"But before the dialogue and before the book discussion, some opening thoughts on the terrible news this week from Australia, a massacre on Bondi Beach. Apparently, two gunmen, armed with hunting rifles, who killed, as I speak, a tally of 15 people, injured many more, who had gathered on the beach to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, the first night of Hanukkah."
"Much has been written about this terrible crime; I've written something myself on The Atlantic, and you can see my immediate thoughts there. I want, in this opening, to discuss something a little more practical, which is: What can be done about outrages like this? Are governments truly helpless in the face of this kind of anti-Semitic-and it didn't have to be anti-Semitic; it could be some other kind of extremist hate-or is there more that could have been done that wasn't done?"
A massacre at Bondi Beach killed 15 people and wounded many during the first night of Hanukkah, reportedly carried out by two gunmen, a father-and-son team. The son was known to police, prompting questions about prevention, intelligence, and timely interventions. Recommended responses include enhanced monitoring of known radicals, proactive prosecution, disruption of extremist networks, and international cooperation. The conversation examines how cryptocurrency enables new corruption channels, how the second Trump term has embraced crypto, and how crypto wealth has enriched certain political actors. Reflection on Joseph Conrad's Lord Jim links expectations of courage to public responses during terrorist attacks.
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