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Matthew Mehan
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Christopher J. ScaliaBethany sat down with Professor Matt Mehan, Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Government at Hillsdale in DC, to discuss his new book, The American Book of Fables, released last month. We have a wide-ranging conversation about the importance of fables, homeschooling as the Founders might have, and the importance of literature for all ages. He's the author of three books, including Mr. Mehan's Mildly Amusing Mythical Mammals and The Handsome Little Cygnet.
- Hosts:
Bethany Mandel
Kara Kennedy
- Organization
Ricochet
Charles C. W. Cooke
James Lileks
Peter RobinsonFebruary 2026
Guests: James Rosen & Matthew Mehan Host Scot Bertram talks with James Rosen, chief Washington correspondent at Newsmax, about the early years of Antonin Scalia's tenure on the Supreme Court as detailed in his new book Scalia: Supreme Court Years, 1986 to 2001. And Matthew Mehan, associate dean and associate professor at the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale College in Washington, D.C., discusses the unique character of the American imagination and his recent report "Restoring America’s Founding Imagination."
- Host:
Scot Bertram
- Organization
Hillsdale College
February 2022
On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Dr. Matthew Mehan, director of academic programs for Hillsdale in Washington D.C. and assistant professor of government for the Van Andel Graduate School of Government, joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss what happens when governments use their "kill switch" emergency powers to control their citizens.
- Host:
Emily Jashinsky
- Organization
The Federalist
July 2021
On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Matthew Mehan, director of academic programs and an assistant professor of government at Hillsdale College's Washington D.C. campus, joins Executive Editor Joy Pullmann to discuss his books "The Handsome Little Cygnet" and "Mr. Mehan's Mildly Amusing Mythical Mammals" and explain how what a child reads shapes their soul.
- Host:
Joy Pullmann
- Organization