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The One w/ Greg Gutfeld

Why Are Political Activists So Lonely? with Ryan Streeter

The One w/ Greg Gutfeld

FOX News Radio

Comedy, Society & Culture, News

4.23.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2019

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Greg’s guest today is Ryan Streeter, who is the Director of Domestic Policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). He oversees research in education, technology, housing, poverty studies, workforce development, and public opinion. They discuss a recent article he wrote for RealClearPolitics.com called “The Politics of Loneliness.” You can learn more about Ryan at: https://www.aei.org/profile/ryan-streeter/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hey everybody, this is Greg Gutfeld. Welcome back to the One.

0:22.0

Alright, my guest today, his name is Ryan Streeter.

0:26.0

Sounds kind of like an actor who is the director of Domestic Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute, AEI,

0:34.0

where he oversees research in education, technology, housing, poverty studies, workforce development, and public opinion.

0:40.0

I'm, that was a compliment by the way about his name, Ryan Streeter.

0:44.0

It's just kind of a great name.

0:46.0

Anyway, he wrote this article in real clear politics called the Politics of Loneliness.

0:52.0

And I wanted to talk to him about it because it raises a lot of interesting questions about, does loneliness lead to political activism?

1:02.0

Or does political activism just attract people who aren't likeable?

1:08.0

Ryan, how are you?

1:10.0

I'm good. Good.

1:12.0

Good. I'm Robert Mjohn and thanks for the name compliment.

1:14.0

Yes. You're working in a round politics, sometimes there is some acting involved.

1:18.0

No one said that before. I just like the name Ryan Streeter tonight, Ryan Streeter after Magyver.

1:24.0

It's actually like a name that the character has. It's like Ryan Streeter from the wrong end of the tracks, here to solve a 48 hours streeter to find the missing girl.

1:34.0

Alright, I've gone off into it.

1:36.0

I'll do it, I guess. Yes. I now own your name. So anyway, so you start this piece.

1:42.0

You say our political activists lonely and the answer is yes, but you go into this AEI study in which you looked at a survey of 18 to 35 roles.

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