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Today we have an extra special guest with Princeton historian Kevin Cruz, who's the author of White Flight, the new suburban history,

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Welcome back to the new abnormal fancy Princeton academic Kevin Cruz.

I'm very fancy.

Very, very fancy. You know, I had wanted to talk to you as soon as the moral panic in the schools started,

and we should have seen this coming right because this was clearly orchestrated by the right.

As soon as this critical race theory and children can't be taught about history because it will destroy them,

I don't know what the thinking there is. As soon as that started coming down the pike, I thought of you.

Given my reputation for destroying children in school,

Yes, pretty much because you're because we all know you hate children.

No, yeah, just can't stand.

That's right. The worst.

Hopefully, I get out of your shot right now. Let's see.

Yeah, we'll find out soon.

So, but because I really thought about how little history, the right knows or is interested in,

talked to me about this critical race theory panic in the schools. Fox News talking point.

Well, I mean, before we talk about it,

I think it's important to think about why we're talking about it.

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