Bipartisan Tax Deal, Transgender Rights, The Administrative State
Mike and May on a bipartisan tax agreement, transgender rights, and the Supreme Court taking on the administrative state.
Iowa Caucuses, Budget Deal, US and Houthis, Immigration and Ukraine
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Castbox | PocketCasts | Overcast Mike and May open the episode with a look at Donald Trump’s decisive victory in Iowa and what may lie ahead for Trump, Nikki Haley, and Ron DeSantis in New Hampshire. Mike seems to be holding out some hope that Haley can mount a…
Black Grief, White Grievance, and the Politics of Loss
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Castbox | PocketCasts | Overcast Mike talks with Juliet Hooker, the Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence in Political Science at Brown University. Professor Hooker is a political theorist specializing in racial justice and has authored multiple books, the latest of which is Black Grief/White Grievance: The Politics of…
The Constitution: Assembly and Petition
An overview of the interaction between speech, the 14th amendment, and assembly and petition
Is Israel Committing Genocide in Gaza?
In this special bonus segment, Mike is joined by political scientist and international relations expert Kimberly Weir (who also happens to be married to Mike) for a discussion of whether or not Israel is committing genocide in Gaza and why South Africa brought their genocide claim before the International Court of Justice. The Politics Guys on Facebook | X…
Where’s Austin?, Israel and Genocide, Hunter Biden, Trump’s Statement
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Castbox | PocketCasts | Overcast Trey and Ken open the show by outlining the strange disappearance of U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. Both Trey and Ken agree that deep mistakes were made by Austin, but Trey thinks Biden should have noted publicly that it was a mistake. Ken…
The Law of Presidential Impeachment
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Castbox | PocketCasts | Overcast Mike talks with Michael Gerhardt, a professor of jurisprudence at the University of North Carolina Law School and a long-time student of presidential impeachment. He’s the author of the just-released book, The Law of Presidential Impeachment: A Guide for the Engaged Citizen, which is…
US Steel, NYT vs. OpenAI, House Majority, Boebert Switch, A.I. in the Courts
Mike and Jay on Nippon Steel’s acquisition of US Steel, NYT suing OpenAI and Microsoft, Leuren Boebert switching districts, and John Roberts’ report on the state of the federal judiciary.
Trump 2024, Gay Resigns, More Menendez Charges, Border Dispute
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Castbox | PocketCasts | Overcast Mike and Jay open with a look at the Supreme Court’s decision to rule on whether or not Donald Trump can appeal on the presidential ballot in Colorado. They both predict that the Court will rule for Trump, with Mike thinking that there’s a…
Seth Kaplan on Repairing America’s Fragile Neighborhoods
Mike talks with Seth Kaplan, a Professorial Lecturer at the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University. Professor Kaplan has published widely in the area of development, including two books on fragile states, and has served as a consultant to organizations including the World Bank, U.S. State Department, U.S. Agency for International Development,…
