Deaths of Decline
Feb 29, 2024•59 min•Ep. 209
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Episode description
It’s a sad news week. Aaron Bushnell, an active-duty member of the US Air Force, self-immolated in front of the Israeli Embassy in D.C. this week in a misguided protest against the war in Gaza. Meanwhile, a young nursing student, Laken Riley, was murdered by an illegal immigrant in Georgia with multiple prior arrests. Plus: an unusual ruling out of Alabama has raised difficult and uncomfortable questions about the moral status of IVF. The editors analyze the depressing facts and factors that undergird the headlines, before reminding you to read the damn site.
Further reading:
The 2024 Election Will Be Neither Free Nor Fair
The History of Self-Immolation as Political Protest
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