We set to it with Kevin Williamson, author of The End Is Near and It’s Going to Be Awesome. He talks with us about his vision of the future – where the government will have less money and less resources, and citizens will be better off because of it.

We’re joined by Craig Sirles, professor of English at DePaul University, to discuss the current state of English usage. Is it whom or who? Milt and I or Milt and me? And, what are some of our pet peeves?

We talked in 2013 with Rich Lowry about his then-new book Lincoln Unbound: How an Ambitious Young Railsplitter Saved the American Dream–and How We Can Do It Again.

Lowry, editor of National Review, traces Lincoln from his upbringing on a farm in Kentucky through the start of his political career, and discusses how Lincoln’s experiences shaped his political and cultural sense of government.

What is a think tank, and how do they operate? One of the more prominent ones is the Chicago-based Heartland Institute. Its president Joe Bast joined us in 2013 to talk about some of the issues they deal with, the business of running a think tank, and the differences in running one now versus 20 years ago.

Andy Ferguson, a senior editor at The Weekly Standard, joined us to discuss some of his more recent articles, including a fascinating piece on the shunning of philosopher Thomas Nagel for daring to go against the grain of his colleagues.