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Feminist author and journalist Kate Roiphe is the author of In Praise of Messy Lives, a ''daring, vivid, combative'' (Wall Street Journal) collection of essays that explores everything from Joan Didion to Mad Men. Her other books include The Morning After: Sex, Fear, and Feminism; The Violet Hour, and Uncommon Arrangements. Director of the Cultural Reporting and Criticism program at New York University's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, she has contributed articles to such varied publications as the New York Times, Esquire, Vogue, and the Paris Review. Presented as a series of journal entries, The Power Notebooks chronicles Roiphe's charged personal history, weaving it together with deeper insights into the ways in which famous female writers such as Sylvia Plath and Simone de Beauvoir repeatedly saw their own power subjugated. Help us keep providing digital content during the closure through your contributions. (recorded 3/31/2020)
(0.5 Ethics California MCLE) Prosecutors hold immense power and discretion to inalterably change the lives of those they pursue. What limitations and responsibilities do they have in wielding this power? Hear from former prosecutors Professors Green and Roiphe as they discuss the broad discretionary powers prosecutors exercise and the ethical standards they must meet. Professor Bruce Green is the Louis Stein Professor at Fordham Law School. He is a former federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York, where he served as Chief Appellate Attorney. Prior to that, he served as a law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall and Second Circuit Court Judge James L. Oakes. Professor Rebecca Roiphe is a professor at New York Law School (NYLS) where she teaches courses on criminal procedures, ethics in criminal practice, and American legal history. She is also a former Assistant District Attorney in Manhattan where she prosecuted money laundering, securities fraud, and corporate crime.
(0.5 Ethics California MCLE) Prosecutors hold immense power and discretion to inalterably change the lives of those they pursue. What limitations and responsibilities do they have in wielding this power? Hear from former prosecutors Professors Green and Roiphe as they discuss the broad discretionary powers prosecutors exercise and the ethical standards they must meet. Professor Bruce Green is the Louis Stein Professor at Fordham Law School. He is a former federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York, where he served as Chief Appellate Attorney. Prior to that, he served as a law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall and Second Circuit Court Judge James L. Oakes. Professor Rebecca Roiphe is a professor at New York Law School (NYLS) where she teaches courses on criminal procedures, ethics in criminal practice, and American legal history. She is also a former Assistant District Attorney in Manhattan where she prosecuted money laundering, securities fraud, and corporate crime.
This week, Dahlia and Amy (a.k.a your friendly neighborhood rage cheerleaders) talk about Rose McGowan’s confrontation with trans activist Andi Dier and Katie Roiphe’s “feminist” screed against #MeToo. At a recent stop on her book tour, Dier asked McGowan to explain remarks she made on Rupaul’s podcast about how transwomen didn’t grow up as women. Then they talk about the Roiphe essay you don’t need to read and how exhausting contrarian feminists need to step away from writing unproductive fodder criticizing young women.
(November 12, 2013) Dr J is Todd Wilkin's guest on Issues, Etc., where they discussed Katie Roiphe's recent Slate article entitled "The Dutch Don't Care About Marriage." You can check out all of Todd's guests and topics in the on-demand archives at IssuesEtc.org.
Why Romney can't shake his narrative, and why the media refused to treat the Buffett Rule seriously. With Traci Olsen and the Stabby Five.
Samhita and Amanda introduce themselves, and discuss the feminist politcs of Occupy Wall St., the Herman Cain sexual harassment debacle, and Katie Roiphe's strange defense of sexual harassment in the workplace. Also, cats. There is no escaping the talk of cats.