Inside the Left's Institutional Capture | Seth Barron

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Aaron Renn discusses with Seth Barron how key American institutions have been weaponized by the left.

Aaron Renn sits down with Seth Barron, Associate Editorial Page Editor at the New York Post and author of Weaponized: The Left's Capture and Destruction of America's Sacred Institutions. They discuss how cherished American myths have been twisted to weaponize key institutions — policing, borders, public safety, housing, education, and civic life itself. From “defund the police” and anarcho-tyranny in New York City to open borders, the erosion of assimilation, and the battle over American ide...

People in this episode

Host: Aaron Renn

Guest: Seth Barron

Topics covered

• institutional capture
• American myths
• policing
• public safety
• education
• civic life

Keywords

• institutional capture
• Seth Barron
• American myths
• policing
• public safety
• education
• civic life

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New York Post

Books & works: Weaponized: The Left's Capture and Destruction of America's Sacred Institutions

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