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Matt Kibbe is joined by Sienna Mae Heath, host of \u201cLeaving the Left for Liberty<\/a>,\u201d to talk about their different strategies for communicating ideas of liberty to the public and whether we should focus on a fact-based analysis or a more emotional approach that appeals to people\u2019s intuitions about how the world works. On a practical level, both communication styles are necessary \u2014 both separately and together \u2014 with the heart and mind united in a single, perfect sphere. As a woman of Iranian descent, Sienna also reflects on the \u201cWoman, Life, Freedom\u201d movement currently threatening to topple Iran\u2019s authoritarian, theocratic regime.<\/p>\n

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