My cohost and digital producer wajahat ali is here. As you know, i was rejected from all the ivy leagues in undergrad and grad school. Im not bitter. Now they pay me on speaking to their schools, how the internet is clear. Doug, a former yaleie, is is a great advantage however for a joint like yale in that it steals a confidence. Perhaps an arrogance that serves one later. My son is going to uva, fantastic Public School and where i went to dprad school and now hgrad school andits no coio go there. Universities are often considered the holy grail of higher ed. Staffs back that up. According to u. S. News and world report, harvard and upenn, princeton, harvard and brown have high pay scales, but not all of them are sold on their merits, including one who were part of the system. One columbia alum wrote an article on the pitfalls of chasing an elite degree, it says, produces a robotic directionless career. Dont send your kids to ivy league. It was shared 10010,000 times on facebook. And p
My digital producer and cohost wajahat ali is here, bringing in all of your feedback throughout the show. A lot of activity from our community on this topic. They are also concerned about a rough road ahead. Yeah, because afghanistan is a country besieged with challenges right now. It has fended off invaders for centuries. Er and we hope thats not the case with afghanistan. Now were going to get our community into this a lot today. Absolutely. This week afghanistan marked its first democratic legelection. He appointed his rival to a position similar to prime minister. The warweary country remains plagued with a list that goes on and on. But security did seem to be at the top of ghanis priority list when he authorized a deal to keep thousands of american troops beyond 2019. The move eased tensions between the government and washington. So what will it take to change the tragic narrative to one of success. And what roll will afghans play in their countrys future. Joining us out of afghan
Wajahat ali is here. You mentioned allegations of 600 rise in torture in mexico, and we asked is torture justified by the mexican military and government because of this, quote unquote, war on drugs. Our Community Says indeed its not. A sharp rise in allegations of torture have many questions the countrys escalated crime. Complaints shot up 600 since 2003 according to a report by Amnesty International. Human Rights Groups say its because there is more pressure by the government to get more results. 64 of mexicans surveyed by amnesty are scared of being tortured if taken into custody, calling into question whether the practice has become an institutionalized aspect of the judicial system. So what is being done to address the spike in alleged torture, and what are the implications for fighting crime in mexico. Were joined by a senior associate in mexico. On skype from london, a campaigner at Amnesty International out of mexico. He has worked with survivors of torture. And out of los ange
My cohost and digital producer wajahat ali is here. As you know, i was rejected from all the ivy leagues in undergrad and grad school. Im not bitter. Now they pay me on speaking to their schools, how the internet is clear. Doug, a former yaleie, is is a great advantage however for a joint like yale in that it steals a confidence. Perhaps an arrogance that serves one later. My son is going to uva, fantastic Public School and where i went to dprad school and now hgrad school andits no coio go there. Universities are often considered the holy grail of higher ed. Staffs back that up. According to u. S. News and world report, harvard and upenn, princeton, harvard and brown have high pay scales, but not all of them are sold on their merits, including one who were part of the system. One columbia alum wrote an article on the pitfalls of chasing an elite degree, it says, produces a robotic directionless career. Dont send your kids to ivy league. It was shared 10010,000 times on facebook. And p
Cohost wajahat ali is here, bringing in all of your feedback throughout the show. A lot of activity from our community on this topic. They are also concerned about a rough road ahead. Yeah, because afghanistan is a country besieged with challenges right now. It has fended off invaders for centuries. Er and we hope thats not the case with afghanistan. Now were going to get our community into this a lot today. Absolutely. This week afghanistan marked its first democratic legelectio. He appointed his rival to a position similar to prime minister. The warweary country remains plagued with a list that goes on and on. But security did seem to be at the top of ghanis priority list when he authorized a deal to keep thousands of american troops beyond 2019. The move eased tensions between the government and washington. So what will it take to change the tragic narrative to one of success. And what roll will afghans play in their countrys future. Joining us out of afghanistan is a Senior Advisor