{"id":44012,"date":"2022-09-20T09:31:21","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T13:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalcenter.org\/?p=44012"},"modified":"2023-12-14T14:23:03","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T19:23:03","slug":"the-left-simplified-an-interview-with-scott-shepard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalcenter.org\/ncppr\/2022\/09\/20\/the-left-simplified-an-interview-with-scott-shepard\/","title":{"rendered":"The Left, Simplified \u2013 an Interview with Scott Shepard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Free Enterprise Project Director\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nationalcenter.org\/ncppr\/staff\/scott-shepard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scott Shepard<\/a> appears on Blunt Force Truth to discuss the National Center\u2019s lawsuit\u00a0against Starbucks for racist hiring policies, the push to ban gas-powered vehicles, and more. 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