AirTalk’s weekly political roundtable recaps the headlines you might have missed over the weekend and looks ahead to the week in politics news. We also recap the 2019 Oscars; examine a federal judge's ruling that men-only military drafts are unconstitutional; and more.
Week in politics: Major media outlets differ on timing of Mueller report release, previewing Trump-Kim summit in Vietnam and more
AirTalk’s weekly political roundtable recaps the headlines you might have missed over the weekend and looks ahead to the week in politics news. Here are the headlines we’re watching this week:
Mueller report – will it drop soon? CNN said last week it’d be this week, others say it’s not coming (Neal Katyal had a NYT op-ed talking about what to expect)
Dems looking to vote on resolution blocking Trump admin’s national emergency declaration & former national security officials sign letter opposing emergency declaration
Trump admin cuts off talks with CA over fuel efficiency standards
Dianne Feinstein’s exchange with kids on climate change (here is the full clip for context)
President Trump to meet with Kim Jong Un in Vietnam
2020 candidates: How foreign policy could be Biden’s “lane” in crowded Dem field, plus a look at how candidates treat their staff and how that translates with voters, and how #MeToo has impacted it recently
HHS finalizes rules seeking to expel Planned Parenthood from federal family planning program
CA GOP elects new chair
North Carolina elections board orders new race in disputed House district
Guests:
Pete Peterson, dean of the School of Public Policy and senior fellow at The Davenport Institute at Pepperdine University; he tweets
Matt Rodriguez, Democratic strategist and founder and chief executive officer of Rodriguez Strategies. He is also a former senior Obama advisor in 2008; he tweets
Federal judge declares men-only draft is unconstitutional -- is it time for women to be in the draft too?
A federal judge in Houston ruled Friday that men-only military drafts violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fifth Amendment.
The men’s rights organization National Coalition for Men sued the Selective Service System in 2013, arguing that if women are allowed in combat, they should have the same responsibilities in registering for the draft. U.S. District Judge Gray Miller declared the men-only draft is unconstitutional now that women are allowed to serve.
Does the Equal Protection Clause extend to include who can be drafted? Does Congress’s power to form a militia allow for discrimination based on gender? Or should draft registration be a requirement for anyone capable of serving in the military?
We reached out to Selective Service System, who provided an official statement:
“As an independent agency of the Executive Branch, the Selective Service System does not make policy and follows the law as written. As such, until Congress modifies the Military Selective Service Act or a court orders Selective Service to change our standard operating procedure, the following remains in effect: (1) Men between ages 18 and 25 are required to register with Selective Service and (2) Women are not required to register with Selective Service.”
Guests:
Marc Angelucci, the named attorney representing plaintiff in the case and attorney for National Coalition for Men, a nonprofit men’s rights organization; he is also an adjunct professor of business at Pasadena City College
Diane Klein, professor of law at University of La Verne, where her areas of expertise include civil rights and anti-discrimination law
Maj. Gen. Charles J. Dunlap, Jr., USAF (Ret.), professor of law at Duke University and executive director of their Center on Law, Ethics and National Security
‘Green Book,’ musical performances and a slate of presenters: Recapping the 2019 Oscars
The decision to hand the best film Oscar to "Green Book" continued to be debated Monday, long after the last Champagne glass had finally been emptied.
As for the other wins, Alfonso Cuarón won the directing Oscar for “Roma,” Olivia Colman won actress in a leading role for “The Favourite” and Rami Malek won best actor in a leading role for “Bohemian Rhapsody.” For a full list of winners, click here.
Other notable moments include Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga’s performance of “Shallow,” the snub of Glenn Close and a more diverse line-up of winners than that of 2018.
What did you think of the show? What were your favorite moments? What was your reaction to the biggest awards and snubs?
With files from the Associated Press.
Guests:
Tom O’Neil, editor and founder of Gold Derby
Justin Chang, film critic for KPCC and the Los Angeles Times; he tweets
Peter Rainer, film critic for KPCC and the Christian Science Monitor
‘Sharenting’: Why parents do it and how it affects children
Have you ever shared a photo of your child online? Maybe you uploaded their sonogram online before they were even born? It’s all in good faith, but some experts say it may be wiser to be more protective of your kids’ privacy.
The phenomenon is called “sharenting” and as kids grow older in the digital age, they’re starting to discover they already have a curated online presence— thanks, in large part, to their parents. In fact, 92% of toddlers under the age of two already have a digital footprint, according to a study by the internet-security firm AVG.
So how should parents practice sharing information about their children online? What possible effects might “sharenting” have on children’s future? And how do kids feel about a pre-established digital identity? If you’re a parent who’s posted about your kids online, what’s your criteria before hitting “share”? Weigh in and call us at 866-893-5722.
Guests:
Priya Kumar, doctoral candidate at the University of Maryland’s College of Information Studies where she focuses on the intersection of families, technology use, and privacy; she tweets
Yalda T. Uhls, adjunct professor of child psychology at UCLA and founder of The Center for Scholars & Storytellers; she is also a senior advisor at Common Sense Media, a nonprofit aiming to help kids and parents navigate media and technology and the author of "Media Moms & Digital Dads: A Fact-Not-Fear Approach to Parenting in the Digital Age" (Routledge, 2015); she tweets