David Gelernter is apparently one of the few conservatives now to be found on the faculty of Yale University. He and Milt (another Yale faculty veteran) discuss his new book, America-Lite, which analyzes the rise of the ideological left on the American campus and traces what Gelernter views as its malign influence upon American culture and politics.

Much was made of the concept of American Exceptionalism during the last presidential campaign. Is it something you believe to be fact? Charles Murray, the eminent social and political scientist from the American Enterprise Institute and author of the new book of the same name, says it is real – and that has nothing to do with emotional attachments to the United States or any patriotic statements. It’s something that even foreigners have conceded, going all the way back to the founding.

We’re joined today by Jayson Lusk, a professor of agricultural economics at Oklahoma State University and author of the new book The Food Police: A Well-Fed Manifesto About the Politics of Your Plate.

In his book, Lusk looks at the emerging industry of “experts” that are hell-bent on telling you what to eat and when to eat it. Some of the topics we cover include the banning of certain types of food, eating organic, and genetically modified-foods. Enjoy!

We speak in this 2013 conversation with Samuel Tadros, a research fellow at the Hudson Institute, about the unfolding situation in Egypt.

What makes Jewish humor different and unique? Or is it all that unique? We talk about that with one of our favorite guests, Ruth Wisse, who’s just written an excellent new book on the topic called No Joke: Making Jewish Humor.