{"title": "Rachel Maddow on the Weaponization of Justice", "start": "2026-11-10T14:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Temple Emanuel", "address": "Benedict Avenue 2000, 10462", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/memoir", "society/politics"], "description": "Rachel Maddow, for more than two decades one of America's most incisive political commentators on radio, television and in bestselling books, appears to discuss her new book, Department of Fate. She turns her attention to the Department of Justice, tracing its history from the excesses of the Red Scare to the norm-shattering actions of the second Trump administration. She explores how the nation's most powerful law enforcement agency has been tested, politicized and, at times, weaponized. Maddow discusses why an independent and transparent Department of Justice remains essential to American democracy and what is at stake when politics intrudes on the rule of law.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/rachel-maddow-on-the-weaponization-of-justice-114038/", "official_url": "https://emanuelnyc.org/calendar/rachel-maddow-on-the-weaponization-of-justice/?occurrence=2026-11-10", "image": "https://noky.io/images/89c761937a6d3cf28b439e7cc4a0e1ad131316b6626307a834957eefb0faf7b6-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-10T14:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Temple Emanuel", "address": "Benedict Avenue 2000, 10462", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "The Future of Corrections in New York City", "start": "2026-11-12T16:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-12T17:30:00-05:00", "place": "John Jay College of Criminal Justice", "address": "524 West 59th Street, L.64.00 New Building, New York, NY 10019", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/prisons"], "description": "A conversation in the Leaders of Justice Series at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. 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In conversation with 9/11 Memorial & Museum Director Clifford Chanin, he examines the decisions that shaped America's response to 9/11, the evolution of the war on terror across four presidential administrations, and the lessons these policies hold for the future. Registration is free.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/all-the-presidents-wars-twenty-five-years-of-americas-war-on-116577/", "official_url": "https://www.911memorial.org/events/all-presidents-wars-twenty-five-years-americas-war-terror", "image": "https://noky.io/images/cc6b38085928f168727a64b729f1393c9115c489c9544d2296f10309a5666fcb-2000.webp"}, {"title": "James Patterson Speaker Series: Vicky Ward", "start": "2026-11-16T19:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-16T21:00:00-05:00", "place": "Manhattan College", "address": "Manhattan College Parkway 4513, 10471 Bronx", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/media/journalism"], "description": "An evening in the James Patterson Speaker Series featuring investigative journalist Vicky Ward. Ward, a #1 New York Times bestselling author who has written for CNN, Vanity Fair and the New York Post, discusses her upcoming book American Rage: The Making of Luigi Mangione, co-authored with James Patterson. Her reporting has covered powerful and controversial figures in American business, politics and society, and she also hosts the podcast Chasing Ghislaine. The event is free and open to the public, though registration is required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/james-patterson-speaker-series-vicky-ward-81335/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}]}