peter boghossian, welcome to hardtalk. i think we have to begin with that word woke . it is so widely used now. i am mindful that its origins in the united states were amongst the black community who insisted, demanded that people should wake up, get woke to injustice. now, that s a positive. you invest the word with a great deal of negativity why? it s not that i invest the word with a great deal of negativity. it s that it s become a catchword. we can use other words. helen pluckrose from the author of cynical theories called it. a british writer and academic. exactly, exactly. ..called it critical socialjustice, people maajid nawaz, also from here, has called it regressive leftism, wesley yang calls it the successor ideology. so it s an ideology that goes by different names, but it basically means the same thing. there s a suite of conclusions around which it cohers. so, for example, the author ibram x kendi, says that any disparity in outcome is due to a system.
gaining political traction. but is he stoking a dangerous culture war? peter boghossian, welcome to hardtalk. i think we have to begin with that word woke . it is so widely used now. i am mindful that its origins in the united states were amongst the black community who insisted, demanded that people should wake up, get woke to injustice. now, that s a positive. you invest the word with a great deal of negativity why? it s not that i invest the word with a great deal of negativity. it s that it s become a catchword. we can use other words. helen pluckrose from the author of cynical theories called it. a british writer and academic. exactly, exactly. ..called it critical socialjustice, people maajid nawaz, also from here, has called it regressive leftism, wesley yang calls it the successor ideology. so it s an ideology that goes by different names, but it basically means the same thing. there s a suite of conclusions around which it cohers. so, for example, the author
that s tonight reidout, i gott go, all in with chris haye starts right now tonight on all in, the justice department move with great alacrity to go afte the footsoldiers who broke int the footsoldiers - who broke into the capitol and assaulted police officers. but they took a very long time to go after the organizers o this insurrection. new details on the federa investigation into january the 6th, and why prosecutors too so long to start looking a trump. he s a very petty individua who will always put hi interest ahead of th country s. his personal gratification, an his ego. then, the latest right-wing frenzy against one of th world s leading vaccine experts. the anti-vaccin disinformation has always done a lot of damage and harm but now it s a lethal force. plus, bishop william barber on the history under attac this juneteenth, how the bible got removed from schools i utah, and why conservatives ar now wooing muslims after decades of hate. as catholics and
on the history under attack this juneteenth, how the bible got removed from schools in utah, and why conservatives are now wooing muslims after decades of hate. as catholics and other christians, other people of faith have been waiting for the muslims to step up on this issue and so many others. when all in starts, right now. good evening from washington d. c. i m mehdi hassan in for chris hayes. today, a federal judge ordered donald j trump to not to speak publicly about evidence in the classified documents case special counsel jack smith earlier this month. the order prohibits the exokxdif you violate these rules trump could face contempt of court or other civil or criminal sanctions. now, please forgive me, while i left my head off at the idea of donald trump promising not to post anything on social media. what a promise that will be. as we all know he has a, shall we say, difficult time keeping his mouth shut. as well as a long history of abusing and threatening jud