About Hope J. Leman

Hope J. Leman is a grants researcher in the biomedical sciences. She is particularly interested in the subjects of natural law, religious liberty and history generally.

Hope J. Leman is a grants researcher in the biomedical sciences. She is particularly interested in the subjects of natural law, religious liberty and history generally.

NBN Episodes hosted by Hope J.:

Robert P. George's 'Making Men Moral': A 30th Anniversary Conference

November 18, 2023

Robert P. George's 'Making Men Moral'-A 30th Anniversary Conference

J. Joel Alicea
Hosted by Hope J. Leman

The first book in the storied career of one of the most influential conservative legal scholars and philosophers of our day is the focus of an upcomin…

Bradley C. S. Watson, "Progressivism: The Strange History of a Radical Idea" (U Notre Dame Press, 2020)

June 25, 2023

Progressivism

Bradley C. S. Watson
Hosted by Hope J. Leman
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“Only recently have scholars outside the historical profession identified progressivism for what it was and continues to be: a fundamental rupture wit…

Kody W. Cooper and Justin Buckley Dyer, "The Classical and Christian Origins of American Politics: Political Theology, Natural Law, and the American Founding" (Cambridge UP, 2022)

May 16, 2023

The Classical and Christian Origins of American Politics

Kody W. Cooper and Justin Buckley Dyer
Hosted by Hope J. Leman

America’s religious and political public forum is no longer confined to debates between liberals (be they Catholics or Protestants) and socially conse…

Andrew Walker, "Social Conservatism for the Common Good: A Protestant Engagement with Robert P. George" (Crossway, 2023)

April 28, 2023

Social Conservatism for the Common Good: A Protestant Engagement with Robert P. George

Andrew Walker
Hosted by Hope J. Leman

Robert P. George is the indispensable man of American social conservatism. The Princeton professor is a scholar of such intellectual power that he alm…

Chris Kaczor and Matthew Petrusek, "Jordan Peterson, God, and Christianity" (Word on Fire Institute, 2021)

February 14, 2023

Jordan Peterson, God, and Christianity

Chris Kaczor and Matthew Petrusek
Hosted by Hope J. Leman

“The most influential biblical interpreter in the world today is not a pastor, a Scripture scholar, or a bishop. He’s a clinical psychologist with no …

Marvin N. Olasky and Leah Savas, "The Story of Abortion in America: A Street-Level History, 1652-2022" (Crossway, 2023)

February 11, 2023

The Story of Abortion in America

Marvin N. Olasky and Leah Savas
Hosted by Hope J. Leman

Abortion is an issue like no other. Our attitudes towards it and how we define when life begins determine the very words we use when discussing aborti…

H. Jefferson Powell, "The Practice of American Constitutional Law" (Cambridge UP, 2022)

February 3, 2023

The Practice of American Constitutional Law

H. Jefferson Powell
Hosted by Hope J. Leman

What areas of our lives are governed by constitutional law? When asked about what constitutional law is, Americans tend to think of notable Supreme Co…

Vincent Phillip Muñoz, "Religious Liberty and the American Founding: Natural Rights and the Original Meanings of the First Amendment Religion Clauses" (U Chicago Press, 2022)

January 11, 2023

Religious Liberty and the American Founding

Vincent Phillip Muñoz
Hosted by Hope J. Leman

What is religious liberty, anyway? What are its origins? What are religious exemptions? What would a jurisprudence of religious liberty based on the i…

Margaret S. Chisolm, "From Survive to Thrive: Living Your Best Life with Mental Illness" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2021)

December 9, 2022

From Survive to Thrive

Margaret S. Chisolm
Hosted by Hope J. Leman

The term “mental illness” can itself be anxiety-inducing and depressing. There are words, though, that can counter the fears and stresses that mind-re…

Yoram Hazony, "Conservatism: A Rediscovery" (Regnery Publishing,2022)

December 5, 2022

Conservatism

Yoram Hazony
Hosted by Hope J. Leman

Conservatism needs to be rediscovered. That is, it needs to be differentiated from the post WWII concept of liberal democracy and return to its tradit…

Timothy W. Burns, "Leo Strauss on Democracy, Technology, and Liberal Education" (SUNY Press, 2021)

November 3, 2022

Leo Strauss on Democracy, Technology, and Liberal Education

Timothy W. Burns
Hosted by Hope J. Leman

There are few thinkers who engender as much debate about their legacy as Leo Strauss (1899 –1973). His critics and biographers often don’t even agree …

Gregory Conti, "Parliament the Mirror of the Nation: Representation, Deliberation, and Democracy in Victorian Britain" (Cambridge UP, 2019)

October 11, 2022

Parliament the Mirror of the Nation

Gregory Conti
Hosted by Hope J. Leman

Given that we live in an era roiled by concerns about how democratic supposedly democratic countries actually are and when skepticism abounds about ho…

