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Extremism: The Dangerous Origins of the Radical Right
Season 7 · Episode 8

Extremism: The Dangerous Origins of the Radical Right

Next Question with Katie Couric · iHeartPodcasts

May 4, 202346m 20sExplicit

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Show Notes

Legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin has covered Some of the most notorious figures in U.S. history. Now, in his book “Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of RIght-Wing Extremism,” Toobin takes on the man behind the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. Toobin puts the incident into historical context by tracing the roots of McVeigh’s actions from the standoff at Ruby Ridge, to President Clinton’s ban on assault weapons, and all the way through the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. In this episode of Next Question, he tells Katie, “That's why I wrote Homegrown to show that [McVeigh] was not an aberration. And that his legacy lives on in both people and ideas that are persistent to this day.”

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katie couricjeffrey toobintomthy mcveighoklahoma city bombingbill clintonhomegrown