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Thoughts, and Especially Prayers, Matter
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59 minutes
Released:
Feb 20, 2023
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This week, Eric, Dan, and Dylan start with a discussion of President’s Day, a holiday where we’ve collectivized all the Presidents of the United States of America – good, and, and indifferent – into one day of celebration. That means it’s an opportunity for Eric to once again highlight how awful Woodrow Wilson really was. Then, they move on to the horrific shooting at Michigan State University. Why is it a new trend for advocates of a particular set of political beliefs to respond to these incidents with “f*** your thoughts and prayers?” And, if we spent some time thinking and praying about our legal system and the way it works, what could we imagine doing differently that could help prevent incidents like this from happening again? Finally, they examine the new editing of certain works by Roald Dahl to remove potentially offensive words, phrases, and ideas. Thomas Bowdler, please call your office.
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Timeline of events in Michigan State University shooting | Associated Press
Statement from Michigan State Rep. Ranjeev Puri | Twitter
The Michigan State University killer was previously charged with a felony but was still able to buy guns. Here’s why | CNN
Critics reject changes to Roald Dahl books as censorship | Associated Press
Sen. Josh Hawley wants to create a legal age to be allowed on social media | NBC News
But What If We're Wrong?: Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past | Chuck Klosterman
'Fahrenheit 451' Was Once Sanitized for Public Schools | Reason
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Timeline of events in Michigan State University shooting | Associated Press
Statement from Michigan State Rep. Ranjeev Puri | Twitter
The Michigan State University killer was previously charged with a felony but was still able to buy guns. Here’s why | CNN
Critics reject changes to Roald Dahl books as censorship | Associated Press
Sen. Josh Hawley wants to create a legal age to be allowed on social media | NBC News
But What If We're Wrong?: Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past | Chuck Klosterman
'Fahrenheit 451' Was Once Sanitized for Public Schools | Reason
Photo Credit: ASSOCIATED PRESS
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Feb 20, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
The revolt against COVID-19 vaccine mandates: <p>This week, Eric Kohn, Sam Gregg, and Dylan Pahman discuss the possibility that objection to Southwest Airlines’ COVID-19 vaccine mandate was behind the cancelation of more than 1,000 flights over the weekend. Even if it wasn’t, there is clearly resistance to vaccine mandates out there, whether coming from the government or private businesses. And why is resistance to mandates, for some people at least, turning into resistance or rejection of the vaccine itself? A University of Michigan professor is under fire for showing his class Lawrence Oliver's black-face film portrayal of Othello. Is the biggest culprit in situations like these the people in authority who cave to the mob? And finally, Sam Gregg discusses his review of Vivek Ramaswamy’s new book <em>Woke, Inc. </em>and how the behavior we're seeing in big corporations is similar to that on display in the University of M by Acton Unwind