Andrew Porwancher et al., "The Prophet of Harvard Law: James Bradley Thayer and His Legal Legacy" (UP of Kansas, 2022)

October 10, 2022

The Prophet of Harvard Law

Andrew Porwancher, Jake Mazeitis, Austin Coffey, and Taylor Jipp
Hosted by Hope J. Leman

Though relatively short, the 2022 book The Prophet of Harvard Law: James Bradley Thayer and His Legal Legacy (UP of Kansas, 2022) by Andrew Porwancher…

John Peter DiIulio, "Completely Free: The Moral and Political Vision of John Stuart Mill" (Princeton UP, 2022)

September 21, 2022

Completely Free

John Peter DiIulio
Hosted by Hope J. Leman

As we emerge from a period of government-mandated lockdowns and as threats to free speech multiply, we would be wise to re-engage with the work of a s…

Ryan T. Anderson and Alexandra DeSanctis, "Tearing Us Apart: How Abortion Harms Everything and Solves Nothing" (Regnery, 2022)

September 2, 2022

Tearing Us Apart

Ryan T. Anderson and Alexandra DeSanctis
Hosted by Hope J. Leman

According to political philosopher Ryan T. Anderson and journalist Alexandra DeSanctis, abortion harms everything it touches. It is an act of lethal v…

Bradford P. Wilson and Carson Holloway, eds., "The Political Writings of Alexander Hamilton" (Cambridge UP, 2017)

June 28, 2022

The Political Writings of Alexander Hamilton

Bradford P. Wilson and Carson Holloway, eds.
Hosted by Hope J. Leman

How much does the average person know about Alexander Hamilton (1755 or 1757-1804)? Would we have guessed that this hero of many fiscal conservatives…

Michael D. Breidenbach, "Our Dear-Bought Liberty: Catholics and Religious Toleration in Early America" (Harvard UP, 2021)

March 24, 2022

Our Dear-Bought Liberty

Michael D. Breidenbach
Hosted by Hope J. Leman

Here is a fun quiz question. What distinction does Charles Carroll (1737–1832) hold in American History? Answer: he was the longest-surviving signer o…

Ronald J. Pestritto, "America Transformed: The Rise and Legacy of American Progressivism" (Encounter Books, 2021)

October 20, 2021

America Transformed

Ronald J. Pestritto
Hosted by Hope J. Leman

What’s a “progressive?” We hear constantly about the rift in the Democratic Party between its “progressive” wing and its “moderate” one. But what exac…

Erika Bachiochi, "The Rights of Women: Reclaiming a Lost Vision" (U Notre Dame Press, 2021)

October 12, 2021

The Rights of Women

Erika Bachiochi
Hosted by Hope J. Leman

Mary Wollstonecraft (1759–1797) was one of the most important moral philosophers and political theorists ever. Her writings on liberty and equality ha…

Jonathan Marks, "Let's Be Reasonable: A Conservative Case for Liberal Education" (Princeton UP, 2021)

October 4, 2021

Let's Be Reasonable

Jonathan Marks
Hosted by Hope J. Leman

Do we really need universities and colleges anymore? Have they become too politicized? Many conservatives have started to write off American academia.…

Charles C. Camosy, "Losing Our Dignity: How Secularized Medicine is Undermining Fundamental Human Equality" (New City Press, 2021)

September 6, 2021

Losing Our Dignity

Charles C. Camosy
Hosted by Hope J. Leman

Despite, or perhaps because of, the fact that an enormous proportion of medical care worldwide is provided under the auspices of religious organizatio…

Ken Starr, "Religious Liberty in Crisis: Exercising Your Faith in an Age of Uncertainty" (Encounter, 2021)

August 23, 2021

Religious Liberty in Crisis

Ken Starr
Hosted by Hope J. Leman

“Religious liberty” is a phrase that we often hear, particularly in news stories revolving around Supreme Court decisions. But what is religious liber…

Katy Faust and Stacy Manning, "Them Before Us: Why We Need a Global Children’s Rights Movement" (Post Hill Press, 2021)

August 13, 2021

Them Before Us

Katy Faust and Stacy Manning
Hosted by Hope J. Leman

Children have the right to be raised by both their mother and father. That used to be a noncontroversial idea. But no longer. In their eye-opening 2…

B. Storey and J. Silber Storey, "Why We Are Restless: On the Modern Quest for Contentment" (Princeton UP, 2021)

June 30, 2021

Why We Are Restless

Benjamin Storey and Jenna Silber Storey
Hosted by Hope J. Leman

What makes us happy? What keeps us from being happy? Is restlessness the same thing as unhappiness? Is happiness something we should value or assume w…