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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.Watch The Kevin Roberts Show: https://bit.ly/3uCKM8BListen on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/36iuBoS (leave us a 5-star review!)Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3wwFQV6 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Learn more about Heritage's Election Integrity Scorecard. 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.”  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.