Marxism Infiltrated The Public School System. How Can We Stop It?

The Spectacle Podcast: The Official Podcast of The American Spectator · Apr 23, 2026

The statistics of children’s academic performance in the public school system are horrific — 34 percent of kids can read at grade level.

Robert Bortins, CEO of Classical Conversations and co-author of Woke and Weaponized: How Karl Marx Won the Battle for American Education, and How We Can Win It Back, joins The Spectacle Podcast hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay to discuss the dismal state of the public education system. Robert details how Marxism was placed into the very foundation of public schools through the ideas of Robert Owen and Horace Mann. Melissa shares her personal…