Episode

5/13 The Conservative Obsession Over Public Lands w/ James R. Skillen

May 13, 2021

Sam and Emma host James R. Skillen, professor at Calvin University joins to discuss his new book This Land is My Land: Rebellion in the West on the history of how conservatives have used public lands as a pitch to stoke resentment of federal law and play out their libertarian fantasies.

And in the Fun Half: Bari Weiss’s moral depravity, violent suppression in Myanmmar, Andrew Yang is a cipher for NY’s conservative Jewish community, Newsmax anchor chides Jewish Democratic voters for not supporting their “home country,” some insight from an orthodox Jewish caller on any “other” group, plus your calls and IMs!

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