Factually! with Adam Conover The Right is Wrong About Latin America with Greg Grandin
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Jun 25, 2025 
Greg Grandin, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian from Yale and author of 'America, America: A New History of the New World', dives deep into the controversial dynamics between the U.S. and Latin America. He dissects the historical roots of anti-Latin American sentiments, especially during the Trump era, and connects past imperialist attitudes to today’s political landscape. Grandin also contrasts race and citizenship approaches in both regions and reflects on the lasting effects of U.S. interventions, revealing a complex narrative of connection and conflict.
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U.S.-Latin America Shared History
- The U.S. has a long history deeply intertwined with Latin America, contradicting views that treat Latin America as foreign or separate.
- Understanding this shared history is key to making sense of current anti-immigrant ideologies and policies.
Trumpism's Historical Roots in Americas
- Trump's policies revive a long-standing U.S. view of Latin America as a resource to control, with ties to a pan-American right-wing movement.
- Latin America simultaneously pushes back, maintaining a historical role of checking U.S. power.
U.S. Culture Wars Infect Latin America
- Latin America's political right adopted U.S.-style culture wars and alliances to counter a historically strong left.
- This infiltration of culture wars brought issues like gun rights and social conservatism into Latin American politics.