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National Guard
This episode goes straight at a messy, important question: who actually controls the National Guard—and what does DC’s deployment really mean? Host Bob Phipps and panelists Joseph Bishop, Jeff Nolan, Eddie Clark, and Larry Haber debate whether the Guard’s presence is public safety, political theater, or a new model of law and order.In this episode:1. Who has authority over the National Guard, and how that differs in Washington, DC2. Are deployments targeting real crime—or creating optics in tourist zones?3. Public safety vs. performative politics: can both be true at once?4. Short-term drops in crime vs. long-term displacement5. Cash bail, class bias, and why more arrests can mean more inequity6. States’ rights, federal power, and why DC is a special case7. What success would even look like—and what happens when the Guard leaves?
Categories: Podcasts
Director: Joe Boy
Starring: Bob Phipps
Country: United States
