School Colors Episode 6: "Below Liberty"

School Colors Episode 6: "Below Liberty"

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What Trump's language has in common with cult language

When President Trump says things like “fake news,” “witch hunt” or even “Make America Great Again,” he’s not just using catchy phrases -- he’s persuading people into a way of thinking and believing. This week on Code Switch, we talk to Amanda Montell, author of Cultish and co-hos ...  Show more

The Scouts are too woke, according to Pete Hegseth

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth recently put Scouting America — formerly known as the Boy Scouts — "on notice." The once great organization was becoming too woke, he said, and had been tarnished by embracing DEI. On this episode, we're talking to Benjamin René Jordan, author of ...  Show more

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