The state of nature is on full display in a pocket of Seattle called the “Autonomous Zone.” It turns out to be a fishbowl into which Americans can gaze and see all the effects of leftist miseducation on full display. It took less than 48 hours for a warlord to emerge, of course, and things only get wilder from there.

The Antifa outrage mob attempts the wholesale erasure of history, sweeping through the U.S. and Europe and leaving no monument untoppled. Winston Churchill, the great leader who literally took the fight to real fascists, is among the first to be defamed. By way of Shakespeare and Lincoln's second inaugural, Ryan and James ask: when will it end?

The country watches the effects of the 1619 Project come to life in the form of weaponized social justice and anti-American riots. The ruling class goes full force in their efforts to unseat our elected president. Woke channels brainwash children with a gnostic leftist fantasy, and those who should know better sadly capitulate. 

In this episode, the editors look to the final frontier, revisit some of The American Mind’s best essays, and answer your questions in the mailbag.

The coronavirus has America paralyzed by poor decision-making. In the midst of the chaos it claims a new victim: higher education. But who's suffering more, students ready to learn or administrators hungry to indoctrinate? Plus: in a grab bag of bashing, our editors lament Michigan's petty tyranny and lambaste California’s ham-fisted lockdown. 

As stay-at-home orders are senselessly extended in parts of the country, our editors contemplate the indignities of life under mediocre government officials drunk on emergency powers. Many of those officials currently find themselves mired in scandals extending back to the Obama administration. Plus: will Big Tech be our savior or our demise moving forward?

As Trump taps a loyal supporter to be postmaster general, Ryan educates us on the days of Taft and the spoils system. Matt discusses the importance of liberty in the age rule by Governor Gavin “Karen” Newsom. Plus: the anti-American 1619 Project continues to poison American education and discourse, and now its creator has a Pulitzer to lend her faux legitimacy. Our editors shout into the void.   Show Notes

Governor Gavin Newsom gives beachgoers in California the dad look of disappointment. Our editors consider the cringe state of affairs that is celebrities in quarantine. Plus: Oxford lecturer Dr. Emily Cousens fears a British coronavirus vaccine because it might make her country look good.  Show notes

In Part 2 of this special edition of the American Mind podcast, we offer a response to the 1619 Project, underscoring the imperative to develop and execute a whole-of-society response to defeat it. This portion of the podcast features Claremont Institute Chairman Tom Klingenstein and scholar Chris Flannery, as well as the likes of Newt Gingrich and Heather Mac Donald. It is narrated by James Poulos, Executive Editor of the American Mind and produced by ChangeUp Media. ***  Works Referenced & Related Readings (In Order of Appearance): https://www.newsweek.com/newt-gingirch-1619-project-slavery-america-1456307 https://americanmind.org/feature/multiculturalism-vs-america/ Visit The American Mind for more great content. And if you have feedback for us, we'd love to hear from you at americanmind@claremont.org *** Music: "Life Line" by Remember the Future

In Part 1 of this special edition of the American Mind podcast, we explore the intellectual roots, political and societal implications of and the antidote to what the Claremont Institute believes is the great threat to America: multiculturalism. The podcast features Claremont Institute President Ryan Williams, Chairman Tom Klingenstein and scholars Lucas Morel and Chris Flannery, as well as the likes of Newt Gingrich, Allen Guelzo, Heather Mac Donald, Wilfred McClay, and Peter Wood. It is narrated by James Poulos, Executive Editor of the American Mind and produced by ChangeUp Media. ***  Works Referenced & Related Readings (In Order of Appearance): https://americanmind.org/audio/multiculturalism-vs-america/ https://pulitzercenter.org/sites/default/files/full_issue_of_the_1619_project.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrfV7w3EyGI&feature=youtu.be&t=1419 https://youtu.be/Q14BTdS6BRc?t=406 https://www.aclu.org/podcast/nikole-hannah-jones-1619-projects-reframing-american-history-ep-61 https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/04-04-02-0019 https://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/debates_606.asp https://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/debates_825.asp https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Adams/99-02-02-7148 https://lawliberty.org/reclaiming-1619/ https://youtu.be/Q14BTdS6BRc?t=158 https://americanmind.org/essays/america-wasnt-founded-on-white-supremacy/ https://americanmind.org/post/the-party-of-1776/ https://americanmind.org/post/americas-choice-freedom-or-shame/ https://www.thefreelibrary.com/ANCIENTS%2C+MODERNS%2C+AMERICANS.-a0600446978 https://www.heritage.org/article/the-case-bolstering-americas-founding-principles?_ga=2.62395816.581846879.1579710693-724078996.1578924964 https://www.nps.gov/liho/learn/historyculture/peoriaspeech.htm https://teachingamericanhistory.org/library/document/what-to-the-slave-is-the-fourth-of-july/ https://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/4399 https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/08/new-york-times-meeting-transcript.html https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-isnt-the-one-dividing-us-by-race-11566158729 https://youtu.be/ikG3ojmj25A https://grabien.com/story.php?id=251333 https://youtu.be/mFm2xHHGjdU https://youtu.be/kAEhKh7eKzw?t=212 https://youtu.be/kAEhKh7eKzw?t=291 https://youtu.be/10HNtL0rhRE?t=194 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=breydcMCsiU https://youtu.be/burUi-TB1hk https://twitter.com/6abc/status/1172323328108875777 https://youtu.be/H1ZWC2f4_A8 https://pulitzercenter.org/blog/back-school-pulitzer-center https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=1619-project-poised-to-reframe-teaching-slavery-how-educators-using-information-curriculum https://news.wbfo.org/post/your-story-textbooks-ours-isn-t-buffalo-schools-adopt-1619-project https://www.nas.org/topics/1620-project https://nas.org/blogs/dicta/america-is-hopelessly-racist https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-weaponization-of-history-11566755226 https://www.commentarymagazine.com/articles/wilfred-m-mcclay/how-the-new-york-times-is-distorting-american-history/ Visit The American Mind for more great content. And if you have feedback for us, we'd love to hear from you at americanmind@claremont.org *** Music: "Orbiter Nine" by Remember the Future