To get started-- this submission last week, which shames those of us who paid more attention to Jay-Z than the Ukraine, made me realize that I'd been negligent about real world news.
So we'll start off with the hard stuff-- the deadly rampage in California which has a number of items that are worth further discussion. I haven't watched the video or read the manifesto he left to the media, and I wonder about the "right" approach here- how to make sure to not sensationalize him in a way that is appealing to future perpetrators. And one of the victim's father's is bringing the conversation to gun control-- any hope for this to finally stick?
Speaking of-- have you heard about smart guns? The one gun that the NRA is fully against. (Watch the Daily Show clip, really!)
And the White House accidentally blew the cover of a CIA official in Afghanistan. Whoops.
I know I'm supposed to present multiple sides here-- but, I just can't! HOW can so many republicans deny climate change? How?
And for softer news.....
What do you think about prenuptial? How about a social media prenup, while dating? Rules for what to post in a breakup?
Getting dating advice from your students-- Do or Don't. No obvious answer, right?
(But if you just signed on for more information about Jay-Z and Solange, here ya go.)
Thanks to Jordan for contributions this week!
So I don't think the UCSB thing is about sensationalism or even gun control. I think it's about our mental health system. That rarely gets talked about in all of the reporting even though that's the system that failed here.
ReplyDeleteHmm- I agree with this, but am not sure they are mutually exclusive-- more like two different parts of the puzzle that need to be tackled. I think we need to address both as a society-- but we seem to inadequately address either.
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