Kevin Roberts, Author at The Imaginative Conservative

About Kevin Roberts

Kevin D. Roberts, Ph.D., is an American historian and political strategist and president of the Heritage Foundation and its lobbying arm, Heritage Action. Dr. Roberts was also the CEO of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, president of Wyoming Catholic College, and founder and president of John Paul the Great Academy (Louisiana).

America’s Golden Age: A Return to the Permanent Things

By Kevin Roberts|2025-06-16T08:02:55-05:00June 15th, 2025|Categories: American Republic, Civil Society, Civilization, Common Good, Conservatism, Culture, Donald Trump, Goodness, Liberalism, Truth|

The American people have endured a dark age. But today they are choosing courage over comfort. Order over anarchy. Truth over technocracy. And in doing so, they are giving birth to a new moment: A chance to rebuild a republic where men are strong, women are cherished, children are protected, and God is honored. We [...]

Timothy Carney’s “Alienated America” & the Future of the American Dream

By Kevin Roberts|2025-06-13T08:19:37-05:00June 8th, 2025|Categories: Books, Civil Society, Community, Conservatism, Social Institutions, Timeless Essays|

Timothy Carney’s "Alienated America" tackles a crucial question that too few policymakers and news commentators even bother asking anymore: What is at the root of America’s contemporary cultural and social malaise? The short answer, according to Mr. Carney, is the deterioration of civil society. Alienated America: Why Some Places Thrive While Other Places Collapse, by [...]