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Shadi Hamid on How The ‘Woke’ Left Helps Trump

September 1, 2020 by Matt Lewis

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Shadi Hamid, senior fellow at Brookings, and a contributing writer at the Atlantic, joins Matt to talk about the problematic “woke” Left.

Filed Under: Matt Lewis & the News Tagged With: illiberalism, Left, looting, race, riots, Shadi Hamid, woke

Shermichael Singleton on Trump and the George Floyd Protests

June 5, 2020 by Matt Lewis

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Shermichael Singleton, political strategist/analyst and op-ed writer, talks with Matt about his days working for Dr. Ben Carson—and why he disagrees with Donald Trump’s handling of the George Floyd protests.

Filed Under: Matt Lewis & the News Tagged With: Ben Carson, Donald Trump, George Floyd, Newt Gingrich, protests, race, racism, Republican, Shermichael Singleton

Eric Kaufmann on Whiteshift

August 28, 2019 by Matt Lewis

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Eric Kaufmann has been researching immigration, religion, and national identity for more than twenty years. During this interview, he talks with Matt about his book, WhiteShift: Populism, Immigration, and the Future of White Majorities.

Filed Under: Matt Lewis & the News Tagged With: Eric Kaufmann, ethnic, immigration, majorities, populism, race, white, Whiteshift

Clifford Thompson on Being a Black Man in Trump’s America

August 20, 2019 by Matt Lewis

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Clifford Thompson received a Whiting Writers’ Award for nonfiction in 2013 for Love for Sale and Other Essays. During this podcast, he discusses his forthcoming new book, What It Is: Race, Family, and One Thinking Black Man’s Blues.

Filed Under: Matt Lewis & the News Tagged With: Clifford Thompson, race, Trump, What It Is

Eugene Scott on Joe Biden and Jim Crow

May 7, 2019 by Matt Lewis

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After Matt tweeted about Joe Biden exaggerating about “Jim Crow sneaking back in,” Eugene Scott penned a response column, titled: “Joe Biden evoked Jim Crow when discussing current voting laws. He’s not wrong.” On today’s podcast, Scott, who writes about identity politics for The Fix at The Washington Post, talks with Matt about the uproar–and the legacy of Jim Crow.

Filed Under: Matt Lewis & the News Tagged With: disenfranchise, Eugene Scott, Jim Crow, Joe Biden, Matt Lewis, race, racism, tweet, Twitter, voting

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