President Biden and former President Trump have the highest share of “double haters” in at least three decades, with new data from Pew showing that a quarter of Americans hold unfavorable views of both men. Ravi discusses this after diving into the politics behind Biden’s latest executive action, which will offer new legal protections for undocumented immigrants who are married to or stepchildren of American citizens, and why the turmoil threatening China’s solar industry impacts the world.
Finally, Ravi welcomes Rob Wipond to the show to discuss his new book, ‘Your Consent Is Not Required: The Rise in Psychiatric Detentions, Forced Treatment, and Abusive Guardianships’. They explore the realities of abuse and exploitation within the psychiatric system, the growing movement to expand involuntary commitment powers, which often target homeless individuals, and whether mental health and psychiatric laws infringe on due process rights.
Show Notes:
China’s giant solar industry is in turmoil (The Economist, 6/17/24)
What to know about Biden’s new plan to legalize US citizens’ undocumented family members (VOX, 6/18/24)
Trump v Biden: The Economist's presidential election prediction model (The Economist, 6/17/24)
The dread election: Share of "double haters" hits historic high (Axios, 6/15/24)
Never back down: Rich and powerful exploit post-shame society (Axios, 6/17/24)
Top Democratic Power Broker Is Charged With Racketeering (New York Times, 6/17/24)
New Jersey AG charges Democratic power broker George Norcross in bombshell indictment (Politico, 6/17/24)
iPad with Calculator is cool but the real AI tablet hero is Math Notes – and I can't wait to try it (MSN, 6/15/24)
Your Consent Is Not Required: The Rise in Psychiatric Detentions, Forced Treatment, and Abusive Guardianships (Rob Wipond, 1/24/23)
Robert Sapolsky (Stanford, 2/1/11)
Eric Adams' Plan To Involuntarily Hospitalize Mentally Ill Homeless People Will Face Legal Challenges (Reason, 11/30/22)
Willowbrook: The Last Great Disgrace (Geraldo Rivera, 2/2/72)
Variations in patterns of involuntary hospitalisation and in legal frameworks: an international comparative study (NCIB, 6/5/19)
Student Loan Setbacks, Involuntary Hospitalizations, Rat Czar (Lost Debate, 12/6/22)