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    How the Right went wrong

    E.J. Dionne's recent book was prescient. Timed to appear during the presidential campaign, his latest is Why the Right Went Wrong: Conservatism from Goldwater to the Tea Party and Beyond . He joined us during the heat of the presidential primaries.

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    By Warren Olney • Dec 28, 2016 • 1 min read

    E.J. Dionne's recent book was prescient. Timed to appear during the presidential campaign, his latest is Why the Right Went Wrong: Conservatism from Goldwater to the Tea Party and Beyond. He joined us during the heat of the presidential primaries.

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    Talking Points: About 2016
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    2. 7:54US aid is helping reduce gang violence in Honduras
    3. 14:42The secret history of cyber war
    4. 15:00Terror in Europe
    5. 23:55State Department hero reflects on the 'Mirror Test'
    6. 34:08How the Right went wrongYou’re reading this
    7. 43:05Siddhartha Mukherjee talks about the history of the human genome
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      Warren Olney

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      E.J. Dionne

      Senior fellow at Brookings Institution, Professor at Georgetown University, Columnist at Washington Post

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    The full episode

    6 of 7
    Talking Points: About 2016
    1. 1:19Police facial recognition databases may include you
    2. 7:54US aid is helping reduce gang violence in Honduras
    3. 14:42The secret history of cyber war
    4. 15:00Terror in Europe
    5. 23:55State Department hero reflects on the 'Mirror Test'
    6. 34:08How the Right went wrongYou’re reading this
    7. 43:05Siddhartha Mukherjee talks about the history of the human genome
    Back to To the Point