Topic: Kelvin Baker

Mo Facts introduces a CBS segment featuring novelist Kelvin Baker and journalist Jeff Glor discussing Baker's book, A More Perfect Reunion. Baker argues that America's primary failure is one of integration rather than race, suggesting the nation has punted on this issue since the Continental Congress. The discussion critiques the media narrative that Abraham Lincoln was a social justice warrior, noting that Lincoln's initial stance was to preserve the Union even if it meant maintaining slavery.

The discussion shifts to Kelvin Baker's suggestion that America needs programs on the scale of the New Deal to achieve integration. Mo Facts counters this by citing Cato Institute research showing that Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal actually prolonged joblessness for millions and disproportionately harmed Black workers. The hosts argue that policy prescriptions often have unintended negative consequences that are ignored by those pushing a specific narrative.