Battle for the American Mind

Uprooting a Century of Miseducation

By: Pete Hegseth, David Goodwin

Narrated by: Pete Hegseth, David Goodwin

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!

President Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has written a revolutionary road map to saving our children from leftist indoctrination.

Behind a smokescreen of “preparing students for the new industrial economy,” early progressives had political control in mind. America’s original schools didn’t just make kids memorize facts or learn skills; they taught them to think freely and arrive at wisdom. They assigned the classics, inspired love of God and country, and raised future citizens that changed the world forever.

Today, after 16,000 hours of K-12 indoctrination, our kids come out of government schools hating America. They roll their eyes at religion and disdain our history. We spend more money on education than ever, but kids can barely read and write—let alone reason with discernment. Western culture is on the ropes. Kids are bored and aimless, flailing for purpose in a system that says racial and gender identity is everything.

Battle for the American Mind is the untold story of the Progressive plan to neutralize the basis of our Republic – by removing the one ingredient that had sustained Western Civilization for thousands of years. Pete Hegseth and David Goodwin explain why, no matter what political skirmishes conservatives win, progressives are winning the war—and control the “supply lines” of future citizens. Reversing this reality will require parents to radically reorient their children’s education; even most homeschooling and Christian schooling are infused with progressive assumptions. We need to recover a lost philosophy of education – grounded in virtue and excellence – that can arm future generations to fight for freedom. It’s called classical Christian education. Never heard of it? You’re not alone.

Battle for the American Mind is more than a book; it’s a field guide for remaking school in the United States. We’ve ceded our kids’ minds to the left for far too long—this book gives patriotic parents the ammunition to join an insurgency that gives America a fighting chance.

Whether you're a conservative looking to push back against the progressive agenda or simply someone who cares about the education of our children, this book is for you.

The need for battle

Enjoyed the entire book. The first part is a little dry but is needed to give the history of educational changes in America. The end of the book gives us a guideline for the needs to change the current system and bring back the educational system to a more classical Christian model.

a great listen.

I shared this with my friends, and im about to tell my sister, a teacher, to read it!

Every parent needs to read this book.

This was by far the most honest, and informative book I’ve ever read. I feel far more prepared to parent like a tiger!!!

battle

great listening on a book I would not have normally read. Pete makes reading the book a ease and keeps it flowing so , keep writing.

Excellent book

This is an excellent book on the history of the United States, our education system, and and the philosophical and spiritual battles that we are confronted with today. This book presents Truth with a Capital T in a very honest, academic, intellectual way that is also very accessible. I this is also an admonition to us on what we need to do to stop the slippery slide, no avalanche that is destroying our country and our world. It is time to put the full armor of God on and fight for the renewal of our minds, and the minds of our children and our children’s children. Great work Pete, Hegseth, and David Goodwin.