Rule of the Competent

The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. James Hankins joins the podcast to discuss his new book Political Meritocracy in Renaissance Italy: The Virtuous Republic of Francesco Patrizi of Siena.

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Image by Vlado Paunovic via Creative Commons. Image cropped.
Music by User:Quinbrid (Luigi Boccherini) via Creative Commons. Track cropped.