Blood and Progress in America | Noah Rothman
Hold These Truths with Dan Crenshaw
Dan Crenshaw
4.6 • 16K Ratings
🗓️ 21 May 2026
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Noah Rothman joins Rep. Crenshaw to discuss the waves of left-wing political violence that have shaped modern American extremism. They dive into why revolutionary politics appeals to young people, how the podcast grift economy fuels conspiracy theories, the rise of populism on both the left and right, and the growing normalization of political violence against conservatives.
Noah Rothman is author of the brand-new book "Blood and Progress: A Century of Left-Wing Violence in America." He is a senior writer at National Review. Find him on X at @NoahCRothman.
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| 0:00.0 | We hold these truths to be self-evident. That all men are created. As a member of Congress, I get to have a lot of really interesting people in the office. Experts on what they're talking about. This is the podcast for insights into the issues. China, bioterrorism, Medicare for all, in-depth discussions, breaking it down into simple terms. We hold. We hold these truths. We hold these truths. |
| 0:21.3 | With Dan Crenshaw. |
| 0:24.3 | Folks, welcome back to Hold These Truths, the greatest podcast ever. |
| 0:28.5 | I know we've been away for a while, but we're back. |
| 0:32.6 | You know, so tell your friends and give us five stars. |
| 0:34.9 | If you're not going to give us five stars, I don't even know what you're doing with your |
| 0:37.2 | life. |
| 0:40.5 | We have a really great guess. As we often do, |
| 0:45.7 | today is Noah Rothman. Noah is a senior writer at National Review, my favorite publications. |
| 0:51.4 | One of those publications when people ask, Dan, what am I supposed to read? I don't know how to get news, And I'll list out a few. The national reviews, |
| 0:55.7 | though, is one of them. He's the author of a book called Unjust. That's Social Justice and the |
| 1:01.1 | Unmaking of America. And I screwed that up. Unjust. Social justice and the unmaking of America |
| 1:07.0 | and the rise of the new Puritans fighting it back against Progressive's War on Fun. |
| 1:12.6 | Okay. |
| 1:13.1 | But it's a recent book, and we're going to start with this one, it's called Blood and Progress, |
| 1:17.4 | a Century of Left Wing Violence in America. |
| 1:20.3 | So, hey, Noah, thanks for coming on the show. |
| 1:22.3 | Thank you so much for having me, Congressman. |
| 1:24.0 | Let's start there with the left wing violence in America. |
| 1:30.4 | You know, that's, I think those of us who are constantly in politics have a, I think, more nuanced understanding of which side commits acts of |
| 1:39.2 | violence. Look, it's objectively both, but there's just so much more on the left than I think your |
| 1:46.6 | mainstream, especially left-leading sources, what have you believe. So does that why you felt |
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