Handing In The Badge. MA State Trooper Samantha Cila is just one of a dozen troopers who were dishonorably discharged for refusing a Covid vaccine. Cila, whose father was a state trooper who died in the line of duty, was first suspended last October. Despite the lawsuits and grievances from the police union, Gov. Baker’s administration never let up on their vaccine policy. Former trooper Samantha Cila joins Dan to discuss.
The Praying Football Coach. The U.S. Supreme Court has taken up the case between public school officials in the town of Bremerton, Washington and Joseph Kennedy, a former high school football coach who wanted to kneel and pray on the field after games. Despite Kennedy’s freedom of speech and freedom of religion claim, the school district said Kennedy’s religious speech “could have the effect of pressuring students to pray and opened the district itself to lawsuits.” Dan discusses this compelling case!
Why Are Young People Depressed? According to a Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics youth poll, 72% of those surveyed say they believe the U.S. currently has a mental health crisis. Additionally, half of those surveyed said they felt down, depressed, or hopeless in the two weeks before the poll. Then, a quarter of people said they experienced thoughts of self-harm. Do you believe the U.S. has a mental health crisis? What is the driving force behind our youth’s depression and what can be done about it?
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