Ask The Politics Guys: Can Government Control Gun Violence?

Subscribe:  iTunes | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS In this ‘Ask The Politics Guys’ episode, Mike and Jay respond to listener comments and questions on: the nature of the Mueller investigation the role of healthcare costs in personal bankruptcy contempt and civil discourse the wisdom of nationwide concealed carry reciprocity why Jay uses the term ‘chain migration’ the guys’ thoughts on…

Mike and Jay this week as the ACA Supreme Court trilogy reaches its thrilling conclusion. As often is the case, the sequels just aren’t as good and the Court dismisses for lack of standing. Jay and Mike talk about standing severability and a mandate that really looks unconstitutional but is as toothless as that Abominable…

This week’s Ask The Politics Guys question comes from Perry, in Canberra Australia. Dear Politics Guys, How might compulsory voting affect American politics? Is voting a civic responsibility, like, for instance, jury duty?

This week, the guys lead off with a discussion of President Obama’s announcement that he won’t be pulling all US troops out of Afghanistan, a reversal of earlier promises that all troops would be gone by the end of his presidency. Next, Mike and Jay turn to presidential politics, where they take a look at…