Full Show 7/21/2026: Forget the court; Orleans Parish seems to have an entire "Kangaroo Criminal Justice system"
About this episode
Newell discusses various topics including criminal justice issues, tariffs, economic development, healthcare, and international relations.
On today's show, Newell talks about the latest revelations as special prosecutor Laurie White is actively fighting a subpoena issued by Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill’s defense team, calling the request a retaliatory "fishing expedition." Then, Newell has on Ryan Young, Senior Economist at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, joins the show to discuss the latest tariff controversy after President Trump imposed a 50% tariff on Canada over wildfire smoke affecting the U.S., Nyka Scott, Entergy Louisiana Vice President of Customer Service, to explain how the Fair Share Plus program works, why Entergy says residential customers are protected, what the Meta project means for economic development in Richland Parish, and why local teachers are already seeing the impact, Dr. Sam Asgarian, a Tulane Medical School graduate, to discuss colorectal cancer being the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in Louisiana, and Jim Carafano of the Heritage Foundation to discuss the latest on the Iran-Israel conflict.
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