#014: The “A-Word” Episode
Baratunde Thurston, Tanner Colby and special guest Anand Giridharadas discuss assimilation gaffes from the campaign trail and school integration in Brooklyn.
Anand Giridharadas at TED2015
Our guest host for this episode was Anand Giridharadas, columnist for the New York Times, and the author of, most recently, The True American: Winner of the 2015 New York Public Library's Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism. In March, Anand presented at TED2015. Follow him on Twitter at @AnandWrites
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Jeb and Rand's Pro-Assimilation Platforms
Jeb Bush Is So Multicultural, He Doesn't Even Know It | Huffington Post
What Jeb Bush meant when he said the U.S. "should not have a multicultural society" | Washington Post
Rand Paul: Native Americans "don't do very well because there's been a lack of assimilation" | Youtube
In One Quote, Rand Paul Shows Exactly How Not to Talk About Native Americans | Mic.com
Jeb Bush defends attacks against 'multiculturalism' | CNN
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