Kresta in the Afternoon – June 4, 2020 – Hour 1
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+ What the Data Says about Police
- Description: Reports of racially motivated, fatal shootings by police officers have garnered extensive public attention and sparked activism across the nation, highlighted most recently by the murder of George Floyd. What do the actual numbers say about police treatment of minorities? We talk with Rafael Mangual
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Rafael Mangual
Rafael A. Mangual is a fellow and deputy director of legal policy at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research and a contributing editor of City Journal.
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+ Hong Kong Faces its Tiananmen Square Moment
- Description: Hundreds of people were killed in the Tiananmen Square protests on June 4, 1989, leading to the iconic “tank man” image. Now, Hong Kong is facing its own “Tiananmen moment” as Beijing passes new laws to crack down on protests. We take a look at the history and the present with Benedict Rogers.
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Benedict Rogers
Benedict Rogers is Chairman of Trustees for Hong Kong Watch. He’s a human rights activist specializing in Asia and writes on Christians solidarity worldwide. He serves with the UK Conservative Party’s Human Rights Commission. Follow him on Twitter @benedictrogers and visit hongkongwatch.org - Resources:
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+ Minds that Hate: A Meditation on Racially-Charged Rioting
- Description: Americans are universally disgusted and horrified by the murder of George Floyd and are discouraged and upset by the violence that has erupted in some cities. But there was a time when Joseph Pearce would have rejoiced at this unrest and the breakdown of relations between minority populations and the police. In his youth he was a part of a white supremacist party in England and did all he could to incite racial hatred. He joins us.
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Joseph Pearce
Joseph Pearce is the author of numerous literary works including Literary Converts, The Quest for Shakespeare and Literature: What Every Catholic Should Know. A native of England, he is Director of Book Publishing at the Augustine Institute, editor of the St. Austin Review, editor of Faith & Culture, and is Senior Contributor at The Imaginative Conservative. Visit his website at jpearce.co.
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