Episode

The Problems With Government by the Unelected

Podcast: The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour
Published: Feb 20, 2026
Duration seconds: 2700
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Summary

Guests: Ronald J. Pestritto & Daniel Darling Host Scot Bertram talks with Ronald J. Pestritto, dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship and Charles and Lucia Shipley Chair in the American Constitution at Hillsdale College, about the rise of the administrative state and his recent provocation  Government by the Unelected: How it Happened, and How It Might Be Tamed . And Daniel Darling, director of the Land Center for Cultural Engagement at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and fellow at the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, discusses the Christian obligation to patriotism and his new book  In Defense of Christian Patriotism . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.