Pop Marxism and America’s History Crisis

Dr. Eric Patterson on education, freedom, and cultural renewal

Is America’s next generation being seduced by a dangerous lie?

In this 35-minute video, Dr. Eric Patterson joins host Peter Demos to unpack the rise of “pop Marxism” and why so many young Americans are turning to socialism. We expose how decades of failed historical education have primed students to see the U.S. as racist, oppressive, and irredeemable — while ignoring the 100 million lives lost under communist regimes.

From shallow slogans to state-run enterprises, this “siren song of statism” threatens liberty, personal responsibility, and the very foundations of Western civilization. But there is hope. Dr. Patterson lays out a path of renewal — through honest history, civic trust, personal responsibility and a return to the transcendent moral order that shaped America’s founding.

Peter Demos is the author of On the Duty of Christian Civil Disobedience and the host of Uncommon Sense in Current Times. A Christian business leader from Tennessee, Demos uses his biblical perspective and insight gained from his own struggles to lead others to truth and authenticity in a broken world. To learn more, visit peterdemos.org.