Modern Age with Dan McCarthy

About Modern Age with Dan McCarthy

Join Dan McCarthy, editor of Modern Age, as he cuts through the noise of today’s politics and draws timeless insights from the great books and enduring traditions that have shaped the West. Each episode offers a principled perspective that links the headlines of today with the permanent things that matter most.

Publisher

Intercollegiate Studies Institute

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 Jun 2025

Latest episode

12 Feb 2026

Latest episodes

33 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   12 Feb 2026

   EP. 036 - Is America a Nation or an Idea?

   Is America a nation like any other, defined by a people, a place, and a shared history? Or is America simply an idea, a creed that anyone can adopt? In this episode, Dan McCarthy challenges the popular notion of the United States as a purely “creedal nation,” arguing that it is a modern innovation and a false alternative to both ethno-nationalism and rooted national identity. Drawing on the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the foreign policy arguments of the Federalist Pape...

2. 

   5 Feb 2026

   EP. 035 - Why Libertarianism and Traditionalism Keep Colliding

   If conservatives favor limited government, how limited should it be? In this episode, Dan McCarthy explores that unexpected convergence on the American Right. We revisit the late-20th-century debates between libertarians, paleoconservatives, and neoconservatives over trade, borders, national sovereignty, and the growing power of the federal state and why those arguments are resurfacing today in the New Right. The discussion turns to a deeper question: whether either the market or the ...

3. 

   29 Jan 2026

   EP. 033 - The Left Misunderstands the American Revolution

   What if the story you’ve been told about the American Revolution is backwards? Dan McCarthy argues that the Founding was not a revolt against law, authority, or order. It was a conservative revolution, aimed at defending inherited rights, lawful government, and constitutional liberty. In today’s protests against immigration enforcement and law enforcement in places like Minneapolis, the Left often claims the mantle of 1776. But the Founders, especially George Washington and John Adams, fear...

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

3,973

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

16 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 37 / 100

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Quality

31

Social presence

0

YouTube

74

Engagement

32

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