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Dr. Nate Shrader: Aggressive Political Rhetoric
Dr. Nate Shrader: Aggressive Political Rhetoric

How should we handle the conversation regarding aggressive political rhetoric, let alone the rhetoric itself? NEC Professor Dr. Nathan Shrader joins us to explore the current nature of political violent discourse from a historical perspective. Dr Shrader talks about the five principles from Ted Roosevelt that we should consider today.

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