CRT, DEI, and the Leftist Takeover of America | Chris Rufo

In this episode:
- Acclaimed journalist and activist Christopher Rufo joins the podcast to discuss his new book, America’s Cultural Revolution: How the Radical Left Conquered Everything
- why language is an essential tool in driving social and political change
- what the Right can do to reform and change the institutions that have been captured by Leftist priorities

Texts Mentioned:

- America’s Cultural Revolution: How the Radical Left Conquered Everything by Christopher F. Rufo
- “The Three Worlds of Evangelicalism” by Aaron Renn
- rufo.substack.com

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0:00 Intro
1:19  Chris’ educational background
2:12  Education and neutrality
5:10  A generational divide on wokeness?
7:05  Female backlash against wokeness?
8:42  Chris’ favorite documentary film
10:12  the “aha” moment for seeing DEI and CRT as monumental issues
13:24  How do we achieve change?
16:44  The power of language
18:36  What is critical race theory?
20:15  The Left takeover of America
22:24  What surprised Chris in his research
24:54  Can we even compete?
32:53  How to reform institutions
37:12 What is Chris’ political position now?

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