Subscribe: iTunes | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS In this episode, Kristin & Mike respond to listener questions on the feud between President Trump and Rep. Ilhan Omar, how we can hold media accountable, Kristin’s view on the proper role of regulation in a capitalist economy, and what they think a second term…
Subscribe: iTunes | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS Kristin and Mike open the show with the story that’s consumed the media – the release of the redacted Mueller Report. They discuss ‘collusion’, obstruction, Attorney General William Barr spinning the report pre-release, and the pros and cons of starting impeachment proceedings. They also talk…
Mike & Jay open the show with a discussion of recent controversies surrounding Chick-Fil-A. Mike believes that decisions to not allow the chicken chain into certain venues are based on the company’s support for anti-gay discrimination and its own internal anti-gay policies. Jay, on the other hand, sees this as an attack on religious belief….
Mike & Jay open the show with a look at the leadership shakeup at the Department of Homeland Security. Mike argues that the problem isn’t insufficiently tough leadership, but rather that President Trump wants to do things he can’t legally do. (Like keep asylum seekers in Mexico, which a federal judge recently said wasn’t permissible.)…
Will talks with political scientist Brian Smentkowski, an Associate Professor at the University of Idaho. He’s the co-author of Misreading the Bill of Rights: Top Ten Myths Concerning Your Rights and Liberties with Craig Freeman and Kirby Goidel. Topics Will & Brian discuss include: The top myths Americans hold regarding the Bill of Rights Whether…
Will is joined by a new co-host, Brian Smentkowski, a political scientist from the University of Idaho. They begin the show by discussing the current status of the Mueller Report and Democratic efforts to get President Trump’s tax returns released. Will sees little value with releasing the report in full while Brian argues that if…
In this listener mail episode, Mike and Jay respond to the following listener questions: Will employers pocket insurance premium money they’d potentially save under a Medicare For All system? Why might Trump have wanted to obstruct justice, even if…
Subscribe: iTunes | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS In this listener mail episode, Mike and Jay respond to the following listener questions: Will employers pocket insurance premium money they’d potentially save under a Medicare For All system? Why might Trump have wanted to obstruct justice, even if he wasn’t working with the Russians?…
Subscribe: iTunes | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS Jay and Mike open the show with a discussion of what we currently know about the recently ended Mueller investigation. Jay says there was ‘no collusion’ while Mike points out that there was ‘not enough evidence to prove collusion’ which he sees as an important…
Subscribe: iTunes | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS Trey & Ken start the show this week breaking from the normal format and discussing a topic that does not cover “American politics and policy” directly. Instead the pair discuss Brexit. After talking about the complex potential outcomes of Brexit and the looming hard deadline…