The Southern Poverty Law Center Scam | The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor

About this episode

Dr. Kevin Roberts and Larry O’Connor discuss the transformation of the Southern Poverty Law Center and its impact on American discourse.

Once a legitimate civil rights organization, the SPLC was co-opted by radicals who used media and academia to build fake authority. They branded conservatives like Dr. Kevin Roberts, religious groups, school choice advocates, and everyday Americans as hate groups to silence debate. Finding that there wasn’t enough hate to go around, the SPLC is alleged to have begun manufacturing the extremism they claimed to fight. Dr. Kevin Roberts and co-host Larry O’Connor discuss how and why this happened and why institutional renewal is vital if America is to experience a golden age. This video would not be possible without the generous donors of The Heritage Foundation. If you like our content, please consider supporting The Heritage Foundation by making a donation of any amount here: https://secured.heritage.org/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=youtubedescription&utm_content=260310-robertsdescription Larry O’Connor is the host of “O’Connor & Company” on WMAL-FM and “LARRY” on Townhall Media. Dr. Kevin Roberts is the president of The Heritage Foundation.

People in this episode

Host: Larry O’Connor

Guest: Dr. Kevin Roberts

Topics covered

• Southern Poverty Law Center
• civil rights
• media influence
• conservatism
• institutional renewal

Keywords

• SPLC
• hate groups
• extremism
• media
• civil rights

Sponsors

The Heritage Foundation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Southern Poverty Law Center

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