Ronald Sullivan: The Ideal of Justice in the Face of Controversy and Evil | Lex Fridman Podcast #170

Ronald Sullivan is a law professor at Harvard and previously a lawyer for Harvey Weinstein and Aaron Hernandez. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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Ronald’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/profronsullivan
Ronald’s Website: https://hls.harvard.edu/faculty/directory/10870/Sullivan
Ronald’s Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_S._Sullivan_Jr.
Ronald’s NY Times Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/24/opinion/harvard-ronald-sullivan.html

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OUTLINE:
0:00 – Introduction
2:13 – Harvey Weinstein
8:18 – Harvard succumbs to pressure
19:33 – Safe spaces
25:51 – Cancel culture
28:48 – Evil
32:58 – Hitler
37:34 – Criminal justice system
41:35 – Innocence
44:04 – Racism in the judicial system
56:06 – George Floyd
58:31 – The trial of Derek Chauvin
1:12:20 – O. J. Simpson
1:16:54 – Aaron Hernandez
1:28:35 – Book recommendations
1:36:10 – Advice for young people
1:38:18 – Death
1:40:24 – Meaning of life

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