gaining political traction. but is he stoking a dangerous culture war? peter boghossian, welcome to hardtalk. i think we have to begin with that word woke . it is so widely used now. i am mindful that its origins in the united states were amongst the black community who insisted, demanded that people should wake up, get woke to injustice. now, that s a positive. you invest the word with a great deal of negativity why? it s not that i invest the word with a great deal of negativity. it s that it s become a catchword. we can use other words. helen pluckrose from the author of cynical theories called it. a british writer and academic. exactly, exactly. ..called it critical socialjustice, people maajid nawaz, also from here, has called it regressive leftism, wesley yang calls it the successor ideology. so it s an ideology that goes by different names, but it basically means the same thing. there s a suite of conclusions around which it cohers. so, for example, the author
impose criminal penalties for sitting, sleeping or lying outside on public property for homeless individuals who cannot obtain shelter. it held at the ordinances were unconstitutional and constituted cruel and unusual punishment under the eighth amendment. the matter came before the powerful 9th circuit court, which has jurisdiction for the western united states and all of california. the ninth circuit has been regarded as a progressive bastion, but president trump was able to appoint ten judges to the ninth circuit. it limited what idaho could do with regard to its homeless. this time a three-judge panel similarly ruled against a city s effort to regulate its homeless population. when grants pass then sought to have the matter considered by the entire circuit, it could not get the required vote from all a act tiff members of the bench. that s when all hell broke lose. the denial of a full review drew 16 dissents and many statements. as the oregonen reported, many who dissent
which is more cruel and unusual? one of the most influential appellate courts erupted in public disagreement over one of the most difficult issues of our time, homelessness. having recently decided matters of affirmative action, student loans and adoption, on top of last year s rulings concerning abortion, guns, religion and climate change, scotus might soon have the final word here, too. at issue, ordinances in grants pass, oregon, which would impose fines on homeless people for encampment on public property. a trial court was faced with this issue, whether cities can impose criminal penalties for sitting, sleeping or lying outside on public property for homeless individuals who cannot obtain shelter. it held the ordinances were unconstitutional and constituted cruel and unusual punishment under the eighth amendment. the matter came before the powerful ninth circuit court, which has jurisdiction for much of the western united states and all of california. the ninth circuit
fireworks shows. final preparations are underway across the country before americans line up to see the displays. julie: will the weather forecast cooperate? heavy rain across the central u.s. putting the region at risk for severe thunderstorms and putting a potential damper on festivities. team coverage starts now. fox weather will nunley is live in nashville with a sneak peak at one of the largest fireworks displays in the country. christina coleman is live at the beach in santa monica, california. hello. yeah, we re here at the beach. thousands will gather here today to celebrate our country s birthday. so many people getting together for the holiday weekend. take a look at this. a glimpse of cool military activities. in hawaii the crowd is rallied with a free fall parachute demonstration. camera footage captured from the helmet shows them in the sky after they jumped from a blackhawk helicopter. how cool is that? thousands grabbed a picnic blanket to enjoy fireworks o
say. when people have power and money, you get afraid. startling developments and a headline making mystery. you see the blood spatter, very compelling. the disappearance of jennifer dulos. what do you think happened in that garage? a serious, violent assault occurred my garage. finger-pointing started immediately. is your husband involved? i have not been there. have you had anything to do with jennifer s disappearance? i have. not investigators speak out. this is a new element. our theories are the zip ties were used to incapacitate jennifer. this is an effort to leave no stone unturned. someone has information, someone knows something. we are going to find her. hello, and welcome to dateline. jennifer dulos and her husband made things. fotis disk constructed mentions, jennifer constructed plays and novels. together, they built an active life for their five children. but it all came crashing down when jennifer suddenly vanished, leaving a m