possible the patient's own reasons for sometimes unusual treatment denials; (2) the need for clinicians and other relevant parties to exercise great sensitivity toward engaging, on the patient's own terms, idiosyncratic treatment refusals through regard for what I will call the patient’s conditional preferences. These are particularly relevant matters when a pati

Jeanne Hoffman talks with Dr. Bill Glod and Dr. Phil Magness about some wacky academics from history. Dr. Glod profiles J.J. Smart, a philosopher who denied the existence of time and took great delight in "outsmarting" his critics, while Dr. Magness shines the light on our national skeleton in the closet - drunken founding father Luther Martin.

IHS Program Officer Chris Martin interviews Tom Bell about the Socratic Method. Bell also talks about other teaching techniques, such as the Present and Prepared way of counting class participation, the best order in which to call on students, and a handy tip on grading papers.  Tom Bell is a law professor at Chapman University. He specializes in high-tech legal issues and has written a variety of papers on intellectual property and internet law.

Jeanne Hoffman interviews Dr. Phil Magness about being an adjunct professor and how to get the most out of this often denigrated experience.  Dr. Magness is an adjunct professor at American University, where he teaches Public Administration, and Research Coordinator at the Institute for Humane Studies.

Jeanne Hoffman talks with Brad Birzer about his career, his involvement with IHS and teaching at a small liberal arts college.  Dr. Birzer is the Russell Amus Kirk Chair in American Studies at Hillsdale College, a fellow at the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, and a senior fellow at the Intercollegiate Studies Institute

  Jeanne Hoffman talks with Dr. Nikolai Wenzel, the Wallace and Marion Reemelin Chair in Free-Market Economics and an assistant professor of economics at Hillsdale College, about time management and setting priorities in grad school.

Jeanne Hoffman talks to Josh Blackman about using social media effectively as an academic.  Blackman is a law clerk for the Honorable Kim R. Gibson, US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, a teaching fellow at Pennsylvania State University Dickenson School of Law, and President of the Harlan Institute