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Nikole Hannah-Jones, the 1619 Project, and Bad Education Decisions

October 22, 2026

In this episode of Radio Free Campus, Steve McGuire and Justin Garrison discuss a recent New York Times article by Nikole Hannah-Jones, the driving force behind the 1619 Project, about her decision to prioritize ideology over educational opportunity when it came to enrolling her daughter in school. The hosts connect this bad decision to the deep flaws in the 1619 Project’s view of American history. When it comes to educating one’s children about the American past, Steve and Justin recommend a new book, A Nation Born in a Day: Visions of the American Founding, as an antidote to the 1619 Project’s toxic ideas. The podcast hosts also discuss new tensions in managing AI in higher education.

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