College Presidents on Antisemitism, Israel and the Palestinians
Mike and Jay discuss congressional testimony by college presidents on antisemitism and if Israel negotiates in good faith with the Palestinians.
Biden Indictment, Ukraine and Immigration, Fake Electors, Upending the Tax Code
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Castbox | PocketCasts | Overcast Mike and Jay open the episode with a discussion of the indictment of Hunter Biden on multiple tax-related charges, as well as the broader House Republican investigation into the Biden family. They agree that Hunter Biden almost certainly cheated the federal government but that…
The Constitution: Freedom of Speech
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Castbox | PocketCasts | Overcast Trey & Ken continue through the U.S. Constitution’s Bill of Rights by diving into the 1st Amendment’s Free Speech clause. What, if any, restrictions can government place on speech? What is and to what extent do people have symbolic speech rights? All of this…
Henry Kissinger, Sandra Day O’Connor, Santos, SEC v Jarkesy
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Castbox | PocketCasts | Overcast Trey and Ken open the episode covering two recent deaths: Henry Kissinger and Sandra Day O’Connor. Trey outlines the positives and the controversies of Kissinger’s international realism, along with both his opening of China and his support for authoritarian regimes. Ken highlights the swing…
The Misunderstood Rural Voter
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Castbox | PocketCasts | Overcast Mike talks with Colby College political scientists Nick Jacobs and Dan Shea about their book The Rural Voter: The Politics of Place and the Disuniting of America. Topics Discussed Include: – what it means to be a rural voter – misconceptions of rural voters…
Counting Ballots in PA, Congressional Retirements, Elon Musk – Antisemite?
Mike, Jay, and May on a ruling on ballot counting in Pennsylvania, congressional retirements, and Elon Musk’s alleged antisemitism.
Israel-Hamas, Insurrectionist Trump, Voting Rights
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Castbox | PocketCasts | Overcast Mike, Jay, and May open the episode with a discussion of the hostage-for-prisoner swap between Hamas and Israel. They all agree on the importance of Israel getting their hostages back as well as on Hamas’ determination to destroy Israel. But Mike feels that Israel…
Is Amazon good for consumers? The FTC has its doubts.
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Castbox | PocketCasts | Overcast Mike talks with Adam Kovacevich, founder and CEO of the Chamber of Progress and former head of Google’s US policy strategy and external affairs team about the FTC’s antitrust lawsuit against Amazon. Topics Mike and Adam Discuss Include: – FTC Chair Lina Khan’s views…
The Constitution: The Free Exercise Clause
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Castbox | PocketCasts | Overcast Trey & Ken continue through the U.S. Constitution’s Bill of Rights by diving into the 1st Amendment and the Free Exercise Clause. Topics include Reynolds, Smith, and the separation between belief and action inherent in the Supreme Court’s understanding of the phrase. The Politics…
Palestinian Hospital, Xi Jinping and Biden, Laddered Continued Resolution, Santos’ Ethics Report, Supreme Court Ethics
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Castbox | PocketCasts | Overcast Trey and Ken start the episode with a discussion of the escalation of hostilities in the Gaza Strip. Trey argues that Israel’s drive south is the result of the asymmetric nature of the conflict. Ken agrees, but believes that Israel must account for the…
