Links for discussion #6 –




https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/05/sessions-sentencing-memo/526029/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/06/04/the-blackwhite-marijuana-arrest-gap-in-nine-charts/
Questions for discussion #6- 
An issue in 4 of this week’s 5 videos/articles is the incarceration of non-violent drug offenders. Are we, as one of the videos states “addicted to solving our social and public safety problems with incarceration”? How would you suggest we deal with non-violent drug offenders? While whites consistently report drug usage rates equal to or higher than blacks and Hispanics, they are much more rarely arrested for such. Discuss potential reasons for this discrepancy.
Discussion #4 –
Do you agree or disagree that war, famine, and disease are more pressing issues than endemic terrorism? 
What do you believe is the recurring theme that emerges about the cause of religious and nationalist conflict? Can you think of any policy changes that might prevent the rise of these conflicts from occurring in the future?