Archive - The Freedom Academy with Asha Rangappa

Freedom Academy Book Club: Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future with Jason Stanley

How insisting on myths of "national greatness" and "national innocence" is intended to leave students unequipped to fully participate as democratic…

Nov 4 •

1:03:02

Book Club Zoom Link, 11/3/24, 8:00 p.m. EST

We are 48 hours away from the most consequential presidential election of our lifetimes, making my Freedom Academy Book Club talk with my friend and…

Nov 3 •

Note from Asha: When Murder Becomes a Foreign Policy Tool

Why green-lighting foreign assassination attempts against dissidents is among the many issues on the ballot.

Nov 3 •

Friday Round Up! 11/1/24

Oops, they're doing it again.

Nov 2 •

Class 38. Know It When You Hear It

How to recognize fascist rhetoric and its manipulative effects.

Nov 1 •

1:06:36

October 2024

Guest Speaker Zoom Link, 10/30/24, 12 p.m. EDT

Looking forward to joining Jennifer Mercieca, author of Demagogue for President: the Rhetorical Genius of Donald Trump, to discus how certain political…

Oct 30 •

Wine & Fries Workshop: INTEL BRIEF: Who Wants Your Data and Why

Understanding how foreign adversaries use cyber tactics to advance their geopolitical goals, and why you should care about it.

Oct 28 •

45:50

Wine & Fries Workshop: INTEL BRIEF: Who Wants Your Data and Why?

In light of the seemingly endless parade of DOJ indictments against rogue actors for foreign influence in our political and electoral system, I will be…

Oct 27 •

Friday Round Up! 10/25/24

Rule #1: Do Not Obey in Advance

Oct 26 •

Class 37. This Is Your Brain. This Is Your Brain on Moral Disengagement.

How to identify the "moral off-ramps" that enable people to rationalize problematic beliefs and behavior.

Oct 24 •

I may or may not come back...still debating.

Oct 20 •

How Christopher Columbus Ruined My Life

I have to explain to my children the difference between Native Americans and Indians simply because one man got lost one time.

Oct 14 •

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