Trump Guilty. What Now?
Ep. 225 w/ show notes
Donald Trump has been found guilty on 34 felony counts in his New York hush money criminal trial. Ravi discusses what we know about the breaking news and what could happen next.
Show Notes:
Trump found guilty in hush money trial (CNN, 5/30/24)
What Sentencing Could Look Like if Trump Is Found Guilty (New York Times, 4/18/24)
The Problem with New York’s Trump Investigations (Lost Debate, 4/26/22)
Trump Indictment, Effective Altruism, Moving from Blue States to Red States (Lost Debate, 4/11/23)
Trump Indictment?, Banks, Arkansas Youth Labor Laws (Lost Debate, 3/21/23)
Ravi kicks off the show with breaking news, including updates on Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial, ex-OpenAI board member Helen Toner’s tell-all interview about Sam Altman’s short-lived firing, why the Texas elections have seen a wave of pro-school voucher candidates, and the latest drama in New York City’s casino permit fight.
Ravi then welcomes Adam Gopnik, legendary staff writer at The New Yorker, to talk about his book, “All That Happiness Is,” what it truly means to be happy, and the unexpected benefits that can come from learning new skills. They then turn to Adam’s latest piece in The New Yorker, "Why Liberals Struggle to Defend Liberalism,” and discuss why liberal democracy is in crisis, what we get wrong when we talk about Hitler, and the importance of pluralism in a healthy society.
Show Notes:
What Sentencing Could Look Like if Trump Is Found Guilty (New York Times, 4/18/24)
There Is Much More at Stake in Trump’s Manhattan Case Than Just Hush Money (New York Times, 2/20/24)
What really went down at OpenAI and the future of regulation w/ Helen Toner (The TED AI Show, 5/28/24)
Former OpenAI board member explains why they fired Sam Altman (The Verge, 5/28/24)
Texas House runoffs bring wave of GOP incumbent defeats, give Abbott votes for school vouchers (Texas Tribune, 5/28/24)
The GOP establishment survived in Texas, but the results were messy (Politico, 5/29/24)
What’s breaking up the Texas Republican party? School vouchers (Politico, 5/22/24)
New Jackpot City Eleven rivals. Countless billions. One prize: the right to build a casino in the heart of New York. (New York Magazine, 5/28/24)
Why Liberals Struggle to Defend Liberalism (The New Yorker, 5/20/24)
The Forgotten History of Hitler’s Establishment Enablers (The New Yorker, 5/18/24)
Ken Burns, H’24 Keynote Address to Brandeis University's 2024 Graduates (Brandeis University, 5/20/24)
All That Happiness Is: Some Words on What Matters (Adam Gopnik, 4/23/24)
The Real Work: On the Mystery of Mastery (Adam Gopnik, 3/2/23)