To the Point
Fear, American Values and the Angry White Voter
Donald Trump is drawing crowds and getting cheers for comments that have ended political candidacies in the past. At the same time, white supremacist websites are energized and new attacks on mosques are being reported. What's the connection to demographic change and economic inequality?
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenDonald Trump is drawing crowds and getting cheers for comments that have ended political candidacies in the past. At the same time, white supremacist websites are energized and new attacks on mosques are being reported. What's the connection to demographic change and economic inequality?
Later on the program, how did jihadists in Syria get the truck of a plumber in Texas?
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3 storiesObama at National Security Council Meeting on ISIS Strategy
In a rare move today, President Obama opened a meeting of his National Security Council called to discuss strategy against the Islamic State. Then he spoke with reporters, telling them, "We are hitting ISIL harder than ever.
Read the story6 minDonald Trump, American Values and Angry White Males
When The Donald sneers at Mexicans, blacks and women or talks about banning Muslims, the mainstream media call him "unacceptable." Trump responds that he won't be "politically correct," and crowds roar with approval. He's saying what many angry Americans want to hear.
Read the story34 minWhere Syrian Jihadists Get Their Trucks
A plumber in Texas has filed suit over a picture falsely linking him to jihadists in Syria.
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