{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Frealclearinvestigations.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2F122-35EE3yMI","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Crossing the Political Divide with Robert P. George | RealClearInvestigations Podcast #122","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/69be5d4f-b498-44bc-b3b5-f614ce9a7957/e9e3e5cd-005b-4725-9d4b-dc037233a605/rci_122_thumbnail_square_1080x1080.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"On this week’s episode of the RealClearInvestigations Podcast, J. Peder Zane and James Varney speak with Robert P. George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University, about the national civics education he has spearheaded and how to have conversations across the political divide.\n\nOn the news round-up, Zane and Varney discuss a range of articles responding to the violence that erupted in England and Belfast following racially charged incidents. \n\n00:00 Introduction and Personal Anecdote\n01:30 Current Events and Political Climate\n03:52 Racial Inequality and Public Response\n06:16 Media Framing and Public Perception\n09:44 Civics Education and Its Importance\n13:01 Interview with Robert George on Civics Education\n20:32 The Shift in Academic Focus\n24:25 Conservative Perspectives in Academia\n31:17 The Pursuit of Truth and Intellectual Humility\n32:04 The Role of Academic Freedom in Education\n33:25 Bridging the Gap: Intellectual Honesty in Discourse\n37:34 Navigating the Age of Feeling and Humility\n48:44 The Machinery of Dispute Resolution in Democracy\n56:35 Hope vs. Optimism: The Future of American Democracy\n"}