To the Point
The politics of incivility
Historically, the US has been a “nation of immigrants,” but the welcome mat comes and goes. The current crisis at the Mexican border didn’t start with President Trump.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readHistorically, the US has been a “nation of immigrants,” but the welcome mat comes and goes. The current crisis at the Mexican border didn’t start with President Trump. And the US bears much responsibility for the chaos and violence that are driving Central Americans northward in search of asylum. It turns out that selective historical memory is shaping coverage by the mainstream media and feeding the hyper-partisanship of Democrats as well as Republicans.
Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Andrea Brody
Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast
Miranda Cady Hallett
Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology, University of Dayton in Ohio
Daniel Danvir
Journalist, Visiting Fellow in International and Public Affairs at Brown University’s Watson Institute.
Julian Zelizer
professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University