Frank Smyth: Why the Next Three Years Could Be the Most Violent in American History Since Reconstruction


Author: Andrew Keen June 17, 2022 Duration: 37:15
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Frank Smyth: Why the Next Three Years Could Be the Most Violent in American History Since Reconstruction

Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now.

In this episode, Andrew is joined by Frank Smyth, author of The NRA: The Unauthorized History.

Frank Smyth is an independent, award-winning investigative journalist specializing in armed conflicts, organized crime and human rights overseas, and on the gun movement and its influence at home. He is a former arms trafficking investigator for Human Rights Watch breaking the role of France in arming Rwanda before its genocide. Smyth is a global authority on journalist security and press freedom having testified to Congress and member states of several multilateral organizations.


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