The Kevin Roberts Show

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In his remarks to the third National Conservatism Conference on September 12, 2022, Heritage President Dr. Kevin Roberts argues that Three mortal threats besiege the West: • The Stalinist cult of Wokeism; • The Chinese Communist Party’s genocidal regime in Beijing, and; • The globalist, technocratic elite that profits off both by surveilling, de-platforming, and dehumanizing anyone who resists their pharisaic tyranny. Kevin shares that his conservative worldview was forged in childhood — his hometown of Lafayette, Lousiana, and his own family besieged by the early signs of our nation’s social decay, volunteering for Pat Buchanan’s presidential campaign, and ultimately forging a future in academia. As the current President of the Heritage Foundation, Dr. Roberts closes with a question — a rallying cry: "What time is it in America? It’s time to fight, just like it’s always been." Subscribe to The Kevin Roberts Show: https://bit.ly/3BDW8wu Listen: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/36iuBoS Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3wwFQV6

The future of this country rests upon making sure each and every child has an opportunity to succeed. It is clearer than ever: American education has flatlined. It is also evident that states, fulfilling their role as the laboratories of democracy, are making great strides in raising the quality of and access to educational opportunities. Today’s episode of The Kevin Roberts Show celebrates Arizona’s second place standing in Heritage’s Education Freedom Report Card and what it took Governor Doug Ducey and the legislature to set the gold standard for education freedom in the United States with their recent adoption of universal school choice. Learn more about the Report Card: Heritage.org/ReportCard Governor Doug Ducey was elected as Arizona's 23rd governor in 2014 and re-elected in 2018 with more votes than anyone in state history. He is a former businessman and CEO of Cold Stone Creamery who also serves as Chairman of the Republican Governors Association.

What does freedom mean to you and what would you be willing to sacrifice to attain — or maintain — it? For most in America, tyranny is a foreign concept that we study in textbooks, and maybe debate in the classroom. Having lived through the terrors of the North Korean regime and human trafficking, Yeonmi Park brings a haunting warning to Americans: there are parallels between the Left’s crackdown on self-expression and thought, and the brutal regime she risked her life to escape. On today’s episode of The Kevin Roberts Show, Yeonmi Park shares what she has learned about, and her deep appreciation for freedom after enduring dire circumstances in her escape from North Korea.

Get an inside look into Kevin’s analysis of the growing energy within the conservative movement and the game plan for taking back our country. In today’s episode of The Kevin Roberts Show, we give you a throwback to President Roberts’ interview on Federalist Radio Hour from October 2021. Then-CEO of the Texas Public Policy Foundation and incoming president of the Heritage Foundation, Kevin Roberts sat down with John Daniel Davidson of the Federalist Radio Hour to discuss his plans to lead the nation’s most influential think tank. A fifth-generation educator, Kevin has years of experience as a teacher, professor, headmaster, and president. Having led Wyoming Catholic College, he became nationally known for rejecting federal loans and grants that were contingent on the compromise of the school’s Catholic values. Immediately prior to Heritage, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, the nation’s largest state-based think tank.

Join The Heritage Foundation and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as we launch our first annual Education Freedom Report Card! Families looking for a state that embraces education freedom, respects parents, and provides an investment in our future should look no further than Florida.

The Left’s transgender march is a tremendous threat to women. As the Left wages war on basic biology and the concepts of manhood and womanhood, the Independent Women's Forum has stepped into the breach. From defending women’s sports from the threat of transgender athletes to dismantling divisive ideology in schools, Carrie and IWF are taking up the banner of truth for American women. In today’s episode of The Kevin Roberts Show, Independent Women’s Forum President Carrie Lukas shares how conservatives can go Today's guest: Mom of five and President of Independent Women’s Forum, Carrie L. Lukas is championing women’s policy issues and leading the charge against the Left’s war on women. Her twenty-five years of experience includes her work in the U.S. House of Representatives as the senior domestic policy analyst for the House Republican Policy Committee and a senior staff member of the Homeland Security Committee.

