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EPISODE · Nov 11, 2022 · 37 MIN

We Should Abolish Student Councils

from The Political Orphanage · host Andrew Heaton, Turner Sparks, Michael Ira Kaplan

Student Councils are meant to teach young people about democracy, but what lesson are they learning? Namely that elections are popularity contests with no stakes or results! Turner Sparks and Michael Ira Kaplan join to discuss the abolition of student councils, and also give updates on Ruby Kaplan's elementary school candidacy

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