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Ep 117 Historian Rick Shenkman on Cognitive Dissonance and support of Donald Trump

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As a college student at Vassar, Rick Shenkman was a fervent supporter of Richard Nixon. As the Watergate scandal unfolded, Shenkman was unwavering in his defense of Nixon. He was a poster boy for cognitive dissonance, unwilling to admit he was wrong about Nixon. But the firing of Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox in the infamous Saturday Night Massacre was a turning point for the then young conservative. Shenkman is a former journalist, turned historian and the author of seven books on politics. He talks about his days as a Nixon supporter, his cognitive dissonance and how this behavior is playing a role in today's unfaltering support of Donald Trump.
Read: https://southseattleemerald.org/voices/2025/07/22/masked-men-are-detaining-people-when-will-washingtons-leaders-protect-us

Read: https://nieman.harvard.edu/mark-trahant-wins-the-2025-i-f-stone-medal-for-journalistic-independence/

Read: https://www.24thstreet.org/blog/2025/1/17/letting-go

Read:https://www.amazon.com/Harbingers-January-Charlottesville-American-Democracy/dp/1586424017

Read: https://www.mapresearch.org/2024-dei-report "Dismantling DEI: A Coordinated Attack on American Values"
https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2025/01/07/these-companies-have-rolled-back-dei-policies-mcdonalds-is-latest-to-abandon-diversity-standards/
https://www.chronicle.com/package/the-assault-on-dei Chronicle of Higher Education

https://www.courts.wa.gov/appellate_trial_courts/supreme/bios/?fa=scbios.display_file&fileID=gonzalez
Read: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/obituaries/chinatown-international-district-activist-matt-chan-dead-at-71/
Hear Rick Shenkman on the BBC Radio Program Sideways:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001xdg0
Read: https://www.thedailybeast.com/i-stuck-with-nixon-heres-why-science-said-i-did-it
Read: https://www.washcog.org/in-the-news/your-right-to-know
Read: https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/the-legislatures-sunshine-committee-has-fallen-into-darkness/
Read: https://www.cascadiadaily.com/2024/f...

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As a college student at Vassar, Rick Shenkman was a fervent supporter of Richard Nixon. As the Watergate scandal unfolded, Shenkman was unwavering in his defense of Nixon. He was a poster boy for cognitive dissonance, unwilling to admit he was wrong about Nixon. But the firing of Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox in the infamous Saturday Night Massacre was a turning point for the then young conservative. Shenkman is a former journalist, turned historian and the author of seven books on politics. He talks about his days as a Nixon supporter, his cognitive dissonance and how this behavior is playing a role in today's unfaltering support of Donald Trump.
Read: https://southseattleemerald.org/voices/2025/07/22/masked-men-are-detaining-people-when-will-washingtons-leaders-protect-us

Read: https://nieman.harvard.edu/mark-trahant-wins-the-2025-i-f-stone-medal-for-journalistic-independence/

Read: https://www.24thstreet.org/blog/2025/1/17/letting-go

Read:https://www.amazon.com/Harbingers-January-Charlottesville-American-Democracy/dp/1586424017

Read: https://www.mapresearch.org/2024-dei-report "Dismantling DEI: A Coordinated Attack on American Values"
https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2025/01/07/these-companies-have-rolled-back-dei-policies-mcdonalds-is-latest-to-abandon-diversity-standards/
https://www.chronicle.com/package/the-assault-on-dei Chronicle of Higher Education

https://www.courts.wa.gov/appellate_trial_courts/supreme/bios/?fa=scbios.display_file&fileID=gonzalez
Read: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/obituaries/chinatown-international-district-activist-matt-chan-dead-at-71/
Hear Rick Shenkman on the BBC Radio Program Sideways:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001xdg0
Read: https://www.thedailybeast.com/i-stuck-with-nixon-heres-why-science-said-i-did-it
Read: https://www.washcog.org/in-the-news/your-right-to-know
Read: https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/the-legislatures-sunshine-committee-has-fallen-into-darkness/
Read: https://www.cascadiadaily.com/2024/f...

  continue reading

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