Episode 226: The Lockdown Protests

In this episode, Natalia, Niki, and Neil discuss protests against the current national lockdown.

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Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show: 

• Protestors against national lockdown orders have been demonstrating across the country. Niki referred to this Vox piece in distinguishing these protests from the Tea Party Movement and to this Twitter thread about the Anti-Mask League of 1918-19. Natalia referenced this article at The Week about the underlying psychology of these protests.

In our regular closing feature, What’s Making History:

• Natalia discussed the Hulu television series, “Little Fires Everywhere.”
• Neil recommended David French’s column at The Dispatch, “Evangelicals Have Abandoned the Character Test. The Competence Test is Next.”
• Niki discussed Matt Novak’s Gizmodo article, “The Real Story Behind That Viral Photo of President Johnson During the Vietnam War.”