Air Date: 6-8-25
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Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss:
- The right’s attack on free speech and academic freedom
- Trumponomics, men, and tradwives
- The lessons to learn about culture wars from the fight for gay marriage
- How the internet and Trump force us to live in and re-litigate the past
- How the left can avoid Trump’s culture war traps
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REFERENCES:
Trump’s Attack on Harvard Marks a New Phase in the Culture War - New York Magazine
There’s No Trumponomics Without the Tradwife - New York Magazine
To Stop Losing the Culture Wars, Learn From Gay Marriage - Jacobin
I Can’t Believe We’re Still Arguing About This - The New York Times
Democrats Can Avoid Trump’s Culture-War Traps - Jacobin
SOLVED! SONG! “Rob You Blind” - Concepts: Human Intelligence. Song: Artificial Intelligence. Based on SOLVED! Ep. #11: “Culture War Distractions While the Oligarchs Rob You Blind” (June 8, 2025)
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