{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Minnesota Election Shenanigans, San Francisco Insanity, And The Affordability Myth","description":"Minnesota\u2019s election laws are supposed to protect the integrity of the vote, but do they instead invite fraud? I look at the state\u2019s astonishing voter-vouching system, James O\u2019Keefe\u2019s undercover investigation, and the decision to prosecute O\u2019Keefe and Cam Higby. Thanks to the Streisand effect, that prosecution may have exposed Minnesota\u2019s election practices to far more scrutiny than the authorities ever intended. I also explain why I believe election practices in one state can undermine the voting rights of Americans everywhere. Then it\u2019s on to San Francisco, where city officials are busy renaming C\u00e9sar Ch\u00e1vez Street while thousands of people remain homeless. That leads me to the city\u2019s astronomical cost of living, including a new program offering childcare assistance to families earning as much as $325,000 annually. Finally, drawing on my own experiences growing up, working, and raising a family in California, I consider whether young Americans really have it harder than previous generations\u2014or whether their expectations about what constitutes a good life have become wildly unrealistic. ","author_name":"Bookworm Room's Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/bookwormroom.libsyn.com\/website","html":"