Ep. 1581 The 1619 Project and Race in American History

The Tom Woods Show

Tom Woods

Politics, Government, News

4.8 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2020

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Phil Magness returns to discuss the sound and unsound aspects of the New York Times' 1619 Project. Topics include Lincoln and the colonization of the former slaves, the role of slavery in the American Revolution, and slavery's role in American prosperity. Sponsor: This election season, trust C-SPAN to give you an unfiltered look at politics and the candidates. Follow Campaign 2020 on the C-SPAN television networks, on the C-SPAN app, or online at .

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0:00.0	The Tom Wood Show Episode 1581.
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0:38.0	Hi, everybody, Tom Woods here.
0:39.6	Phil Magnus is back with us today.
0:41.2	Phil is Senior Research Fellow over at the American Institute for Economic Research,
0:46.1	which you can find at a-i-e-r.org.
0:50.1	And he's been following very closely the 1619 project over at the New York Times,
0:56.0	relating to race in American history, and some of the back and forth that's taken place between that paper,
1:02.7	and some critics, well, indeed, and supporters.
1:06.2	And he's kind of stayed on top of the various reactions and counterarguments that have been going on ever since.
1:13.5	And I thought it would be a good time to-especially since I just read an article of his from last month,
1:17.8	summarizing the whole issue, to bring him back on and talk about it further.
1:22.0	So Phil, welcome back.
1:23.3	Thanks for having me.
1:24.4	This 1619 project, if you thought it was something that would be fleeting and it was a series of pieces,
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