Barry Glassner

Lewis & Clark College

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President of Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon and author of The Culture of Fear: Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things; former professor of sociology at the University of Southern California.

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Barry Glassner on KCRW

Donald Trump's acceptance speech at the RNC last night was all about fear.

Donald Trump's Acceptance Speech and the Use of Fear as a Tool

Donald Trump's acceptance speech at the RNC last night was all about fear.

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For weeks now, there's been saturation news coverage of violence in the US and around the world -- from Paris, to Colorado Springs to San Bernardino.

Terrorism and America's Culture of Fear

For weeks now, there's been saturation news coverage of violence in the US and around the world -- from Paris, to Colorado Springs to San Bernardino.

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