Partisanship, Civil Conflict, and Civil War
Mike and Jay discuss extreme partisanship, civil conflict, civil war, and the trajectory of current American politics.
Debt Limit Deal, No Recession (Yet), Paxton Impeachment, SCOTUS Recusal
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS Mike & Jay open with a discussion of the bipartisan agreement to suspend the debt ceiling until after the 2024 elections in exchange for spending cuts and caps that the Congressional Budget Office says will cut the deficit by $1.5 trillion over the next…
Kevin Munger on Generation Gap Politics
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS Mike talks with Kevin Munger, an assistant professor of political science and social data analytics at Penn State University about his book Generation Gap: Why the Baby Boomers Still Dominate American Politics and Culture. Topics Mike & Kevin discuss include: – if generational cohorts…
Listener Questions: Right to Secede, Education, Biden’s Record, Taxes
Trey & Mike on states leaving the United States, education, Biden’s record, and the ‘correct’ level of taxation.
DeSantis, Twitter Spaces, Tim Scott, No Debt Ceiling Increase, Sackett v EPA, Ukraine
Trey is joined by Mike this week. The show begins with a discussion of Ron DeSantis’ presidential announcement on Twitter Spaces. The discussion focuses both on the content of the announcement, DeSantis running against legacy media, and the the technical aspect of the announcement itself on Twitter. Next the pair discuss Tim Scott’s presidential announcement…
The Federalist Papers: What They Are & Why They Matter
Mike & Jay discuss the background, meaning, and continuing relevance of The Federalist Papers
Durham Report, Title 42, GOP Presidential Field, SCOTUS Tech Decisions
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS Mike is joined this week by a new co-host, May Mailman, a Harvard Law graduate and former Trump White House staffer. Mike and May start off with a discussion of the Durham report and accountability in federal law enforcement. May argues that a core…
Mike & Jay Respond to Listener Questions
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS In this special bonus midweek episode of The Politics Guys, Mike & Jay answer listener questions on what an ‘acceptable’ level of gun deaths might be, when we’d consider abandoning our respective political parties, the verdict against Trump in E. Jean Carroll’s civil suit,…
Mike & Jay Respond to Listener Questions
Mike & Jay answer listener questions on guns, Trump, negative advertising, and Ukraine.
The Constitution: Article II, Section I
Trey & Ken continue their detailed analysis of the Constitution, focusing this week on Article II, Section I.
