Lots to argue with, but ultimately I agree that it’s decided. I don’t think he’s the best person to advocate for prisoner rehab programs, but I’m glad he is. There’s a lot of people that do abhorrent things when they’re young, they deserve a chance to make a new life after they paid their debt to society. Nothing will bring Hae Min back, but I’m still glad Adnan is attempting to do something positive with his life.

Yes, thanks for looking that up. I re-read that back in 2019 and I definitely read that as a literal prison.

There’s a regrettable line towards the end of Ishmael where he writes that society ultimately holds people accountable, and even Donald Trump would go to jail for committing crimes. Oh, what I would give to be the naive and optimistic youth reading Ishmael for the first time.

Compelling people can be wrong. Humans are weird and easily swayed by the merest charisma, it’s a bad way to communicate merit based information, that’s my biggest problem with debates, unless my side wins.

I actually agree w Branson, most debates are pointless debacles. Unless it’s long format, moderated well, and not in front of an audience, it’s just a pointless spectacle used to entertain those that already agree w you.