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It’s an (almost) Supreme Court-free podcast episode today. First, David talks about a ruling from the 4th Circuit striking down federal prohibitions on adults under 21 purchasing firearms, and Sarah gives her thoughts on whether the decision will stand. Then, our hosts dive into the latest in the Michael Avenatti saga, a ruling from a federal judge sentencing him to two and half years in prison for extortion. Finally, Sarah and David chat about a new Tennessee law requiring businesses to notify their customers about their transgender bathroom access policies.
Show Notes:
-Hirschfeld v. Bureau of Alcohol
I was surprised at the unveiling of the fMRI study about temporal-lobe development. If there was dispositive information there, we didn't hear it on the podcast.
What percent does a lobe typically grow between the ages of 18 and 25? 50%? 0.5%?
How many rash decisions does a given amount of lobe prevent? How rash?
Is my underdeveloped lobe at 18 still bigger than your developed one at 25?
How much gun violence can be attributed to poor impulse control, and specifically to the impulse-control delta between an 18-year-old lobe and a fully-developed one?
That's just off the top of my head, but I *am* working with a fully-developed lobe. Maybe as many as two-and-a-third, by now.
I was very disappointed in David and Sarah during the discussion of the gun rights case. While they examined the larger statistical level of violence in 18 to 20 year old adults, they failed to mention that males make up the overwhelming super majority of the violence committed. Given the fact that the case concerns a woman's right to obtain an handgun, how could they not examine a ruling that would find the state does not have a compelling interest in limiting handguns for 18-20 year old women but can limit it to 18-20 year old males? If you want to carry it further, how would gender change impact such a ruling. I am especially shocked that Sarah did not bring this up.