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In Principle

In Principle includes guests from across the ideological spectrum in the worlds of politics, policy, the arts and academia, with Amy Holmes and Michael Gerson probing the framework of today’s news and political conversations, examining how history, faith and culture influence the larger discussions taking place in the country today.

Christian Politics

26m 23s

Conservative leaders, worried about a challenging 2018 campaign, are intensifying their appeals to evangelical voters frustrated with Washington. How do politics and Christianity get along in the age of Trump and an increasingly secular society?

Episodes

  • Christian Politics: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Christian Politics

    S1 E108 - 26m 23s

    Conservative leaders, worried about a challenging 2018 campaign, are intensifying their appeals to evangelical voters frustrated with Washington. How do politics and Christianity get along in the age of Trump and an increasingly secular society?

  • The Gender Divide: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Gender Divide

    S1 E107 - 26m 22s

    What’s needed for the body politic to support a larger, uniting American identity, open to and shared by every race, color, creed and gender? And what has the #MeToo movement done to help or hurt this effort?

  • World Stage: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    World Stage

    S1 E106 - 26m 21s

    Should America continue to exert its influence globally, and if so, what are the limits of power?

  • America in Black & White: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    America in Black & White

    S1 E105 - 26m 15s

    Black identity has been at the core of America’s struggle to reconcile its past with a path ahead, but what is that road?

  • 2018 and Beyond: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    2018 and Beyond

    S1 E104 - 26m 21s

    Do the Democrats or Republicans have the meat and message to win in the 2018 midterm elections? And how are leaders from both sides of the aisle working beyond the Washington gridlock to build coalitions of compromise?

  • The Futurists: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Futurists

    S1 E103 - 26m 15s

    Can technology and artificial intelligence solve long-standing global problems like disease and hunger? How will technologies fundamentally change humans and concepts like work and jobs?

  • Compassionate Leadership: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Compassionate Leadership

    S1 E102 - 26m 22s

    What does humanitarian leadership mean today, and what principles will serve us going forward as a society and nation? Amy Holmes and Michael Gerson interview President George W. Bush and Arthur C. Brooks to find out.

  • Echo Chambers: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Echo Chambers

    S1 E101 - 26m 22s

    Are political and media echo chambers cementing our own biases and eroding our nation’s ability to find common ground? Ideas that were once marginal can become politically mainstream almost overnight. Are there ways to come together around a new center? Can media serve a constructive role?

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