Topic: Jason Stanley

The hosts critique a PBS NewsHour report featuring Yale professor Jason Stanley, author of "Erasing History." Stanley argues that voters do not prioritize democracy as a value. Adam Curry counters this by recounting a conversation with Venezuelan immigrants in Dallas who support Trump specifically to avoid the authoritarian path of their home country.

Yale philosophy professor Jason Stanley discussed his theories on "Christian fascism" and the "federalizing" of Jim Crow-style policies. He argued that the targeting of immigrants and LGBTQ individuals is a hallmark of fascist movements intended to maintain the dominance of a specific group. Stanley also claimed that the Supreme Court has been altered to serve as a vehicle for far-right policy.