Ideas aren’t just thoughts. They’re powerful forces that shape how people live, work, and treat each other. Some ideas build freedom and opportunity. Others do the opposite. When you understand where harmful ideologies come from and how they spread, you’ll start to see them everywhere, from global conflicts to everyday conversations.

We’ll dig into the roots of Marxism and follow its trail through socialism, communism, and newer movements like wokeism. You’ll learn how these “-isms” claim to fix the world’s problems but often lead to division, control, and destruction. Then we’ll compare them to capitalism, a system based on freedom and individual choice, and see why it’s created more innovation and prosperity than any other idea in history.

This is a chance to sharpen your thinking, challenge popular narratives, and recognize which ideas truly make life better—and which ones threaten what matters most.