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🗓️ 13 June 2025
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On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on how political activist Christopher Rufo became one of the most influential voices in conservative politics today.
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1:20.0 | Culture warrior, Christopher Rufo's Journey. Ah, okay, this is going to be an interesting one. So where are you |
1:26.8 | going to start on Rufo's Journey? Well, we're going to start with just a headline about who he is. |
1:33.3 | The New York Times recently called him the most important activist in American politics |
1:38.5 | since Phyllis Schlafly and Ralph Nader. He is important, especially to the Trump administration. He's central |
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1:55.5 | generally. The ideas for that, the policy of that, is all his. |
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