Jeffrey Toobin, Homegrown and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism
CUNY TV's Bob Herbert's Op-Ed.TV
English - September 26, 2023 17:23 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MB - ★★★ - 1 ratingGovernment News opinion bob herbert public affairs Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Jeffrey Toobin discusses Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols, who in 1995 bombed the Murrah Federal Building, in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people, including 19 children. Toobin sites historic events: the government’s assault on Waco, racism, the Assault Weapons Ban as dynamics leading to the heinous crime. Linking the 90’s right-wing ideology to today, Toobin notes the ongoing fixation with guns, a belief that violence is justified, and an obsession with the Founding Fathers. "Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism,” a must-read!