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PODCAST 134: John McWhorter on the Ideological Excesses of the Social-Justice Movement

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19 Jan 2021 · 1 min read

Columbia University professor John McWhorter speaks with political satirist and TV presenter Josh Szeps about the transformation of radicalized progressive politics into a religious-style belief system

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