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I'm 17. And I'm Immunized from Woke Politics.
The author after a debate tournament in October 2019.
Here's how.
By Daniel Idfresne
09.10.21 — Culture and Ideas
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I’m a first generation, 17-year-old Black American who grew up in Bedford-Stuyvesant, the Brooklyn neighborhood made famous by Jay-Z.

Given that brief biography, perhaps you’d assume that I’m a Black Lives Matter slogan-chanting, capitalism-chastising teen activist. Or that I’m an at-risk youth, destined for dropping out or incarceration. 

You’d be wrong …

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Daniel Idfresne
Daniel Idfresne is a political commentator and student at Syracuse University. He has written nationally syndicated opinion pieces for outlets including Fox News, the New York Post, RealClearPolitics, Reason, Newsweek, and Townhall.
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