The Conquest of the United States by the New Left

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In the late 60s, groups like the Black Panther Party believed they could violently overthrow the U.S. government through armed revolution. They changed their tactic and said we're not going to do violent revolution. We're going to take over the universities. And so that initially began this conquest of the universities as a point of weakness. But over the course of the next 50 years proved to be their greatest strength.

In this conversation, journalist and author Chris Rufo discusses his new book, "America's Cultural Revolution," which critiques the progressive or left-wing influence on American culture over the last 50 years. He highlights the origins of these ideas and their journey to gaining power within prestigious institutions, leading up to the George Floyd protests. He emphasizes the need for a conservative counter-revolution and the importance of engaging in both reconquering existing institutions and building new competing ones. The conversation also touches on the challenges of dealing with ideologies that have been defeated in the past but keep resurfacing. Get the facts first on Morning Wire.