Don’t Fall for It

Arming educators is a recipe for disaster. It’s also an utterly unserious proposal.

Feb 23, 20186:24 PM

AFP_1105Q0 — President Donald Trump speaks during CPAC at National Harbor in Maryland on Friday.
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Listen to Episode 936 of Slate’s The Gist:

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On The Gist, Trump boosted an empty idea at CPAC: arming teachers to stop mass shooters.

In the interview, Derek DelGaudio is the magician of our time. His one-man show, In & of Itself, questions identity in a political atmosphere that’s consumed by it.

In the Spiel, “unsubstantiated” stories about Trump’s lecherous behavior on the set of The Apprentice are obviously, completely, and sadly believable.

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