Meaning Through Responsibility | The Heritage Foundation & Dr. Kevin Roberts | EP 397

Dr. Jordan B. Peterson sits down with the current president of the Heritage Foundation, Dr. Kevin Roberts. They discuss the operations and practical utility of think tanks, the state of progressivism across academia, how multiple generations of students are now incapable of facing adversity while claiming to fight it, and why intellectual combat is not something to shut down, but to champion against dire falsehoods. Dr. Kevin Roberts is the current and 7th president of the Heritage Foundation (granted the role in 2021), an American Conservative think tank tackling issues on border control, immigration, inflation, among many other policy driven topics. He received his PhD in History from the University of Texas. After this, he taught history for a number of years. Then, in 2006 he founded the John Paul The Great Academy, a co-ed, K-12 Catholic liberal arts school in Lafayette, Louisiana. He was president for 7 years before resigning in order to become president of the Wyoming Catholic College. Dr. Peterson’s extensive catalog is available now on DailyWire : - Sponsors - PreBorn!: Help save 11,000 babies from abortion: Shopify: Get a $1/ month FREE trial with full access to Shopify’s entire suite of features: ExpressVPN: Get 3 Months FREE of ExpressVPN: - Links - For Dr. Kevin Roberts: Follow Dr. Kevin Roberts on Twitter: Watch The Kevin Roberts Show: Listen on Apple Podcasts: Visit Heritage online: Follow The Heritage Foundation on Facebook: Follow The Heritage Foundation on Twitter: - Chapters - (0:00) Coming up (0:23) Intro (1:45) What is a Think Tank? (6:45) Early signs of corruption in academia (12:48) Why we think (16:44) The necessity of combat in thought, the proclivity for the left to cancel (21:33) Predictors of politically correct authoritarianism (25:27) Even if we don’t like the answer, we want to be able to ask the question (27:44) Radical emphasis on individual (29:38) When an evolutionary approach is challenged by a creationist christian (32:00) We are removing the challenges from life that make people strong (33:22) Faith becomes dogma without curiosity (35:06) Why you should continuously refine your beliefs (44:02) The Exodus Seminars, the break down of civility in Washington (46:56) How the Heritage Foundation established community and open thought (50:51) How does the Heritage Foundation choose ideal thinkers? (54:20) Core principles that unite all members of the Heritage Foundation (57:30) Where the Conservatives have gotten it wrong (1:01:32) Subsidiary vision, and it’s roots in the Catholic doctrine (1:03:16) The issue with the free market, the war on poverty (1:05:45) Why bear more responsibility? (1:08:42) Arguing for “unhyphenated Conservatism” (1:13:00) Where the Left and Right can align (1:14:35) The danger of regulatory capture (1:17:21) The core problem with Ayn Rand’s doctrine (1:29:37) Where Ayn Rand succeeds (1:32:55) The Heritage Foundation funding model (1:35:15) How you can get involved (1:37:56) The 2024 election // LINKS // All socials: Website: Events: Twitter: Instagram: Facebook: Telegram: Newsletter: // COURSES // Discovering Personality: Self Authoring Suite: Understand Myself (personality test): // BOOKS // Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life: 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos: Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief: #JordanPeterson #JordanBPeterson #DrJordanPeterson #DrJordanBPeterson #DailyWirePlus