Harvey Mansfield on Our Political Parties

In his seventh conversation, Mansfield discusses our political parties, the Republicans and Democrats. Click "Show more" to view all chapters. For more conversations, visit www.conversatio...
Chapter 1 (00:15 - 45:50): The Democrats: Party of Progress
Chapter 2 (45:50 - 1:15:11): The Republicans: Party of Virtue
In this conversation, Mansfield considers our two parties, the ideas behind them, and the qualities that often go with being a Democrat or a Republican. Mansfield argues that the Democrats are the “party of progress”-and that progressivism may be headed for a crisis. Mansfield calls the Republicans the “party of virtue” and suggests that Republicans should not only speak about freedom but also about virtue.