Ask James Hankins a Question!
In partnership with Monetary Metals | Earn a Yield On Your Gold
James Hankins is an American intellectual historian specialising in the Italian Renaissance. He spent 40 years at Harvard, joining in 1985 and becoming a full professor in 1992. He is now moving to the Hamilton School for Classical and Civic Education at the University of Florida. He is a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy, won its Serena Medal for Italian history in 2024, and founded the I Tatti Renaissance Library.
Tomorrow, he is coming on the show to give a breakdown of what the West actually is, it’s history, values and why he thinks its worth preserving.
Comment your questions for James below.
Gold is back in the headlines.
Central banks are adding to their reserves.
Governments are printing more of their currency.
Debt keeps climbing.
But rising gold prices alone don’t explain what’s really happening.
The team at Monetary Metals just released their 2026 Gold Outlook Report, and it digs into the deeper forces driving the gold market right now.
Inside the report you’ll learn:
Why gold may still be in a long-term bull market
What rising debt and unstable monetary policy means for gold
Why recent market volatility could signal bigger shifts ahead
It’s a clear, data-driven look at where gold is today, and where it may go next.
If you care about gold, this is worth your time.
What do anti-West activists believe is the most likely outcome from dragging Western Civilization down like a wounded gazelle? Is there a consensus as to what will replace it?
Is it true that Palestrina's "Pope Marcellus Mass" is what kept the Council of Trent from outright banning music in the Catholic Church? Was there any real risk of that happening?