The American Republic Cannot Persist Without a Moral, Religious People—Rachel Bovard & Jim DeMint

Jan Jekielek

Senior Editor

Jan Jekielek is a senior editor with The Epoch Times, host of the show “American Thought Leaders.” Jan’s career has spanned academia, international human rights work, and now for almost two decades, media. He has interviewed nearly a thousand thought leaders on camera, and specializes in long-form discussions challenging the grand narratives of our time. He’s also an award-winning documentary filmmaker, producing “The Unseen Crisis,” “DeSantis: Florida vs. Lockdowns,” and “Finding Manny.”

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November 12, 2019Updated: November 12, 2019

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In the eyes of former US Senator Jim DeMint and Rachel Bovard, what is conservatism really? How has it been misrepresented?

How is diversity actually a central feature of conservatism?

Why is respect for a transcendent moral order important to civil society?

And how do progressive policies that sound compassionate actually end up hurting the people they seek to help?

This is American Thought Leaders ??, and I’m Jan Jekielek.

Today we sit down with Rachel Bovard and Senator Jim DeMint. DeMint is now Chairman of the Conservative Partnership Institute, and Rachel Bovard is a Senior Policy Director at the institute. The two co-authored the book “Conservative: Knowing What to Keep.”

American Thought Leaders is an Epoch Times show available on Facebook and YouTube.