The Unauthorized History of Socialism Vol III: "The Dirty Break"

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Bret Baier investigates how nearly four decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Democratic Socialists of America are winning elections and promising drastic change for the country

I completed the newest installment of an ongoing Fox Nation series called The Unauthorized History of Socialism. The latest episode is available here.

Bret Baier investigates how nearly four decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Democratic Socialists of America are winning elections and promising drastic change for the country.

Guest include

  • Daniel J. Mahoney- Sr. Research Fellow, The Heritage Foundation

  • Mike Gonzalez- Senior Fellow, The Heritage Foundation

  • David Azerrad- Hillsdale College

  • Andrew Walworth- RealClearPolitics

Jonathan Haidt’s “The Righteous Mind” and the NFL Kneeling Protests

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Jonathan Haidt’s “The Righteous Mind” and the NFL Kneeling Protests

I met social psychologist and author Jonathan Haidt at a Thanksgiving party and, after striking up a conversation, he gave me a signed copy of his book "The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion."

I was going to write one long book review, but I realized it's way too much to review his takes on religion, evolution, morality, the emergence of civilized societies, and contemporary politics in one piece. Instead, I decided I would write a series of distinct short essays in response.

I applied Haidt's moral matrix to the NFL kneeling protests and #BlackLivesMatter. "Simply put, if you were in a hypothetical encounter with a police officer and could choose your race for the next half hour, which race would you choose to be?"

If I got anything wrong, feel free to leave an unhinged, ad hominem attack in the comments.

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