A Country That Doesn't Know its History is Ripe for the Picking

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What happens when a nation stops teaching its own history?

In this powerful episode, Mark Mansour takes you deep into the crisis unfolding in American classrooms — where civics is forgotten, books are banned, and history is being rewritten. From Florida’s sweeping censorship laws to the collapse of basic civic knowledge, we connect the dots between educational neglect and the rise of authoritarianism in America.

Donald Trump didn’t create this vacuum. He stepped into it. And he’s not alone.

Why can’t half of Americans name the three branches of government?

Why are schools across the country banning books by Toni Morrison and Margaret Atwood?

And how does a generation without history become the perfect target for propaganda?

This isn’t just an education crisis. It’s a democracy crisis. And it’s not coming—it’s here.

Tune in to America’s Fractured Politics and find out why remembering our past may be the most radical act of resistance we have left.

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