From the historic campus of Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Michigan, where the good, the true, and the beautiful are taught, nurtured, and honored, this is the Radio Free Hillsdale Hour, bringing the activity and education of the college to listeners across the country.

The GOP softening the plank on pro-life issues and on marriage has given them an opening.

And I'm seeing that opening exploited already.

You are seeing a lot of progressive Christian outlets saying,

well, we have two pro-choice parties now. Now I would disagree with that, but we have two pro-choice

parties, so it doesn't really matter if you vote for Democrats on some other basis.

This is your host, Scott Bertram. Welcome to the Radio Free Hillsdale Hour. Part of the Hillsdale

College Podcast Network. Find more at podcast.hildesdale.edu. That was Megan Basham. She's the author of the

brand new book, Shepherds for Sale, how evangelical leaders traded the truth for a leftist agenda. We'll talk in-depth with Megan about Shepherds for Sale, how evangelical leaders traded the truth for a leftist agenda. We'll talk in

depth with Megan about Shepherds for Sale coming up later on in today's program. First, we're

joined by Dr. John Grant. He is an associate professor and chairman of politics here at Hillsdale

College. Dr. Grant, thanks for joining us. Thanks for having me, Scott. Today, we discuss an upcoming online documentary course from Hillsdale College, a free online

documentary course titled Marxism, Socialism, and Communism. And I'll tell listeners right now,

you can sign up at Hillsdale.edu slash new course. If you pre-register now,

you get the first lecture immediately. Everything else released later on in this month of August.

Head to Hillsdale.edu slash new course. Marxism, socialism, communism, communism. Why is this course even necessary? Dr. Grant,

we have this long legacy of failed attempts to implement Marxism. Why is the idea still around?

I think there's a powerful appeal, especially in many places with the decline in various types of religious belief, people who long

for justice, they want the world to be better, and Marxism promises them, not just a better

but a perfectly just world. There will be no oppression whatsoever. And that just seems to be really appealing to

despite the horrendous track record of inhumanity and horrible injustice.

We have professors of economics, of history, of politics contributing to this documentary course.

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