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The Noor Sentencing Hearing, and, What Kind of Country Are We Anyway!?

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This week's two-part episode features Power Line's own Scott Johnson reporting on the verdict today in the Mohammed Noor case—the Minneapolis police officer who was convicted last month for murder in the shooting of Justine Damond. Then we shift focus dramatically, talking with Prof. Joshua Dunn of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs and Matthew Peterson, vice president for educational programs at the Claremont Institute, about the latest bitter internecine fight on the right about "David Frenchism." I didn't know this was even a thing, but the very impressive Sohrab Ahmari thinks there is, and has stirred up a ferocious debate.

But the conversation quickly turns to one of the underlying issues behind the recurring debate on the right—namely, what kind of country are we? Are we a classical civic republic depending on and dedicated to promoting a virtuous citizenry deliberately, or are we a classical liberal republic closer to Rand Paul's ideal world? This is not a new debate, but it has fresh salience at the moment.

Host:
Steve Hayward

Discussion (1)

  • colleenb@colleenb

    Even though I am a ROFTer, I have not yet read the Ahmari article or comments about it. I am usually at least a month or so behind on my FT reading. Found the podcast interesting for your thoughts and especially agree that we/conservatives should be spending most of our time going after the other side then our own. For instance, why should I have to explain my vote for Donald Trump - you explain how you could possibly vote for Hillary Clinton. Each day proves this more and more true.

    Have really enjoyed Mr. Johnson's reporting on the Noor trial and verdict.

    Now could we have a good juicy discussion of the suit against Oberlin!?