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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

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

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