Historian Richard Slotkin discusses why America's 250th birthday in 2026 could become a cultural bloodbath.
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A careful argument about state power, culture war, and generational change.
The episode turns Richard Slotkin's new book into a civic argument about state power, moving from voting rights and gender and sexuality to public-school history, abortion, and health care.
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If you want a serious listen about state power and culture-war politics, this is the one.
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