Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Castbox | PocketCasts | Overcast Mike welcomes back to the show Bryan Caplan, a Professor of Economics at George Mason University, prolific author, and blogger at Bet on It. They discuss his latest essay collection, You Will Not Stampede Me: Essays on Non-Conformism. Topics Mike and Bryan Discuss Include…
protections for those accused of crimes
Trey and Ken open with breaking news on Israel’s attack on Iran and Syria. They discuss the appropriateness of the response, the likely message behind the response, and the political implications for U.S. politics. They also briefly consider the timing of the U.S.’s blocking of Palestinian United Nations membership in the Security Council. Next, they…
Israel attacks Iran and Syria, Speaker Johnson navigates his caucus over foreign aid, Uri Berliner resigns from NPR, and the extent of the 1st Amendment during a protest
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Castbox | PocketCasts | Overcast Trey talks with author Sasha Issenberg about his new book The Lie Detectives: In Search of a Playbook for Winning Elections in the Disinformation Age, in which he talks about the left’s campaign strategies to combat “disinformation” and “misinformation.” Topics Trey and Sasha Cover…
Mike and Jay discuss regulartion of guns, table saws, divisions in the United States, and extremists in their parties.
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Castbox | PocketCasts | Overcast Mike and Jay open with a look at the ruling by the Arizona Supreme Court upholding a near-total ban on abortions passed in 1864. They consider the legal reasoning behind the decision, what’s likely to happen next, and how they see it playing out…
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Castbox | PocketCasts | Overcast Mike talks with historical anthropologist Nicholas Dirks, Chancellor of UC Berkeley from 2013-2017, about his book City of Intellect: The Uses and Abuses of the University. Topics Include: – the public’s decline of faith in higher education – if higher ed is focused on…
grand juries, double jeopardy, self-incrimination, due process, takings
Trey & Ken start the episode with a deep dive into Israel’s airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Syria. This leads to a discussion of the differences between the northern conflict and the Gaza conflict. Next, the discussion moves to Biden’s newest demands of Israel and how Israel has responded. This also includes a discussion…