Fault Lines
Fault Lines is a debate series from the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) that brings leading thinkers together to confront the questions dividing the American right.
Each episode goes beyond talking points to explore the real disagreements shaping conservatism, politics, and American public life. Where are the fault lines within the Right? Which differences can be reconciled, and which represent fundamentally competing visions of the future?
Hosted by ISI, Fault Lines creates a forum for serious disagreement, thoughtful argument, and the ideas shaping what comes next.
Fault Lines
Latest Episodes
Do Oligarchs Run America? | Sohrab Ahmari vs. Robby Soave
Are oligarchs running America?In this episode of "Fault Lines," Sohrab Ahmari and Robby Soave debate whether concentrated wealth and corporate power have undermined American democracy.Ahmari argues that America incre...
Empire vs. Restraint: What's Best for America? | Phillip Blond and Curt Mills
In this installment, Curt Mills and Phillip Blond debate the resolution: "Empire Is Bad for America." At stake is whether America's global power and network of alliances protect the country's prosperity and security or entangle Americans in cos...
Christian Professor vs. OpenAI Strategist: Is AI Demonic? | Dr. Zachary Porcu & Dean Ball
Welcome to "Fault Lines," a debate series from the Intercollegiate Studies Institute bringing serious thinkers together to debate the political, cultural, and intellectual questions shaping our world.In this installment, Dr. Zachary Por...
Did Trump Fail Trumpism? | Dan McCarthy vs. Christopher Caldwell
Resolved: Trump Killed TrumpismWhat is Trumpism, and can it survive Donald Trump?In the first episode of Fault Lines, Christopher Caldwell and Dan McCarthy debate whether Trump has strengthened the political moveme...