July 2019 – Page 12

July 17, 2019

Cato Daily Podcast - Let Conservationists Compete for Use of Federal Lands

Conservations are not a part of the conversation when it comes time to lease federal lands. Should that change? Shawn Regan of the Property and Environment Research Center comments.

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July 17, 2019

The Intelligence from The Economist - In like a Leyen: the European Commission’s new president

Ursula von der Leyen has a tough task ahead, pressing a broad agenda in a fragmented European Parliament. We take a look at the vast international collaboration that is weather prediction, where it’s heading and how climate change could make it harder. And, why the villages of Japan are where to head if you love getting close to bears.

Additional sound by Solostud at Freesound.org.

July 17, 2019

Crimetown - Introducing Man in the Window

From the partnership that brought you Dirty John, comes Man in the Window. Pulitzer prize winning reporter Paige St. John investigates The Golden State Killer, and traces his path of devastation through the eyes of his victims. Binge the series now at wondery.fm/CT

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July 17, 2019

The NewsWorthy - Big Tech Hearings, Neuralink & Emmy Record – Wednesday, July 17th, 2019

The news to know for Wednesday, July 17th, 2019!

Today, we're talking about the final decision in the Eric Garner case, and what lawmakers are saying now about Facebook's cryptocurrency.

Plus: Elon Musk explains his newest vision for brain implants, the military has a warning about a fake facebook event, and how Game of Thrones just broke another record.

Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you.

Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com to read more about any of the stories mentioned under the section titled 'Episodes' or see sources below...

Today's episode is brought to you by Zola and M.M.LaFleur.

Sources:

No NYPD Charges in Garner Case: Washington Post, NBC News, Reuters

Big Tech Hearings: TechCrunch, WSJ, CNN, The Washington Post, NYT

Neuralink: Bloomberg, CNBC, The Verge

Rocket City World Record: TechCrunch, AL.com, RocketCenter.com

“Area 51” Fake Event: USA Today, BBC, TIME

Game of Thrones Record: Variety, Deadline, CNBC

Emmy Nominations: People (full list)

World Emoji Day: USA Today

July 17, 2019

The Gist - Trump Will Lose in 2020

On The Gist, it’s a good day for those who love quarterly fundraising numbers among Democratic presidential candidates!

In the interview, we’re used to the Nate Silver approach to election forecasting, using constantly changing polling data to predict the likelihood of this or that result. But Rachel Bitecofer, assistant director of the Wason Center for Public Policy, has a better way. Her new model, based on negative partisanship and demographics, is more static, and proved spot-on in 2018. So what does it have to say for 2020?

In the Spiel, a theory on what’s really keeping Kellyanne and George Conway together.

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July 16, 2019

SCOTUScast - Stokeling v. United States – Post-Decision Podcast

On January 15, 2019, the Supreme Court decided Stokeling v. United States, a case considering whether Florida’s robbery law, which requires victim resistance that is then overcome by the physical force of the offender, qualifies as a “violent felony” under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA).
ACCA imposes a 15-year mandatory minimum prison sentence on any federal firearms offender who has three or more convictions for a “violent” felony or serious drug offense. In determining whether any given predicate felony conviction qualifies as “violent,” federal courts typically apply a “categorical” approach that looks only to the elements of the predicate offense and not the underlying facts. If the elements include “the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against the person or property of another,” the conviction qualifies as a violent felony. The issue here was whether Stokeling’s Florida conviction for robbery categorically qualified as a violent felony for ACCA purposes. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that it did.
By a vote of 5-4, the Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the Eleventh Circuit. In an opinion delivered by Justice Thomas, the Supreme Court held that ACCA’s elements clause encompasses a robbery offense that, like Florida’s law, requires the criminal physically to overcome the victim’s resistance. Justice Thomas’s majority opinion was joined by Justices Breyer, Alito, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh. Justice Sotomayor filed a dissenting opinion, in which the Chief Justice and Justices Ginsburg and Kagan joined.
To discuss the case, we have Luke Milligan, Professor of Law at the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law.

July 16, 2019

Cato Daily Podcast - Montana School Choice at SCOTUS

Montana parents want to use a scholarship tax credit program to send their kids to religious schools. Montana’s high court says no. The Supreme Court will ultimately decide the issue this term. Erica Smith with the Institute for Justice comments.

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July 16, 2019

Cato Daily Podcast - Montana School Choice at SCOTUS

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July 16, 2019

The Intelligence from The Economist - At stake, chips: Japan-South Korea trade spat

A dispute about industrial chemicals reveals tensions that have remained unresolved since the second world war—and threatens the global electronics market. In the Indian state of Assam, a trumped-up rule on citizenship singles out Muslims for detention and deportation. And, a look at why American and European working hours have diverged so much.