Thoughts on the Protests + Weinstein and Cell Phone Debate
Ep. 216 w/ Shownotes
Ravi kicks off the show by tackling three of the week’s biggest breaking news stories: what TikTok’s future in the U.S. looks like after President Biden signed legislation that will ban or force a sale of the platform, the rationale behind the New York Court of Appeals’ decision to overturn Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 sex crimes conviction, and what to know about the pro-Palestine protests that have erupted on college campuses across the country.
Ravi then welcomes Keri Rodrigues, co-founder and founding president of the National Parents Union and co-host of The National Parents Union Podcast. Keri and Ravi discuss the impact of Moms for Liberty, what Gen Z’s future looks like, and why there’s so much debate around whether students should be allowed to have their phones with them during school.
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Shownotes
Thoughts on the Protests + Weinstein
What the backlash to student protests over Gaza is really about (VOX, 4/24/24)
Student Protesters Are Schooling Their Universities (New York Magazine, 4/24/24)
Colleges grasp for solutions to pro-Palestinian student protests (The Hill, 4/24/24)
The Unreality of Columbia’s ‘Liberated Zone’ (The Atlantic, 4/22/24)
The college campus protests. (Tangle, 4/24/24)
Campus Protests Over Gaza Intensify Amid Pushback by Universities and Police (New York Times, 4/24/24)
The Campus-Left Occupation That Broke Higher Education (The Atlantic, 4/25/24)
Is the Yale-China relationship in jeopardy? (Yale Daily News, 4/25/22)
Cell Phone Debate
What is screen time doing to children? (The Economist, 4/17/24)
Schools Want to Ban Phones. Parents Say No. (Wall Street Journal, 4/20/24)
Reasons to be cheerful about Generation Z (The Economist, 4/18/24)
TikTok Ban, Porn & Public Health, Noncompete Clauses (Lost Debate, 1/10/23)
TikTok Ban, Woke AI, Blue City Backtrack, Falling Standards (Lost Debate, 3/12/24)
“Non-Profit” Hospitals, TikTok Security, NYC Housing, Teacher Pay (Lost Debate, 9/27/22)
TikTok, Right to be Rude, College Degree Requirements (Lost Debate, 3/23/23)
Kids And Phones, AI Winners And Losers, Service Industry In Crisis (Lost Debate, 5/27/23)
Parents Are the Problem with Pamela Paul (Lost Debate, 1/30/24)
Biden in Trouble, Smartphone Ban, Homeschooling’s Rise, Good Economic News (Lost Debate, 11/7/23)
Re: Keri Rodrigues on smart phones in classrooms.
I (tried to) teach in a Title 1 public high school between 2009 and 2019. Keri’s disposition on smartphones in the classroom struck me as uncomprehending , amusing—and predictable. I recommend home schooling to her and other parents with her attitude on this matter and some others she expressed.