#27 - A Conversation with Marianne

Ben Chugg and Vaden Masrani — Mon, 28 Jun 2021 09:00:00 -0700

There are many overused internet keywords that could be associated with this conversation, but none of them quite seem right. So here's a poem instead:

The Ogre does what ogres can,
Deeds quite impossible for Man,
But one prize is beyond his reach:
The Ogre cannot master speech.

About a subjugated plain,
Among its desperate and slain,
The Ogre stalks with hands on hips,
While drivel gushes from his lips

- August 1968, W H Auden

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Audio updated: 05/07/2021

#5 - Incrementalism Revisited: Defund the Police

Ben Chugg and Vaden Masrani — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 22:00:00 -0700

In their first somber episode, Ben and Vaden discuss the protests and political tensions surrounding the murder of George Floyd. They talk about defunding the police, the importance of philosophy in politics, and honest conversation as the only peaceful means of error-correction.

References:

https://8cantwait.org/
https://www.8toabolition.com/
Study which found that body cameras did not have a statistically significant effect.

Errata:

Ta-Nehisi Coates quote is "essential below" not "eternal under". Full quote is: "It is truly horrible to understand yourself as the essential below of your country."
Things That Make White People Uncomfortable was written by Michael Bennett, not Michael Barnet

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Increments - Episodes Tagged with “Police”

#27 - A Conversation with Marianne

#5 - Incrementalism Revisited: Defund the Police