Episode 53: Ban smartphones in schools? DINKs, Bi-partisan border bill, Is it time for stricter marijuana regulation?

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This week Sam is up first. Should Utah schools ban smart phones, or teach a class on smart phone management? Governor Cox says he supports banning smartphones in Utah schools
Next up, Shawn. Fewer people are getting married and there are fewer two parent families. In 1970, nearly 70% of American adults ages 25 to 49 were living with a spouse and at least one child. As of 2021 — the most recent year for which they have data — that's fallen to 37%. In 1970, essentially no one was reported to be cohabitating unmarried with kids; by 2021, that rose to 5%. And, significantly, 18% of American adults were married with no kids in 1970. As of 2021, that's risen to 21%. Additionally, a survey recently found that “one in eight adults fall into the DINK (dual income no kids) category, and that a further two in five (39 percent) don’t plan on having children in the future.” The DINK hashtag has 247.1 million views. Is this new model of family regression or progression?
Finally, Matt. In what seems like an unlikely turn of events, Democrats are actually fighting to do something about the southern border and Republicans are not. A couple of months ago, President Biden suggested that Congress pass a bill providing economic support for Ukraine, Israel, and the Southern Border in one package. This started bipartisan negotiations to fund each of these. Now that a bi-partisan bill is set to pass the Senate Donald Trump has urged Republicans to oppose the bill because he would like to use it as a campaign issue. He doesn’t want Biden to “win” on the border. Republican Speaker Johnson said that now is not the time for comprehensive immigration reform. Is “now” a bad time to pass comprehensive immigration reform
The Big Question: Thousands of teenagers and young adults in the United States have developed delusions and paranoia after using cannabis. Legalization efforts have made cannabis more readily available in much of the country. More frequent use of marijuana that is many times as potent as strains common three decades ago is leading to more psychotic episodes, according to doctors and recent research. I think it is interesting that just as states made it much more difficult to smoke tobacco in public, th