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Understanding the New Right and Social Justice
10:38 - 22:52 (12:13)
A conversation with political science professor Charles Kesler about the new right and social justice programming in public universities, following the banning of critical race theory by the Idaho legislature. Kesler discusses the mission of the Claremont Institute and its focus on individual rights instead of demands for special classes based on race, gender identity, and sexual orientation.
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The Claremont Institute, a conservative think tank, aims to see the right take control of all three branches of government for a generation, dissolve certain federal agencies, break up the CIA, get rid of the Department of Education, shrink the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and also stop immigration, trade, and war.
10:38 - 17:47 (07:08)
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The Claremont Institute, a conservative think tank, aims to see the right take control of all three branches of government for a generation, dissolve certain federal agencies, break up the CIA, get rid of the Department of Education, shrink the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and also stop immigration, trade, and war. They believed that Trump is more nationalist in these areas, which made them support him during his presidential campaign.
ChapterUnderstanding the New Right and Social Justice
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The Idaho legislature has cut funding for social justice programming and banned public institutions from promoting critical race theory.
17:47 - 22:52 (05:05)
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The Idaho legislature has cut funding for social justice programming and banned public institutions from promoting critical race theory. Meanwhile, Claremont College in California is cultivating a younger audience to influence the new right and championing individual rights over demands for special classes based on race, gender identity, and sexual orientation.