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It’s Guns Stupid!

The verdict for this episode is: dozens of other countries have violent video games. https://media.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/content.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/It_s_Guns_Stupid.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 3:12 — 1.5MB) | Embedsubscribe to my podcast Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | RSS | Subscribe to Jonathan's Verdicts

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Are You Willing to Have Your Child Shot?

The verdict for this episode is: arming teachers only makes sense if you’re willing to have your child shot. https://media.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/https://content.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/2018-02-18_07_10.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:33 — 728.2KB) | Embedsubscribe to my podcast Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | RSS | Subscribe to Jonathan's Verdicts

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Democrats Failed Dreamers and Children

In the wake of the deal to keep the government open at least until February 8, Democrats are patting themselves on the back for securing a six-year extension of funding for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).

The Children’s Health Insurance Program Explained

The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) is administered by the individual states within broad federal guidelines. Chip is jointly funded by the federal government and the individual state governments.

High School Graduation Rates

The 2014-15 school year is the last year for which we have data. The data comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, and is based on the Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR).

When Should A Child be Taken From His Parents?

This post is based on an article entitled When Should a Child be Taken From his Parents? The article was published in the August 7 and 14, 2017 edition of The New Yorker. The author is Larissa MacFarquhar.

A Message to Trump Voters

This podcast is based on a post I published to friends on my personal Facebook page. https://media.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/content.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/Facebook_Friends.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 5:43 — 2.6MB) | Embedsubscribe to my podcast Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | RSS | Subscribe to Jonathan's Verdicts

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Lunch Shaming

New Mexico has become the first state in the country to outlaw so-called lunch shaming. Lunch shaming is the name given to the different ways schools have humiliated children with unpaid lunch bills in an attempt to get parents to pay the bill.