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Nicholas Kristof on the Failure of West Coast Liberalism
By Nicholas Kristof Produced by Jillian Weinberger Nicholas Kristof is an Oregonian and, he is quick to point out, a liberal. But in this audio essay, Kristof takes liberals to task for their governing of cities on the West Coast. It’s an election …
By Nicholas Kristof
Produced by Jillian Weinberger
Nicholas Kristof is an Oregonian and, he is quick to point out, a liberal. But in this audio essay, Kristof takes liberals to task for their governing of cities on the West Coast. It’s an election year, and so he asks the question he believes many Americans are thinking: “Why put liberals in charge nationally when the places around the country where liberals have the greatest control are plagued by homelessness, crime and dysfunction?”
(A full transcript of this audio essay will be available within 24 hours of publication in the audio player above.)
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