Assessing the Risk of Illegal and Legal Corruption Following Senator Menendez’s Indictment; Also, Are Two Parents a Privilege?

September 26, 2023 00:58:30
Assessing the Risk of Illegal and Legal Corruption Following Senator Menendez’s Indictment; Also, Are Two Parents a Privilege?
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Assessing the Risk of Illegal and Legal Corruption Following Senator Menendez’s Indictment; Also, Are Two Parents a Privilege?

Sep 26 2023 | 00:58:30

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James Keys Tunde Ogunlana

Show Notes

James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana react to the corruption allegations against Senator Bob Menendez and discuss whether the type of movie villain style corruption is more of a risk  than the legal corruption that is omnipresent in our political system (1:51).  The guys also comment on some recent publications that investigate how a two-parent household can be beneficial for kids (42:03).

Here are the charges Sen. Bob Menendez is facing (The Hill)

Sen. Bob Menendez and wife indicted on bribery charges; DOJ seizes gold bars and $500,000 (CNN)

The Menendez Scandal Reflects The World That SCOTUS Built (The Lever)

How the Gilded Age’s Top 1 Percent Thrived on Corruption (History Channel)

Sheldon Whitehouse Just Laid Out the Scheme to Control the Federal Courts (Esquire)

Who are the Biggest Donors? (Open Secrets)

Is Single Parenthood the Problem? (The Atlantic) (Apple News Link)

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