Is Churchill America’s Hero? (ft. Sean McMeekin)

About this episode

Sean McMeekin joins R. R. Reno to discuss Churchill's legacy and his recent essay on the postwar consensus.

In this episode, Sean McMeekin joins R. R. Reno on The Editor's Desk to talk about his recent essay, “Goodbye to the Postwar Consensus” from the April 2026 issue of the magazine.

People in this episode

Host: R. R. Reno

Guest: Sean McMeekin

Topics covered

• Churchill
• American history
• postwar consensus
• political analysis
• historical figures

Keywords

• Churchill
• Sean McMeekin
• postwar consensus
• First Things
• historical analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: First Things

Books & works: Goodbye to the Postwar Consensus

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