We bring you up to date on the travel ban developments, as well as other politics news; new city of L.A. restrictions on where homeless people can and can’t sleep in their cars; a psychologist explores the evolution and meaning of desire; and more.
Monday politics: Battle over immigration EO continues
President Trump's moratorium on travel from seven Muslim-dominant countries is on hold. Late Friday, a Seattle federal judge issued a sweeping restraining order against it.
The Administration wasn't able to get an appellate court to stay the judge's order. Both sides were asked by the 9th circuit to file their arguments today.
Meanwhile, travelers have started coming back in from the seven countries. Soon after the Seattle order, President Trump
The opinion of this so-called judge, which essentially takes law-enforcement away from our country, is ridiculous and will be overturned!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 4, 2017
, "The opinion of this so-called judge, which essentially takes law-enforcement away from our country, is ridiculous and will be overturned!" He Tweeted yesterday, "If something happens, blame him and court system. People pouring in. Bad!"
Several Congressional Republicans have criticized the President's response.
Finally, both the president and vice president did televised interviews over the weekend that addressed several of the most contentious issues of Donald Trump’s young presidency, including the White House’s view on the fight over the immigration executive order and its relationship with Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin. President Trump was on with Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly ahead of the Super Bowl while Vice President Pence made the Sunday talk show rounds on NBC’s ‘Meet The Press,’ CBS’ ‘Face The Nation’ and others.
Larry and a couple of our Monday politics regulars will dive into everything from this past weekend, replay the highlights you might have missed, and break it all down as we begin the week.
Guests:
Lanhee Chen, research fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and former policy director for the Romney-Ryan 2012 presidential campaign; he tweets
Lisa Garcia Bedolla, Chancellor’s Professor of education and political science at UC Berkeley; she tweets
On heels of Snapchat’s IPO, AirTalk asks: what social media are you using?
According to the Associated Press, Snap Inc., the parent corporation of Snapchat, filed Thursday for an initial public offering of up to $3 billion, and that has let to a lot of speculation about the future of the app.
Snapchat, which has garnered 158 million daily users, was born in 2012, catering to a younger audience with messages, video or photographs that disappear after 24 hours. It also gives users the option to put video overlays on their snaps, like flower crowns or dog ears.
But the company has expanded rapidly in recent years, causing a loss of $1.2 billion. So will this IPO help the Snapchat stay afloat and thrive? And what is the future of the app’s popularity?
Guest:
Josh Constine, editor-at-large for TechCrunch and author of the article, “Snap stumbles toward a volatile IPO”; he tweets
New LA city rules limit where homeless in cars can park
CA Supreme Court will decide if text sent by government employees is public record
If a government employee sends a business-related text from their iPhone, is it, legally speaking, a matter of public record?
That’s the question posed by a case heard by the California Supreme Court last month, and to be decided early March. As reported by the Los Angeles Times, this began almost eight years ago when activist Ted Smith filed for a public records request for communications between San Jose’s former mayor and officials involved in a development project. Smith suspected shady dealings, and the city handed over records – though not all of them, arguing that communications sent by government employees on private devices are not covered by the California Public Records Act.
Now, California’s top court must decide how to negotiate the privacy of public employees with transparency in public business dealings. On the one hand, ruling that these communications are public record could prevent corruption. But including these communications in the Public Records Act could present practical challenges. What constitutes a business related communication? Who gets to examine these voicemails, emails and texts to determine which are public versus private?
We debate the case and its implications, on AirTalk.
Guests:
James McManis, trial lawyer in San Jose, representing Ted Smith, who is the petitioner in this case
Rick Doyle, San Jose city attorney
In new book, psychologist tackles the question: What is desire?
Two decades ago, psychology David M. Buss undertook an ambitious project to study human mating, studying the behaviors and thoughts of more than 10,000 people.
The results, published in the book “The Evolution of Desire: Strategies of Human Mating” were as illuminating as controversial. In the latest edition of the seminal book, Buss updates his theory and adds new knowledge to the scholarship of human desire, looking at homosexuality, how technology shapes love and lust, among other things.
Guest:
David Buss, professor of psychology at the University of Texas, Austin, and author of a number of books, including “The Evolution of Desire: Strategies of Human Mating,” which is has revised in a new paperback edition