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Why This Survivor of Mao’s Cultural Revolution Is Scared For America

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On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," author Xi Van Fleet joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to share what it was like growing up in China during Mao’s Cultural Revolution, share how she escaped to America, and explain the striking similarities she sees between the Marxist re-education she endured in communist China and the behaviors of the progressive American left.

You can find Van Fleet's book "Mao's America: A Survivor's Warning" here.

Host:
Emily Jashinsky