Stopping Socialism

The Heartland Institute

Discussions on how to save the United States from the scourge of socialism, presented by The Heartland Institute.

  1. The Rise of Zohran Mamdani and Socialism in America - Heartland on the Lars Larson Show

    11/24/2025

    The Rise of Zohran Mamdani and Socialism in America - Heartland on the Lars Larson Show

    On November 20, 2025, Donald Kendal, director of the Glenn C. Haskins Emerging Issues Center at The Heartland Institute, was a guest on the Lars Larson Show. He was asked to be on to talk about the election of socialist Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York City, and a new Heartland Institute Rasmussen Reports poll showing the growing appeal of socialism to younger voters.

    9 min
  2. Tokenized Assets & CBDCs: Are Property Rights Under Threat?

    01/06/2025

    Tokenized Assets & CBDCs: Are Property Rights Under Threat?

    In this episode of The Heartland Daily Podcast, we dive into the controversial 2022 amendments to the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) and their potential impact on property rights. Join us as we explore how tokenization—a system of creating digital representations of tangible assets—could reshape ownership and control. We discuss the rise of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) and their implications for personal financial freedom, uncover parallels to past legal shifts in securities ownership, and question whether these changes truly democratize access or consolidate power among financial giants. Packed with insights and expert analysis, this episode sheds light on the potential risks and benefits of a tokenized future. Stay informed, stay skeptical, and stay ahead in this rapidly evolving digital landscape.

    13 min
  3. Tokenization Trap: How You Could Lose Everything on the Blockchain (Feat. Daylea Duvall Camp)

    11/05/2024

    Tokenization Trap: How You Could Lose Everything on the Blockchain (Feat. Daylea Duvall Camp)

    Welcome to the Emerging Issues Show - the show where we talking about topics that are popping up on the peripheries of society and public policy. Today, we are diving into a concept that is reshaping the financial landscape—“tokenization.” It’s being talked about as a way to give more people access to markets, but could it come with some hidden risks? Our guest today is Daylea Duvall Camp, a fellow in the American Journey Experience Freedom Rising Fellowship program and author of the article “The Tokenization Trap: How you could lose everything on the blockchain.”

    21 min
  4. Exposing the Ranked Choice Voting Scam (feat. Brady Smith)

    10/31/2024

    Exposing the Ranked Choice Voting Scam (feat. Brady Smith)

    Welcome to the Emerging Issues Show - the show where we talking about topics that are popping up on the peripheries of society and public policy. Today, we are talking about a proposed overhaul to our voting system called Rank Choice Voting. Supposedly, this new voting system will allow for better representation and result in fairer outcomes, but is this really the case? Or will Rank Choice Voting work to further cement into place the two party system while disenfranchising more voters along the way? Our guest today is Brady Smith, a fellow in the American Journey Experience Freedom Rising Fellowship program and author of the article “Exposing the ranked-choice voting scam.”

    22 min
  5. Public Health Emergency Authority Act (feat. Kendyl Turner)

    10/23/2024

    Public Health Emergency Authority Act (feat. Kendyl Turner)

    Welcome to the Emerging Issues Show - the show where we talking about topics that are popping up on the peripheries of society and public policy. Today, we dive into what should be a very controversial piece of proposed legislation that could grant governors immense emergency powers over society, circumventing individual liberty in the name of “public safety.” Seems pretty crazy, but the craziest aspect to it all is the same reason why you probably haven’t heard of it. Our guest today is Kendyl Turner, a fellow in the American Journey Experience Freedom Rising Fellowship program and author of the article “This bill would turn governors into tyrants, no legislature needed.”

    15 min
  6. How Young Americans Are Embracing Socialism

    07/15/2024

    How Young Americans Are Embracing Socialism

    A growing number of people in America under the age of 40, and throughout the world, now believe that socialism is a viable political, economic, and social model. This is especially apparent when comparing the platforms of the platforms of the Republican and Democratic parties. In this episode Brian converses with Chris Talgo, co-author of Socialism at a Glance. Chris is senior editor at The Heartland Institute and a research fellow for Heartland's Socialism Research Center. He is fully engaged in the ongoing societal debate concerning whether or not the USA should replace free-market capitalism with socialism.

    56 min
  7. Future on Hold: Climate Alarmism and Human Advancement

    07/02/2024

    Future on Hold: Climate Alarmism and Human Advancement

    Donald Kendal joined The Shaun Thompson Show to talk about the anti-humanist strain of thought that is pervasive in the modern environmentalist movement. Are climate alarmists motivated by a desire to avert global warming or are they more concerned with unconstrained population growth and human progress?

    20 min
  8. Can America Escape the European Union's ESG Scheme?

    06/10/2024

    Can America Escape the European Union's ESG Scheme?

    The other day, Donald Kendal, director of the Socialism Research Center at The Heartland Institute, joined The Shaun Thompson Show to talk about the European Union's new ESG scheme. The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive would mandate a whole host of ESG-like guidelines on businesses and industries in the EU. More importantly, because of the way the legislation was crafted, businesses, both large and small, here in the United States would be subject to the CSDDD mandates, too. Have a listen.

    22 min
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Discussions on how to save the United States from the scourge of socialism, presented by The Heartland Institute.

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  • Creator
    The Heartland Institute
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    51
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © The Heartland Institute
  • Show Website
    Stopping Socialism