About this episode
Trump may be out of office, but the GOP's campaign to limit voting rights, free speech, and reproductive rights is still in full-swing. On this week’s On the Media, where do you focus your attention when there are little fires everywhere? Plus, a look at a chilling new look for America: the "authoritarian mullet" — culture war in the front, the destruction of democracy in the back. And, how critical race theory became a right-wing bogeyman. 1. Jay Rosen [ @jayrosen_nyu ], professor of journalism at New York University and media critic for PressThink, on why journalists should still be in "emergency mode." Listen . 2. Jake Grumbach [ @JakeMGrumbach ], assistant professor of political science at the University of Washington, on how Republican state lawmakers reduce "democratic performance" when they take power. Listen . 3. Ryan P. Delaney [ @rpatrickdelaney ], education reporter for St. Louis Public Radio, on a Missouri school district's debate over Critical Race Theory, and Adam Harris [ @AdamHSays ], staff writer at The Atlantic, on how conservatives constructed the critical race theory boogeyman. Listen . Music: Little Motel - Modest Mouse Auld Lang Syne - Salsa Celtica L’Illusionista - Nino Rota Paperback Writer - Quartetto d'Archi Dell'orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Guiseppe Verdi Milestones - Bill Evans Trio Going Home - Hank Jones & Charlie Haden (post at 2:24 or 3:07) Quizás, Quizás, Quizás - Ramón Solé (back time this) In the Bath - Randy Newman On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org.