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“I really enjoy the Economist podcasts but Checks and Balances, which focuses on the USA, is getting increasingly disconnected from the approach of the main “newspaper” and seems to have more in common with the Guardian opinion pages. The latest 3 part series on critical race theory was a case in point. The journalist ignored all the obvious concerns that parents are raising about nonsensical left-wing ideologies in the classroom and tried instead to prove it either wasn’t happening or there was no harm done. In her efforts to depict Rufo as a scaremongering far right activist for instance, she failed to acknowledge that the reason he has created such a following is because he has simply published the DEI training programs of the corporates or crt doctrines of the classroom. The content speaks for itself. I don’t think anyone claims that the materials he has published is fake. They are leaked by whistleblowers, or even posted by the activist teachers themselves who fail to understand the controversy of their perspectives. It’s just that parents were unaware of what had been developing in the classrooms over the years and have recognised the political agenda behind these programs. There really is no far-right extreme agenda in this. If this content was not being published and forced on corporates and schoolkids then people like Rufo and others such as Libs of Tik Tok (which didn’t seem to get a mention) would be pursuing other vocations. It would be better if checks and balances could just focus on facts rather than trying to angle the debate around their obvious preference for all things left leaning and contempt for all things they deem to be right leaning”
Bukitima via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
07/25/22
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“Professional, sharp and always interesting subjects. Can wait for the next ones.
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07/22/10
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“I felt compelled to edit my previous review 'Close but no cigar' as The Economist has completely reworked this podcast. The old version had poor sound quality and was delivered by some pretty poor presenters - it sounded like a couple of volunteers from the office. However to their...”Read full review »
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11/26/06
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“Very informative, and prefect length.”
Victoria NY via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/26/07
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