Uvalde Shooting, Primaries, Police Accountability, Regulating Big Tech

<p><span>Mike &amp; Jay open the show with an extended conversation on the tragic mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. They discuss the police response, the problem of gun violence in the United States, and a raft of policy proposals from both the left and the right.</span></p><p><span>Next, they look at the recent primary elections in Georgia and consider whether the shellacking of two high-profile Donald Trump endorsed candidates means the waning of Trump’s influence in the Republican Party. They also look at the upcoming Michigan primary election, where five of the 10 Republican gubernatorial candidates were disqualified from appearing on the ballot.</span></p><p><span>After that, it’s President Biden’s recent Executive Order on police accountability. Mike &amp; Jay weigh in on the EO, and also whether it should serve as a template for the majority of law enforcement personnel who are not federal and therefore not covered under the order.</span></p><p><span>They close with a discussion of bipartisan Senate legislation that would force Google and Facebook to sell significant portions of their businesses. Is this idea – which seemingly unites the Libertarian right and the corporate-skeptical left good policy? And what chance does it have of becoming law?</span></p><p><strong>Mike’s Recommendation</strong></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-philosophers-americas-philosophy-with-cornel-west/id1081584611?i=1000563272873" rel="nofollow">America’s Philosophy</a>, with Cornel West. (Vox Conversations)</p><p><strong>Jay’s Recommendation</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/07-290.ZS.html" rel="nofollow">District of Columbia v. Heller</a><span> (2008)</span></p><p><strong>The Politics Guys</strong><span> on </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/politicsguyspage" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a><span> | </span><a href="https://twitter.com/politicsguys" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a></p><p><strong>Listener support helps make The Politics Guys possible</strong>