Editors’ note: As all of us grieve the passing of our Center’s founder, David Horowitz, we reflect on many of the monumental moments of his incredible life. One of those moments was his appearance on the PBS interview show Charlie Rose in 1997, when he discussed his new (at that time) memoir, Radical Son: A Generational Odyssey, and his journey out of the belly of the leftist beast. The interview reveals the fascinating and profound mind of the young David — and his incisive and deadly accurate understanding of the evil Marxist idea. 

Make sure to watch.