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068 "Criminal Justice, Naughty Texts, Fire & Fury, Diversity Manifesto" (w/ Radley Balko and Thad Russell)

The Fifth Column

CHAPTER

Controversial Memo and the Google Firing

They discuss a recent situation at Google where a Google employee wrote a diversity memo that circulated internally. They debate whether Google should have the right to fire the author for his views and whether there should be protections in place for unpopular opinions.

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