How Not to React to the Trump Indictment and the Nashville Shooting

<p>This week, Eric, Dan, and Dylan discuss what we know (and there’s still much we don’t know) about the indictment of former President Donald Trump by New York City District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Was it a wise move to indict Trump? Does indicting a former president for the first time in American history presage the “end of the republic”? Next, the guys discuss the horrible school shooting in Nashville and the quick descent into collectivist thinking on the part of both the political left and the political right. And finally, Dylan shares a horrifying AI-created video of Will Smith eating spaghetti that highlights just how far some AI technology has to go, while Eric uses it to make a point about what AI creators won’t allow to be created, like political satire of China’s president, Xi Jinping.</p><br><p><a href="http://acton.org/audio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Subscribe to our podcasts</a></p><p><a href="https://university.acton.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apply Now for Acton University 2023</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/article/trump-indictment-criminal-charges.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What We Know About the Indictment and Surrender of Donald Trump | New York Times</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/03/27/us/nashville-shooting-covenant-school" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">6 Killed in Nashville School Shooting, Including 3 Children | New York Times</a></p><br><p><a href="https://russroberts.medium.com/the-lonely-man-with-a-gun-f8467e7b9975" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Lonely Man with a Gun | Russ Roberts</a></p><br><p><a href="https://twitter.com/GRITCULT/status/1640709313894182912" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AI-Generated Video of Will Smith Eating Spaghetti</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2023/03/31/midjourney-ceo-says-political-satire-in-china-is-pretty-not-okay-but-apparently-silencing-satire-about-xi-jinping-is-pretty-okay/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Midjourney CEO Says ‘Political Satire in China Is Pretty Not Okay,’ but Apparently Silencing Satire About Xi Jinping Is Pretty Okay | Techdirt </a></p><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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