”The recent debate over the term ‘Latinx,’” explains @Madrid_Mike, “symbolizes the cultural alienation of institutions far removed from the realities of life for an overwhelming number of working-class Hispanics.” https://t.co/l3UN508Aqn
As “culture” grows as a proxy for “race,” the electoral math for Democrats will most likely get bleaker as political campaigns continue as referendums on “critical race theory” and “defunding the police.” By @madrid_mike
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Great new @AmericanataPod episode. If you haven’t subscribed yet, you should. Join @madrid_mike and Gregory Rodriguez in a fascinating conversation that dives into culture, spiritual yearning and need, religion, American expansion, aggressive opportunism, CCD, donuts and more.👇
@madrid_mike@AmericanataPod Great pod! Mike your Catholic faith journey is eerily similar to mine. Cradle Catholic that has never felt fully American, whatever that is anymore. Your mind and voice help give meaning and reason to a world of relativism. Thank you!
On our way: The #CaminoDeSantiago
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Is educated American culture anti-religious? Are we being torn apart because of it?
This episode is a personal dive into our journeys of faith…and a sneak peek into a journey we’ll be taking later this year. Check out this episode @AmericanataPod 👇🏽 https://t.co/HF1RQs2jmQ
Is Americas need for religion stifling our spirituality? Gregory & I discuss on @americanatapod from our personal experiences with faith, theology, ritual & practice. Was Sister Mary Anthony right -one can’t be both American & Catholic? Don’t miss it 👇🏽 https://t.co/HF1RQs2jmQ
Thanks Joshua. We are at a sobering moment in our National story. No political system can stand up to an empty culture devoid of unifying anchors. The inevitable result is absurd theater.
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Mike Madrid and Gregory Rodriguez explore the limits of representation, ask whether America has a race problem or an economic one, and discuss the connection between good, stable jobs with race relations.
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Public opinion on race relations has shifted back to pre-George Floyd levels, especially among college educated whites.
Was the response to the Floyd murder just a blip after all? Was it just a response to the Trump era? Join @AmericanataPod 👇🏽 https://t.co/tQJyG5NLYe
Mike Madrid and Gregory Rodriguez ask whether the two party system is to blame for growing extremism, whether the tendency to vote against the rival party’s candidate leads to intolerance, and whether America’s parties are more than laundromats. https://t.co/f6j4Zapsqy
Mike Madrid and Gregory Rodriguez discuss the domestic consequences of America’s global decline, how intertwined U.S. identity is with military dominance, and whether Jimmy Carter will go down in history as a national prophet. https://t.co/9UJpJAPOSc
Mike Madrid and Gregory Rodriguez ask whether Democratic strategist James Carville was right when he proclaimed, “Wokeness is a problem and everyone knows it.” https://t.co/KkDGtcwef8
Mike Madrid and Gregory Rodriguez explore the myths surrounding America’s founding and wonder whether our exceptionalism would collapse if we’re honest about our nation’s past. https://t.co/9leTI3dixv
Mike Madrid and Gregory Rodriguez compare Jenner to other California celebrity candidates, explore the meaning of the politics of validation, and ask whether voters should demand that candidates have a history of public service. https://t.co/J1FzUDppJv
Mike Madrid and Gregory Rodriguez discuss America’s relentless culture of progress, its least celebrated discontents, and wonder whether white Evangelicalism is based more on resisting modernity than theology. https://t.co/EKDnCgccS0