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Contemporary Conversations: CRT, Identitarianism, and the Struggle for America's Heart and Mind
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Jeff discusses the historical and intellectual roots of Critical Race Theory with Robert George of Princeton University. What is CRT? Where does it come from? What are its roots as an academic movement? What does it preach, in practice, and how do these things shape the mind of the individual and relations between people?
George suggested a few readings, linked below.
Plato's Dialogue with Gorgias: https://classics.mit.edu/Plato/gorgias.html
Jane Austin's Pride and Prejudice: https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/1342
Federalist 10: https://teachingamericanhistory.org/document/federalist-10/
CS Lewis' "The Abolition of Man" : https://www.amazon.com/Abolition-Man-C-S-Lewis/dp/0060652942
Repressive Tolerance: https://www.marcuse.org/herbert/publications/1960s/1965-repressive-tolerance-fulltext.html
George’s article on the topic: https://www.deseret.com/2023/8/6/23800937/critical-race-theory-martin-luther-king-jr-dei
Host: Jeff Sikkenga
Executive Producer: Greg McBrayer
Producer: Jeremy Gypton
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