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Manhattan DA’s light-on-crime approach is a threat to meaningful criminal justice reform
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Manhattan DA’s light-on-crime approach is a threat to meaningful criminal justice reform
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53 minutes
Released:
Jan 10, 2022
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This week, Eric Kohn, Sam Gregg, and Dan Hugger briefly discuss the first anniversary of the January 6 capitol riot. Have we learned anything helpful in the past year? Then they examine the waves being caused by teachers unions once again forcing public schools to close in major cities. Is this enough to stir a parent revolt to change the nature of public education as we know it? Next, they take a look at the newly announced policies of the Manhattan district attorney that would effectively eliminate jail time for an array of serious offenses. What damage will this light-on-crime approach do to meaningful and serious criminal justice reform? And finally, they review the conviction of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes on four federal counts of defrauding investors. What, if anything, does this have to say about market capitalism or Silicon Valley?
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The Chicago Teachers Union’s Priorities | Wall Street Journal
Manhattan DA to stop seeking prison sentences in slew of criminal cases | New York Post
Justice Reformers Need to Update Their Priors | The Atlantic
Elizabeth Holmes is the con artist we were all waiting for | Acton Institute
The Dropout Podcast | ABC News
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Jan 10, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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