
Five Books to Take On a Desert Island, Why The News Makes You Dumb, and Why Politics is the True National Pastime
Life and Books and Everything — Clearly ReformedFive Books to Take On a Desert Island, Why The News Makes You Dumb, and Why Politics is the True National Pastime
August 10, 2020

Life and Books and EverythingClearly Reformed
Originally released on June 23rd, 2020, Kevin DeYoung, Collin Hansen, and Justin Taylor discuss the five books they would take on a desert island, why the news makes you dumb, and why politics is the true national pastime.
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