The Kids Aren't Alright: The Budding Authoritarianism of Young Americans
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Reggie Peralta
Curator at US World Report
- University of California Los Angeles
- Political Science, Radio and Television/Video Production
- Class of 2014
- USA
Member since August 2013
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