The Heritage Foundation’s highly anticipated 2026 Index of Economic Freedom is finally here! The diagnosis? The American economy is in resurgence, but we have a lot of room for improvement. How does America’s economy stack up against the rest of the world and what do we need to change to move ourselves up in the global economic freedom rankings?

Dr. Kevin Roberts and Larry O’Connor discuss!

Read the Index of Economic Freedom here: https://economicfreedom.heritage.org/

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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.

Has the Republican Party irretrievably lost its way? Kevin Roberts traveled to the U.K. to join the Cambridge Union for a debate on whether the Republican party has lost its way. Tracing the roots of the Republican Party through to today’s conservative stances on religious liberty, national security, immigration, and more, Kevin Roberts argued that the Republican Party has never been truer to its roots than now.

In this episode, Larry O’Connor and Kevin Roberts examine the debate and dive deeper into the principles and policies at stake.

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Larry O’Connor is the host of “O’Connor & Company” on WMAL-FM and “LARRY” on Townhall Media. 

Kevin Roberts is the president of The Heritage Foundation.

Throughout Biden’s presidency, our military was neglected and underfunded. Since Trump came in office just over a year ago, improvements have already been made to our leadership, systems, investments, and morale, but we know that climbing out from under that former degradation and humiliation of our troops takes time.

The Heritage Foundation hopes to build our troops back up through policy-focused initiatives. The military index is a guidebook for policymakers on how to ensure our military is as efficient and prepared as possible. The Trump Administration has made strides in fortifying our troops, but the work isn’t finished.

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Larry O’Connor is the host of “O’Connor & Company” on WMAL-FM and “LARRY” on Townhall Media. 

Kevin Roberts is the president of The Heritage Foundation.

America can no longer afford to move at the speed of bureaucracy while our adversaries move at the speed of war. To lead in the modern arms race, America must draw on our heritage of innovation before our adversaries outpace us. Kevin Roberts headed to Utah to speak with Andy Yakulis about how his drone company is rethinking military technology. Kevin Roberts is the president of The Heritage Foundation. Andy Yakulis is the CEO and co-founder of Vector.

As rare earth minerals become increasingly necessary for many areas of American life, including tech and the military, it becomes clear that the CCP dominates access to critical minerals around the globe.

From operations in Venezuela to discussions around Greenland to the new Project Vault, the Trump administration is taking this threat from the CCP seriously and is working hard to ensure the U.S. has access to the resources we need to stay competitive.

Larry O’Connor is the host of “O’Connor & Company” on WMAL-FM and “LARRY” on Townhall Media. 

Kevin Roberts is the president of The Heritage Foundation.

From the CCP’s massive military build-up to growing Chinese land acquisitions near U.S. military bases and thousands of Chinese nationals in American universities, it’s long past time for the U.S. to stop ignoring the threat of the CPP and to instead recognize that we are, now, in a New Cold War with China.

Larry O’Connor is the host of “O’Connor & Company” on WMAL-FM and “LARRY” on Townhall Media.

Kevin Roberts is the president of The Heritage Foundation.

To ignore our borders is to surrender our future. To secure them is to rebuild our nation's strength.

America’s borders protect our sovereignty and are our safety. Under the previous administration, drugs, human trafficking, and a complete breakdown of the rule threatened not just our borders but our entire nation. Now, thanks to the Trump administration, safety and security has returned to our borders and to our nation. Kevin Roberts traveled to the Rio Grande to talk with Ron Vitiello about the change at the border over the last year. 

Kevin Roberts is the president of The Heritage Foundation. Ron Vitiello is the former deputy director and acting director of ICE. 

We’ve long known that TikTok pushes dangerous content that has caused harm to teenage girls, but we now know that TikTok has also been used by the CCP for influencing U.S. elections and to collect massive amounts of Americans’ personal, private data.

Kevin Roberts and Larry O’Connor break down exactly what the threats are and why Americans should delete TikTok from their devices—before it’s too late.

Larry O’Connor is the host of “O’Connor & Company” on WMAL-FM and “LARRY” on Townhall Media. 

Kevin Roberts is the president of The Heritage Foundation.

Escalating events in Minneapolis have led to tragic results, but the core issues at stake—the rule of law, public safety, federal government jurisdiction—are clear. Larry O’Connor and Kevin Roberts discuss how Minneapolis today is emblematic of larger cultural issues prevalent in America, and how the administration's response in Minnesota will have implications across the nation.

Larry O’Connor is the host of “O’Connor & Company” on WMAL-FM and “LARRY” on Townhall Media. 

Kevin Roberts is the president of The Heritage Foundation.

Declining families and a disconnected society put America’s future at risk. In this episode of The Kevin Roberts Show, Kevin Roberts and Larry O’Connor break down Heritage’s new family policy paper, highlighting the importance of strong, healthy families at the heart of a free and prosperous nation.

Larry O’Connor is the host of “O’Connor & Company” on WMAL-FM and “LARRY” on Townhall Media. 

Kevin Roberts is the president of The Heritage Foundation.