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In this episode of The Larry Arnn Show, Hillsdale College President Larry P. Arnn interviews Heritage Foundation and Heritage Action for America president Kevin Roberts. The two discuss Roberts’ decision to move from the world of education to politics, the Heritage Foundation’s plans to save America’s institutions, and the ever-growing bureaucratic state.
This interview was conducted on October 23, 2024.
Discover more at podcast.hillsdale.edu.
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Support Hillsdale College: https://secured.hillsdale.edu/hillsdale/support-hillsdale-college
Visit our website: http://hillsdale.edu
Learn from our online courses: http://online.hillsdale.edu
Read Imprimis: https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/
Undergraduate programs: https://www.hillsdale.edu/information-for/undergraduate-admissions/
Graduate School of Statesmanship: https://www.hillsdale.edu/academics/graduate-school/
Graduate School of Government: https://dc.hillsdale.edu/School-of-Government/Program-Overview/
Graduate School of Education: https://classicalgrad.hillsdale.edu/
Listen to the Hillsdale College Podcast Network: https://podcast.hillsdale.edu/
00:00 - Introduction
00:12 - Overhauling the Tax Code
00:37 - Reforming the Department of Education
01:14 - Guest Introduction: Kevin Roberts
02:21 - Importance of Rural Voter Turnout
03:08 - Cajun Ancestry and Family History
05:19 - Academic Journey and Interest in Slave Trade
06:35 - Meeting His Wife: A Southern Story
08:16 - Transition from Academia to Public Policy
10:14 - Joining the Heritage Foundation
12:23 - Understanding America’s Current Challenges
15:04 - Politics vs. Culture: Which Influences Which?
17:09 - The Role of Science in Government Policy
20:08 - Economic and Governmental Transformations
24:00 - Accountability and Government Overreach
28:14 - Revitalizing Self-Governance
32:09 - Policy Changes to Restore America
36:02 - The Role of Education and Parental Rights
43:23 - Structural Reforms in Healthcare and Social Security
48:04 - Defense and National Security Challenges
53:07 - The Need for Innovation in Military Strategy
55:25 - Lincoln’s Vision and the Future of America
57:16 - Conclusion and Final Thoughts
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Hillsdale College is an independent institution of higher learning founded in 1844 by men and women “grateful to God for the inestimable blessings” resulting from civil and religious liberty and “believing that the diffusion of learning is essential to the perpetuity of these blessings.” It pursues the stated object of the founders: “to furnish all persons who wish, irrespective of nation, color, or sex, a literary, scientific, [and] theological education” outstanding among American colleges “and to combine with this such moral and social instruction as will best develop the minds and improve the hearts of its pupils.” As a nonsectarian Christian institution, Hillsdale College maintains “by precept and example” the immemorial teachings and practices of the Christian faith.
The College also considers itself a trustee of our Western philosophical and theological inheritance tracing to Athens and Jerusalem, a heritage finding its clearest expression in the American experiment of self-government under law.
By training the young in the liberal arts, Hillsdale College prepares students to become leaders worthy of that legacy. By encouraging the scholarship of its faculty, it contributes to the preservation of that legacy for future generations. By publicly defending that legacy, it enlists the aid of other friends of free civilization and thus secures the conditions of its own survival and independence.
Start your education here: http://hillsdale.edu
In this episode of The Larry Arnn Show, Hillsdale College President Larry P. Arnn interviews Heritage Foundation and Heritage Action for America president Kevin Roberts. The two discuss Roberts’ decision to move from the world of education to politics, the Heritage Foundation’s plans to save America’s institutions, and the ever-growing bureaucratic state.
This interview was conducted on October 23, 2024.
Discover more at podcast.hillsdale.edu.
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Support Hillsdale College: https://secured.hillsdale.edu/hillsdale/support-hillsdale-college
Visit our website: http://hillsdale.edu
Learn from our online courses: http://online.hillsdale.edu
Read Imprimis: https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/
Undergraduate programs: https://www.hillsdale.edu/information-for/undergraduate-admissions/
Graduate School of Statesmanship: https://www.hillsdale.edu/academics/graduate-school/
Graduate School of Government: https://dc.hillsdale.edu/School-of-Government/Program-Overview/
Graduate School of Education: https://classicalgrad.hillsdale.edu/
Listen to the Hillsdale College Podcast Network: https://podcast.hillsdale.edu/
00:00 - Introduction
00:12 - Overhauling the Tax Code
00:37 - Reforming the Department of Education
01:14 - Guest Introduction: Kevin Roberts
02:21 - Importance of Rural Voter Turnout
03:08 - Cajun Ancestry and Family History
05:19 - Academic Journey and Interest in Slave Trade
06:35 - Meeting His Wife: A Southern Story
08:16 - Transition from Academia to Public Policy
10:14 - Joining the Heritage Foundation
12:23 - Understanding America’s Current Challenges
15:04 - Politics vs. Culture: Which Influences Which?
17:09 - The Role of Science in Government Policy
20:08 - Economic and Governmental Transformations
24:00 - Accountability and Government Overreach
28:14 - Revitalizing Self-Governance
32:09 - Policy Changes to Restore America
36:02 - The Role of Education and Parental Rights
43:23 - Structural Reforms in Healthcare and Social Security
48:04 - Defense and National Security Challenges
53:07 - The Need for Innovation in Military Strategy
55:25 - Lincoln’s Vision and the Future of America
57:16 - Conclusion and Final Thoughts
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Hillsdale College is an independent institution of higher learning founded in 1844 by men and women “grateful to God for the inestimable blessings” resulting from civil and religious liberty and “believing that the diffusion of learning is essential to the perpetuity of these blessings.” It pursues the stated object of the founders: “to furnish all persons who wish, irrespective of nation, color, or sex, a literary, scientific, [and] theological education” outstanding among American colleges “and to combine with this such moral and social instruction as will best develop the minds and improve the hearts of its pupils.” As a nonsectarian Christian institution, Hillsdale College maintains “by precept and example” the immemorial teachings and practices of the Christian faith.
The College also considers itself a trustee of our Western philosophical and theological inheritance tracing to Athens and Jerusalem, a heritage finding its clearest expression in the American experiment of self-government under law.
By training the young in the liberal arts, Hillsdale College prepares students to become leaders worthy of that legacy. By encouraging the scholarship of its faculty, it contributes to the preservation of that legacy for future generations. By publicly defending that legacy, it enlists the aid of other friends of free civilization and thus secures the conditions of its own survival and independence.
