The Politics of Star Wars Explained (How the Force Can Fix the World)

The politics of Star Wars explained: Author Stephen Kent joins the show to break down the big-picture themes we can take away from Star Wars. As he explains in the upcoming book HOW THE FORCE CAN FIX THE WORLD, the Star Wars saga's "politics" aren't a partisan weapon but are really more about hope, choice, humility, empathy, redemption, balance, and fear.

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Pre-Orders for my new book, "How the Force Can Fix the World"

What if we looked to Star Wars for more than just entertainment? How the Force Can Fix the World takes this challenge on by analyzing the core principles of the Star Wars franchise: HOPE, CHOICE, HUMILITY, EMPATHY, REDEMPTION, BALANCE and rejecting FEAR. Together, these are the Star Wars roadmap for living better lives, and maybe even fostering a better politics.

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NPR: Stephen Kent offers insight into new conservative show for Rightly & Al Jazeera

This show is a forum about the fight within the right over its commitment to liberalism, the ethic of accommodation, and openness," Kent said. "That tradition is under attack on the left and right. But I can't settle the left's increasingly complicated relationship with liberalism. So my focus will be on the right and building the case over time for why the liberal tradition is worth defending

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Stephen Kent launches "Politicize Me" on Substack

“You still want to kill me,” Kylo says to her in his garbled robotic voice, filtered by the mask he wears. “That happens when you're being hunted by a creature in a mask,” Rey snaps back at him.


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VANITY FAIR: As Gina Carano and Star Wars Fans Clash, Hero Worship Turns to Scorn

Stephen Kent thinks left-leaning pileups and hashtags like #FireGinaCarano are partially responsible for escalating tensions: “These newest tweets, expressing doubt and resentment about COVID and masks and the election, there’s nothing new here.” But, Kent added, “Gina Carano’s not making things better for conservative fans who want to feel welcome when they go to fan conventions and mingle with their fellow lovers of Star Wars. She’s not making things easier for anybody. She’s making things just dramatically more dubious and sad and divisive.”

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