54 min
Law & Disorder — The Common Good vs. Individual Rights The Radical Reverend
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- Religion & Spirituality
The US presidential election was called more than a month ago but Trump still hasn't conceded. Do any of his legal challenges to overturn the election results have a chance of succeeding?
The Trump administration is executing prisoners during the transition period, breaking a norm that has lasted 130 years. Why is Trump doing this? Do average Americans actually support the death penalty?
Under a Supreme Court that leans heavily to the Right, what will happen to Roe v. Wade? Is there any hope of the Biden administration making truly progressive changes, or will any progressive legislation be hamstrung by the courts?
Canada has just begun administering its first COVID vaccines to a small group of high-risk seniors and frontline healthcare workers. Will vaccines eventually be mandatory for everyone? What do our laws say about balancing the common good and individual rights?
Guests:
François Tanguay-Renaud [@FTanguayRenaud], law professor and co-director of the Jack and Mae Nathanson Centre on Transnational Human Rights, Crime and Security at York University
David Slavick [@DavidSlavick], political strategist and host of The Popular Show
The US presidential election was called more than a month ago but Trump still hasn't conceded. Do any of his legal challenges to overturn the election results have a chance of succeeding?
The Trump administration is executing prisoners during the transition period, breaking a norm that has lasted 130 years. Why is Trump doing this? Do average Americans actually support the death penalty?
Under a Supreme Court that leans heavily to the Right, what will happen to Roe v. Wade? Is there any hope of the Biden administration making truly progressive changes, or will any progressive legislation be hamstrung by the courts?
Canada has just begun administering its first COVID vaccines to a small group of high-risk seniors and frontline healthcare workers. Will vaccines eventually be mandatory for everyone? What do our laws say about balancing the common good and individual rights?
Guests:
François Tanguay-Renaud [@FTanguayRenaud], law professor and co-director of the Jack and Mae Nathanson Centre on Transnational Human Rights, Crime and Security at York University
David Slavick [@DavidSlavick], political strategist and host of The Popular Show
54 min
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