On Life.

w/ Jamie Sinclair.

Episode 34: Social Welfare, Intent Crimes, and Misc.

AKA the biannual Jamie and Ben show.

Episode Summary

(NOTE: AI-generated summaries) Law, religion, and social welfare

Episode Sections

0:13–6:22 Satanic altar, free speech discussion

6:22–12:49 Government versus individual solutions

12:49–19:42 Church's role in social aid

19:42–25:19 Incremental steps for the church

25:19–29:59 Government's role; helping the poor

29:59–32:52 Orienting hearts toward social welfare

32:52–39:08 Politicization's impact, relative wealth

39:11–47:38 Intent crimes and mental illness

47:38–51:11 Insanity defense, free will rejection

51:11–54:17 Modified criminal statutes considered

54:17–58:36 Public defender externship reflection

58:36–1:01:42 Rationales for criminal defense work

1:01:42–1:05:45 Defending justice, a common thread

1:05:45–1:10:26 Professional responsibility & Con Law

1:10:26–1:14:45 Lawyers' self-regulation, a discussion

1:14:45–1:20:41 Con law, mechanisms for accountability

1:20:41–1:23:27 State sovereignty as a topic

11th amendment adversarial system agency atheism atheists autism believer ben bostock boston massacre broken family broken process bruin christian libertarian church involvement civil disobedience civil state community competent representation constitution constitutional law county government criminal defense criminal law criminal liability criminal rights cup of tea demonic oppression determinism discovery editing expectations family responsibility first amendment first timothy 5 free speech free will general deterrence giving back gorsuch gospel government control government overreach government sovereignty grand theft auto guilty mind heart of love homelessness hot dog stand analogy incapacitation innocent insanity defense intent crimes iowa state house jamie john adams john dunwell judicial review jury justice system knowledge law school law school experience legal ethics legal profession local charity local solutions magnus carlson manslaughter medication mens rea mental illness monologue murder nativity scene natural law noble cause nysm old testament originalism over medicalization paganism pastors personal responsibility plea agreement political polarization prayer meeting professional responsibility rahimi recklessness rehab rehabilitation reliance religious display retributive justice romans 13 satanic altar second amendment serving others smaller government social support social welfare specific deterrence st. lawrence county state advocacy state of israel state representative state sovereignty statute statutory modification strict liability sunset provisions supreme court survival tarot cards taxes textualism theology trial troll vandalism voluntariness war in ukraine welfare