Current Events with Hicks and Salsman

Current Events with Hicks and Salsman

Author: The Atlas Society September 16, 2021 Duration: 58:52

The Atlas Society Senior Scholars Stephen Hicks and Richard Salsman join host Jennifer Grossman for an Objectivist perspective on a recent Media Bias study, President Biden's Vaccine Mandate, and a rise of secularism in Harvard chaplains. Be sure to tune in for what will prove to be a thought-provoking discussion!


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