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Why is it important for the United States to protect Taiwan? What can be done to ensure that Taiwan is kept free from the Chinese Communist Party?In this bonus episode, Kevin shares his insight on Taiwan’s indispensability to the U.S. from his trip to Taipei in February 2024.Keeping Taiwan free from the grasp of the Chinese Communist Party is a vital interest of the United States. An attack on the democratic, self-governing island by the People’s Republic of China would gravely threaten the security and prosperity of everyday Americans. This represents just one of the key conclusions reached in the landmark research paper published this month by Heritage Research Fellow Michael Cunningham, The American Case for Taiwan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What does it mean to live the “Good Life?” This special episode of “The Kevin Roberts Show” explores how we can cherish the timeless values that enrich our lives and communities. Featured Guests: David Bahnsen is the author of Full-Time: Work and the Meaning of Life and serves as the founder, Managing Partner, and Chief Investment Officer of The Bahnsen Group, a national private wealth management firm managing approximately $5 billion in client assets. Timothy P. Carney is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where he works on civil society, family, localism, religion in America, economic competition, and electoral politics. He is concurrently a senior columnist at the Washington Examiner. Brad Wilcox, Ph.D., is Professor of Sociology and Director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, Future of Freedom Fellow at the Institute for Family Studies, and a nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. The author of Get Married: Why Americans Should Defy the Elites, Forge Strong Families and Save Civilization, Wilcox studies marriage, fatherhood, and the impact of strong and stable families on men, women, and children. Baroness Philippa Stroud is co-founder and CEO of ARC, Member of the House of Lords, and Chair of the Social Metrics Commission. Prior to this, she was the CEO of the Legatum Institute and Co-Founder and Chief Executive of the Centre for Social Justice. She served as Special Adviser to The Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP from 2010-15 and to the Prime Minister from 2012. Delano Squires is a Research Fellow in the Richard and Helen DeVos Center for Life, Religion, and Family at The Heritage Foundation. He is also a contributor to Blaze Media who writes about faith, family, and culture as well as BlazeTV’s Fearless with Jason Whitlock podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Victor Riches is the President and CEO of the Goldwater Institute. Prior to joining the Institute, Victor served as Arizona Governor Doug Ducey’s Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Budget, where he was responsible for the formation and passage of all of the Governor’s major policy objectives as well as the state’s budget. While working for the Governor, he developed and passed into law legislation to protect the sharing economy and restrict the power of unelected bureaucrats. Victor also crafted and negotiated Arizona’s first balanced budget in nearly a decade. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael Barone is the senior political analyst for the Washington Examiner, a resident fellow emeritus at the American Enterprise Institute, author of Mental Maps of the Founders, and the longtime co-author of The Almanac of American Politics. The Founding Fathers were men of high intellect, steely integrity, and enormous ambition—but they were not all of one mind. They came from particular places in already diverse colonies, and they all sought their futures in different horizons. Without reliable maps of even nearby terrain, they contributed in different, and sometimes conflicting, ways to the expansion of a young republic on the seaboard edge of a continent of whose vast expanses they were largely ignorant. Mental Maps of the Founders explores the geographic orientation—the mental maps—of six of the Founders. Three were Virginians, who vied to expand their new nation toward different points of the compass. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's time for conservatives to be on offense every single day for the unborn and moms and dads and families in America. In this episode, hear from Dr. Kevin Roberts, president of The Heritage Foundation, as he delivers a powerful message about the fight for life at the 2024 National Pro-Life Summit, hosted by Students for Life of America. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Virginia's Attorney General, Jason Miyares, joins Heritage Foundation President Dr. Kevin Roberts for a hard-hitting discussion on the war against Big Tech and its effects on the younger generation.  With parallels to Big Tobacco, Miyares emphasizes the need for accountability. The conversation tackles the youth mental health crisis, parental roles in the digital age, and Miyares' pivotal role in a multi-state lawsuit against Meta. Dive deep into the intricacies of regulating AI – this conversation is a no-holds-barred exploration of today's most pressing issues. Attorney General Jason Miyares' story doesn't start in Virginia, but in Havana, Cuba when his mother, Miriam Miyares, fled communist Cuba, penniless and homeless. She immigrated to Virginia and raised Jason to appreciate freedom, fairness, and justice for all. He previously served as a prosecutor in the Virginia Beach Commonwealth's Attorney Office, where he worked alongside law enforcement to keep the community safe. In 2015, almost fifty years to the day that she fled Cuba, Miriam was able to vote for her son Jason Miyares to represent her in the Virginia House of Delegates. After serving for three terms in the state legislature, he ran and was elected the 48th Attorney General of Virginia in November 2021.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The podcast addresses America's societal issues, corruption in government, and the division in political landscape. It explores the potential reasons for opposition to Trump's reelection and critiques President Biden's actions. The speaker defends Trump's promises and conservative values, emphasizing the importance of defending religious liberty and free speech.

Is there a “shortcut to greatness” and what courage is needed for the future to ensure a prosperous America? Dive into the profound topic of statesmanship and its timeless significance in an exclusive interview with John Burtka on "The Kevin Roberts Show." In this enlightening discussion, President and CEO of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, John A. Burtka, unveils timeless lessons from his latest book, "Gateway to Statesmanship." Join the conversation as he explores the core of statesmanship, drawing inspiration from historical luminaries like Xenophon, Aristotle, Cicero, Augustine, Erasmus, Niccolo Machiavelli, George Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and more. Explore how this anthology goes beyond politics, offering a holistic study of the human experience in thought and action. "Gateway to Statesmanship" isn't just a compilation of writings; it's a journey through ancient, Medieval, Renaissance, and modern scholarship, providing profound insights into the choices that guide lives and shape character. John A. Burtka IV is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. He graduated from Hillsdale College with degrees in French and Christian Studies and earned a graduate degree in theology from La Faculté Jean Calvin in Aix-en-Provence, France. He has been a Lincoln Fellow at the Claremont Institute and has participated in academic fellowships at Washington College and the Trinity Forum. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are Americans ensnared by a culture of mediocrity? What's the true worth of achieving a work/life balance?   In this thought-provoking conversation, David Bahnsen joins Kevin to delve into the crucial role productivity and hard work play, not only in enhancing societal value but also in restoring dignity and pride to individuals. Leveraging his personal financial and business success alongside his theological background, Bahnsen boldly addresses societal challenges and offers transformative truths.   In his new book, "Full-Time: Work and the Meaning of Life," David explores the dignity of work and challenges readers to live "the good life" — one rooted in full-time productivity and the cultivation of God’s created world.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) discusses the ongoing battle to secure our southern border, military aid to Ukraine, and how conservatives can take on the Swamp and WIN.  Rep. Eli Crane is a combat veteran, small-business owner, husband, father, and native Arizonan. Eli went on five war time deployments, three of them to the Middle East w/ SEAL Team 3. After leaving the military, Crane co-founded Bottle Breacher, a company that manufactures bottle openers made of 50-caliber shell casings. He and his wife pitched the product on an episode of Shark Tank and received investments from Kevin O'Leary and Mark Cuban.    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.