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Jan 2017
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Episode 60: Fortress America

Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam
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Barely a week after assuming office, President Donald Trump set off a worldwide firestorm when he decided to temporarily ban entry to migrants from seven Muslim-majority countries and refugees from all over the world. In response, many people are looking to the past, to see what history can teach us. But this process can fraught with psychological peril. On ... Show More
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