When it comes to election integrity, the states are where the real action is. Hans von Spakovsky joins today’s episode of The Kevin Roberts Show to give an overview of wins for election integrity in the states, the Biden administration's continued effort to undermine those reforms, and what to expect during the midterms. This week’s guest: Appointed by President Donald Trump to the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity in 2017, Hans A. von Spakovsky is one of the foremost legal minds on election integrity. Before joining Heritage in 2008, von Spakovsky served two years as a member of the Federal Election Commission, the authority charged with enforcing campaign finance laws for congressional and presidential elections, including public funding. He is the author of “Our Broken Elections: How the Left Changed the Way You Vote.”

Every American should be asking hard questions about our leadership. In this discussion, Dr. Jim Carafano and Heritage President Kevin Roberts identify the greatest threats to America throughout the world and our best means for shielding ourselves against them, and defining the type of leadership required to steer our nation into a safe and prosperous future. Dr. Jim Carafano — a West Point graduate and 25-year Army veteran — is a leading expert in national security and foreign policy challenges, and vice president of the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy @The Heritage Foundation. #shortvideo #shortsvideo

When it comes to foreign policy, America is no longer leading from a place of “peace through strength.” As today’s guest puts it: “We’re both speaking softly and carrying a small stick.” That needs to change. In an era of great power conflict, Americans are looking for a Third Way between the failed establishment on both sides of the aisle. Elbridge Colby joins the show to discuss what a 21st-century American foreign policy should look like given the growing threat of China and the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, and how to rebuild our reputation amongst our allies.

This back-to-school season, parents have a new item on their school supply list: the right to choose where their kids go to school. School choice firebrand Corey DeAngelis joins the show to break down recent education freedom victories in the states and at the U.S. Supreme Court, why it is imperative for conservatives to capitalize on the School Choice Moment, and what it means to fund students, not systems. The “General” of the school choice movement, Corey DeAngelis, has been relentless in the pursuit of empowering parents to make the best educational choices for their children. Corey serves as national director of research at the American Federation for Children, the executive director at Educational Freedom Institute, an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute, and a senior fellow at Reason Foundation.

The ruling elite in Washington has a learned personality that combines southern efficiency with northern hospitality. Senator Ted Cruz and Dr. Kevin Roberts tackle key issues required to devolve centralized power from Washington, counter the threat of the Chinese Communist Party, and empower parents across the country to make the best educational choices for their kids.

Fossil fuels cure the infection of poverty and make the world an abundant and safe place — but the alleged experts refuse to acknowledge the benefits of abundant, affordable energy. So, what is the full story about fossil fuels? In today’s episode of The Kevin Roberts Show, energy expert Alex Epstein challenges the framework of the anti-energy elite and argues that advancing human flourishing requires the use of fossil fuels.

Known to many as the "cowgirl governor," Kristi Noem joined the podcast to share her journey from ranch life to the governor's mansion, and the battles she’s led in South Dakota from tax reform to pandemic lockdowns.

If politics is upstream from culture, Americans need a serious reality check. Ruling elites have used the deterioration of civil society to consolidate their power in a doomed effort to push an unpopular agenda. That has to change. Three generations of elites — from Washington to Hollywood — have promised young Americans that severing the natural connections between sex, marriage, commitment, kids, and parenthood would be “liberating.” It has been anything but. The fact is, there is a policy and a civic component to revitalizing our institutions, communities, and human connections. Delano and Kevin discuss the implications –and viable solutions– of a failing education system, the attack on the nuclear family, and a society where dads are replaced with government.

Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts joined Fox News Sunday to discuss Biden's middle east trip and how the current political climate will influence the 2022 midterm elections. Watch the full segment: https://youtu.be/GD9nBgsiohM Watch more episodes of The Kevin Roberts Show: https://bit.ly/3uCKM8B Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/36iuBoS (leave us a 5 star review!) Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3wwFQV6

Will congress throw its support behind the National Defense Authorization Act regardless of what's in it? From funding Critical Race Theory and “green” initiatives that divert focus from the purpose and mission of the military to maintaining vaccine mandates that have forced hundreds of service members out, the NDAA deserves to be put under a microscope. Texas Congressman Chip Roy joins the show to discuss why the NDAA leaves much to be desired, plus his take on the current state of the Biden border crisis.

