Weekly Roundup: The Antebellum South

Straight White American Jesus · Sep 4, 2021 · 8m

Brad and Dan begin by discussing the slate of new laws in Texas: Abortion: The six-week abortion ban that includes a 10k bounty for anyone involved. Handheld Killing Machines: The new permitless carry law. Voting: making absentee voting harder, preventing 24-hour voting in Harris County, demanding driver licenses for mail-in votes, etc. School Curricula: Laws creating an "1836 Project," outlaw discussing current events and systemic racism, and prohibit credit for civic engagement. The conclusion: Texas is trying to go back to the 1850s (the Antebellum period) and be the vanguard of the New…