Conversation #17: The Great Divide (October 8, 2017)

This was almost the conversation that got away — our first attempt to record it failed completely so we had to do the whole thing again with a portable recorder. Despite that, it worked out pretty well — this is a long one! We begin by talking about what books we’re reading. We then dive right in to the topic of the recent bloody shooting in Las Vegas, and whether there is any hope for meaningful gun law reform in America. And is it crazy to entertain a conspiracy theory about the motive? Then we discuss an article from Current Affairs magazine entitled "How to Heal the Left-Liberal Divide" by Pete Davis. Davis has some good insight into the problem, but is his conclusion accurate? From where we’re sitting, the Democratic Party faithful are doubling down and ramping up there angry, entitled rhetoric, which is not going to serve them well in future elections.

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More Information

Wikipedia’s article on District of Columbia v. Heller can be found here.

The New York Times article, “F.B.I. Steps Up Use of Stings in ISIS Cases” by Eric Lichtblau, is here

The Current Affairs article, “How to Heal the Left-Liberal Divide” by Pete Davis, is here