As more and more of our institutions fall prey to the woke agenda, what exactly are conservatives trying to conserve? Today's episode of The Kevin Roberts Show explores the demise of America's cultural institutions, the importance of our philosophical roots, and the beginning of a counter-revolutionary moment." Glenn Ellmers holds a Ph.D. in politics from Claremont Graduate University and has focused much of his work on considering the role of statesmanship; begging the question: “Is ‘conservatism’ enough?” A student of the late Harry V. Jaffa, Glenn explores these complex topics and more in the first comprehensive examination of his teacher’s vast body of work: The Soul of Politics: Harry V. Jaffa and the Fight for America.

In this bonus episode, Dr. Marty Makary, a Johns Hopkins professor and one of the great thought leaders in medicine, discusses lessons learned from the pandemic and how to rebuild trust in our scientific, health care, and public policy institutions.

Like many in his family before him, Riley Moore began his career working as a welder in a West Virginia rock quarry. While welding, Riley put himself through school and eventually went on to receive a master’s degree from the National Defense University. His unique background has culminated in his role as West Virginia State Treasurer where he has embodied the “on-offense” spirit. In today’s episode of The Kevin Roberts Show, West Virginia State Treasurer Riley Moore breaks down how Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) is less an investment strategy than a move towards progressive control over American society. He explains how states like his are fighting – and winning – this battle.

The crusade against corporate cancel culture has a new tool: Alliance Defending Freedom's Viewpoint Diversity Score Business Index. The Index scores the most powerful corporate entities on the Fortune 1000 list on how well they respect religious and ideological diversity—or far more often, how they fail to do so. Jeremy Tedesco, senior counsel and senior vice president of corporate engagement for Alliance Defending Freedom, joins the show to discuss ‘wokeism’ within private industry, free speech on college campuses, and the courts as bulwarks against the mob’s attack on freedom. Watch more episodes of The Kevin Roberts Show: https://bit.ly/3uCKM8B Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/36iuBoS (leave us a 5 star review!) Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3wwFQV6

This is the fight of our age, building a pro-life culture. Revitalizing a culture of life goes beyond the duty to protect the unborn, requiring us to strengthen families, provide help to those in need, and show grace to all. A compelling and reasoned voice in today’s most contentious cultural debates, Dr. Ryan T. Anderson joins the show to discuss why overturning Roe is just the beginning of the pro-life movement, and how each of us can play a part in building a culture of life. Watch more episodes of The Kevin Roberts Show: https://bit.ly/3uCKM8B Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/36iuBoS (leave us a 5 star review!) Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3wwFQV6

When it comes to Big Tech, Peter Rex is a welcome change of scenery. This week on “The Kevin Roberts Show” we’re laying out what real leadership looks like and how the American cultural and political landscape, if protected from cancel culture, can create an environment for building a business that makes the world a better place. Still haven’t subscribed to The Heritage Foundation on YouTube? Click here ► https://bit.ly/2otKliy Follow The Heritage Foundation on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heritagefoundation/ Follow The Heritage Foundation on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Heritage Follow The Heritage Foundation on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heritagefoundation/?hl=en

The left continues its torch and burn campaign, targeting foundational institutions of our nation. Now, the Supreme Court is in their crosshairs. Sen. Mike Lee has been vocal in calling out this assault, and he joined the show for a special, bonus episode to talk about this key theme in his new book, “Saving Nine: The Fight Against the Left’s Audacious Plan to Pack the Supreme Court and Destroy American Liberty” and more. Watch more episodes of The Kevin Roberts Show: https://bit.ly/3uCKM8B Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/36iuBoS (leave us a 5 star review!) Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3wwFQV6

The left is attempting to jam its radical ideology, including critical race theory and progressive beliefs on sexuality and gender, into every corner of society — including classrooms across the country. Parents, however, are pushing back and Tiffany Justice is one of them. A former school board member and co-founder of Moms for Liberty, she joins the show to explain what drove her to join the fight to protect education as well as parental rights, and how Moms for Liberty empowering Americans everywhere to do the same. Watch more episodes of The Kevin Roberts Show: https://bit.ly/3uCKM8B Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/36iuBoS (leave us a 5 star review!) Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3wwFQV6