Chronicling the Riots, Looting, and Violence Across America, with Michael Tracey
Hold These Truths with Dan Crenshaw
Dan Crenshaw
4.6 • 16K Ratings
🗓️ 12 September 2020
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
Roving journalist Michael Tracey joins us to discuss what he observed on his two month journey documenting the civil unrest across America. From Seattle to Philadelphia, with dozens of small and large cities in-between, Michael saw firsthand what's really motivating the riots, looting, and violence which has destroyed the lives and livelihoods of countless innocent Americans.
Michael Tracey is an independent journalist with articles appearing in The Wall Street Journal, Vice, The Federalist, and numerous other publications. Follow him on Twitter at @mtracey.
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| 0:00.0 | We hold these truths to be self-evident. |
| 0:02.0 | That all men are created. |
| 0:04.0 | Because I remember Congress, I get to have a lot of really interesting people in the office. |
| 0:07.2 | Experts on what they're talking about. |
| 0:08.8 | This is the podcast for insights into the issues. |
| 0:11.6 | China, bio-terrorism, Medicare for all, in-depth discussions. |
| 0:16.0 | Breaking it down into simple terms. |
| 0:18.0 | We hold these truths with Dan Crenshaw. |
| 0:24.4 | Welcome back everybody. |
| 0:26.4 | Today's topic is some of the unrest and riots that we've seen across America for the last few months. |
| 0:34.8 | If you listen to one side, you suggest that it's few and far between. |
| 0:38.8 | If you listen to the other side, people might suggest that it's constant and in your face. |
| 0:43.6 | And my personal take on it is... |
| 0:47.6 | It's a little bit of both. |
| 0:49.6 | It's a little bit of both. |
| 0:52.0 | If we actually had somebody who maybe roved around the country for a couple of months, |
| 0:58.6 | interviewing people, looking at the damage, and assessing in a systematic way, |
| 1:02.5 | an objective way, what's actually happened across America. |
| 1:07.6 | I have with me Michael Tracey. |
| 1:08.8 | Michael, thanks so much for being on the show. |
| 1:11.8 | Happy to do it. |
| 1:13.6 | It's an experience to be interviewed by an elected official, like I mentioned. |
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