Eddie Glaude: Don't Let MAGA Own America's 250th Anniversary
5/26/202651 min
As we barrel towards July 4th, Trump wants the celebration of our country's 250th anniversary to be not only about him but also about America as a white republic. But this diverse nation needs to speak up and speak back loudly to drown out that MAGA messaging. In his new book, Glaude lays out the inherent contradiction of America's milestone anniversaries, starting with the one in 1876. Plus, black Mississippians are aiming to top Obama-era turnout numbers, Trump has a pathetic need to be worshipped, and the MMA fight at the White House perfectly encapsulates the decline of seriousness in this country.
Eddie Glaude joins Tim Miller.
show notes:
- Glaude's new book, "America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation's Anniversaries"
- Glaude's "Begin Again," his study of James Baldwin
- Baldwin's essay on Faulkner
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[upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to The Bulwark podcast. I'm your host, Tim Miller. Delighted to welcome back to the show a professor of African American studies at Princeton. He's also an author, public intellectual, and contributor to MS Now. He's l- his latest book is out today. It's America USA: How Race Shadows the Nation's Anniversaries. It's Eddie Glaude. How