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EPISODE · Oct 1, 2025 · 1H 30M

Charlie Kirk and the Roots of the Far Right

from Half the Answer · host Liberal Currents

Trent and Caitlin talk with political science professor Matt McManus about far-right thinkers and their journey through the past two decades. He regales the HTA audience with nuggets of wisdom from Charlie Kirk's books and other pieces of right-wing political theory he has reviewed.ResourcesMatt's book: https://www.routledge.com/The-Political-Theory-of-Liberal-Socialism/McManus/p/book/9781032647234?srsltid=AfmBOorDA_LDtzo9xkaeEYkvNV-ZW95DeZZ_aOw4GF_kRVQM4sozwd5pMatt's work with Liberal Currents: https://www.liberalcurrents.com/author/mattmcmanus/Matt's work with Jacobin: https://jacobin.com/author/matt-mcmanusMatt on Unlearning Economics Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgefM1AipFs

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