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| Incarceration, Identity, and the Gift of Literacy |
| Shaka Senghor and Tyler Cowen | Conversations with Tyler |
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| How do you survive seven years in solitary confinement? The gift of literacy is what saved Shaka Senghor. Reading, journaling, academic study, and writing books was his way to structure and survive an inhumane, mentally toxic environment. On the latest episode he joined Tyler to discuss his book Writing My Wrongs: Life, Death, and Redemption in an American Prison, what it was like to return to society not knowing the difference between the internet and a Word document, entrepreneurialism and humor in prison, the unexpected challenges formerly incarcerated people face
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Crony Christmas Lists Crammed
into Congressional Crisis |
| Veronique de Rugy | Creators Syndicate Newspapers |
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| Congress is soon approaching another deadline to pass a spending bill before risking a government shutdown. When this full funding bill is finally taken up, there will inevitably be efforts to load it with crony handouts. "Tax extenders," provisions that bestow benefits on particular business interests, will be at the top of this legislator wish list. While not all tax extenders are corporate favoritism, many are examples of cronyism and should be allowed to die without renewal. |
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