Inside the Left's Institutional Capture | Seth Barron

Aaron Renn sits down with Seth Barron, Associate Editorial Page Editor at the New York Post and author of Weaponized: The Left's Capture and Destruction of America's Sacred Institutions. They discuss how cherished American myths have been twisted to weaponize key institutions — policing, borders, public safety, housing, education, and civic life itself.

From “defund the police” and anarcho-tyranny in New York City to open borders, the erosion of assimilation, and the battle over American identity, this conversation reveals how the left uses institutions as tools of political power.

CHAPTERS:
(00:00 - Introduction)
(01:36 - What "Weaponized" Really Means)
(03:45 - The Left's War on Policing & Public Safety) 
(09:20 - Anarcho-Tyranny in NYC Under Mamdani)
(15:10 - Police Brutality Myths vs Reality)
(18:40 - Why the Right Lacks a Competing Moral Vision)
(22:15 - Think Globally vs Think Locally)
(28:50 - Immigration, Borders & the Attack on Citizenship)
(36:55 - American Identity & the End of Assimilation)
(43:20 - Israel, Palestine & the Left's Broader Agenda)

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