J. Budziszewski: podcast appearances and interviews

J. Budziszewski, born in 1952, is an American philosopher and political scientist. He has been a professor of government and philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin since 1981. His academic work specializes in ethics, political philosophy, and the interaction of these fields with religion and theology. Budziszewski has written extensively in both scholarly and popular venues on moral and political issues such as abortion, marriage, sexuality, capital punishment, and the role of judges in a constitutional republic. His primary area of research is the theory of natural law, an area in which he has been a leading advocate for over the past twenty years. He has paid particular attention to the problem of moral self-deception and also explores themes related to virtue ethics and tolerance. Aside from his scholarly pursuits, Budziszewski is recognized for his writings and lectures in Christian apologetics aimed at a broad audience, including young people and college students. A former atheist, he converted to Roman Catholicism in 2004 and continues to address Christian themes to a diverse audience that includes Protestants, Catholics, Orthodox Christians, and individuals seeking spiritual understanding.