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Sir Roger Scruton on Political Unrest, Puritanical Progressivism, Illiberals Versus Free Speech

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS: EPISODE IV

By Ben Weingarten | December 11, 2018

Encounter Books Twentieth Anniversary Gala

Victor Davis Hanson on the Fate of the West, Trump, and The Resistance

Jun 20, 2018 / Ben Weingarten

Close Encounters: Episode III

Life in the Swamp

Jun 05, 2018 / Adam Andrzejewski

Adam Andrzejewski reveals the scope and cost of America's bloated administrative state.

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12 16, 2018 / @EncounterBooks

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When the Public Option Is the Only Option

May 30, 2018 / Sally C. Pipes

Sally C. Pipes exposes Bernie Sanders's proposed "Medicare for All" plan.

Joseph Tartakovsky on The Lives of the Constitution

May 15, 2018 / Ben Weingarten

Joseph Tartakovsky discusses 'The Lives of the Constitution' on The Encounter Books Podcast.

Leon Kass on How to Lead a Worthy Life

May 03, 2018 / Ben Weingarten

Leon Kass discussed his profound new book Leading a Worthy Life on The Encounter Books Podcast.

Ryan T. Anderson on the Transgender Moment

Apr 18, 2018 / Ben Weingarten

Ryan T. Anderson discussed his timely new book When Harry Became Sally on The Encounter Books Podcast.

Conrad Black on Trump’s Place in the History of Populism

Apr 03, 2018 / Ben Weingarten

Lord Conrad Black discussed his essay in Vox Populi on The Encounter Books Podcast.

Sally C. Pipes on The False Promise of Single-Payer Healthcare

Mar 21, 2018 / Ben Weingarten

Sally C. Pipes discusses 'The False Promise of Single-Payer Healthcare' on The Encounter Books Podcast.

Glenn Harlan Reynolds on the Judiciary’s Progressive Elitism

Mar 06, 2018 / Ben Weingarten

Glenn Harlan Reynolds discusses 'The Judiciary's Class War' on The Encounter Books Podcast.

Daniel Hannan on Populism, the E.U., and the Long Financial Crisis Hangover

Feb 27, 2018 / Ben Weingarten

British MEP Daniel Hannan discussed his essay in Vox Populi on the Encounter Books Podcast.

Remembering Jeffrey Bell

Our friend Jeffrey Bell died on February 10th at age 74. Bell played a key role in Reagan's 1976 and 1980 presidential campaigns and was a three-time U.S. Senate candidate—including a daring outsider campaign against Cory Booker in 2014.

The Racist Roots of Gun Control

Feb 23, 2018 / David B. Kopel

David B. Kopel reveals that Jim Crow Laws were the foundation of gun control in America—and that the Ku Klux Klan Was America’s first gun control group.

Victor Davis Hanson on Trump’s Unlikely Populism

Feb 20, 2018 / Ben Weingarten

Professor Victor Davis Hanson discussed his essay in Vox Populi on the Encounter Books Podcast.