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The student news site of Carlmont High School in Belmont, California.

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Red, White, & True Ep. 5: Not your checked pant Republican

Welcome back to Red, White, & True, a podcast that aims to navigate America’s polarized, partisan politics. In the second episode of a series on liberalism and conservatism in the United States, host Chesney Evert and guest Matt Grocott discuss the impact of Republican politics today.

In the Bay Area specifically, “conservative” has become a bad word. It’s associated with ignorance and apathy despite its legitimate political basis in “laissez-faire” economic policy and American interests.

Do politics determine what kind of person you are? Should they play a role in our relationships? I invite you to question the prejudices we have against people of a different political affiliation.

Grocott, a former mayor and city council member in San Carlos, is currently a columnist for the San Mateo Daily Journal. His most recent piece can be found here.

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About the Contributor
Chesney Evert, Highlander Editor-in-Chief
Chesney Evert is a senior and third-year Carlmont Journalism student. She writes to connect with the world around her and sees a future where all news is uncensored, well-researched, and a vehicle of empathy. Dabbling in many forms of media (from podcasting, video production, opinion and expository writing, and magazine design) has helped Chesney cultivate a love for print journalism that she will pursue as the Editor-in-Chief of the Carlmont Highlander this year. When she's not typing frenetically, you can find her working at the Reading Bug, playing Bananagrams, or singing and dancing onstage. Twitter: @ChesneyEvert Instagram: @chest_knee

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