Dissident Mama, episode 33 - Dr. Thomas Fleming

Dr. Thomas Fleming is president of the Fleming Foundation. He is the author of six books, including “The Morality of Everyday Life: Rediscovering an Ancient Alternative to the Liberal Tradition,” “The Politics of Human Nature,” and “The Conservative Movement” co-written with Paul Gottfried.

From 1984 to 2015, Fleming was editor of Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture, published by The Rockford Institute, where he served as president from 1997 to 2014. He was also the founding editor of Southern Partisan magazine.

Fleming is a prolific writer, speaker, and lecturer. His essays on politics, culture, ethics, and classical subjects have appeared in many publications, such as The Washington Post, The Telegraph, The Daily Mail, the Chesterton Review, The Encyclopedia of Southern Culture, and Classical Journal, as well as verse in journals like The New Oxford Review. His television appearances include PBS, The Today Show, and the BBC.

Fleming received a B.A. in Greek and French from the College of Charleston and a Ph.D. in Classics from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. In a previous life, he taught classics at several colleges and served as a school headmaster in South Carolina.