Cornell and the Age of Impunity

The columnist David French argues that “we have privileged getting wasted over taking care of people.”

By Michelle CottleJamelle Bouie and David French

Produced by Vishakha Darbha

Disturbing details from an investigation of a rape allegation at Cornell University continue to be revealed. In this week’s episode, the Times Opinion politics correspondent Michelle Cottle joins the columnists Jamelle Bouie and David French to talk about the cultural implications and the legal complexities surrounding the case. Then the trio discuss the people they’re keeping an eye on in the upcoming midterms.

Cornell and the Age of Impunity

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