Manhattan DA’s light-on-crime approach is a threat to meaningful criminal justice reform

<p>This week, Eric Kohn, Sam Gregg, and Dan Hugger briefly discuss the first anniversary of the January 6 capitol riot. Have we learned anything helpful in the past year? Then they examine the waves being caused by teachers unions once again forcing public schools to close in major cities. Is this enough to stir a parent revolt to change the nature of public education as we know it? Next, they take a look at the newly announced policies of the Manhattan district attorney that would effectively eliminate jail time for an array of serious offenses. What damage will this light-on-crime approach do to meaningful and serious criminal justice reform? And finally, they review the conviction of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes on four federal counts of defrauding investors. What, if anything, does this have to say about market capitalism or Silicon Valley?</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.acton.org/audio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Subscribe to our podcasts</strong></a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-chicago-teachers-unions-priorities-students-public-schools-strike-pedro-martinez-11640903743" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Chicago Teachers Union’s Priorities | Wall Street Journal</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://nypost.com/2022/01/04/manhattan-da-alvin-bragg-to-stop-seeking-prison-in-some-cases/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Manhattan DA to stop seeking prison sentences in slew of criminal cases | New York Post</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/01/can-criminal-justice-reformers-adjust-rising-crime/621205/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Justice Reformers Need to Update Their Priors | The Atlantic</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://blog.acton.org/archives/122858-elizabeth-holmes-is-the-con-artist-we-were-all-waiting-for.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elizabeth Holmes is the con artist we were all waiting for | Acton Institute</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://abcaudio.com/podcasts/the-dropout/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Dropout Podcast | ABC News</a></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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