Subscribe: iTunes | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS In our first ever three-person Politics Guys, Northern Kentucky University Law Professor Ken Katkin joins Mike and Jay to discuss: how Kennedy was different from the Court’s four other conservatives whether the Justices are politicians in robes or if they base their decisions on more…
Subscribe: iTunes | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS This week’s show starts off with Mike and Jay discussing Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement. There’s so much to cover here that the Guys decided to do an entire episode on it, which will drop in the usual Wednesday slot (July 4). There were a bunch…
In this listener comment episode, Mike and Jay address the following listener questions: Should police be given the level of qualified immunity from prosecution they currently receive? Will a recent federal court ruling change anything? We need to keep an eye on regulators, but doesn’t Jay think we also need to watch companies? How do…
Subscribe: iTunes | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS This week’s show starts with Mike and Jay discussing the bipartisan furor over family separations that have occurred as a result of the Trump administration’s ‘Zero Tolerance’ immigration policy. Mike argues that the policy is inhumane, that Donald Trump lied when he said he could…
This week’s show starts with Mike and Jay discussing the bipartisan furor over family separations that have occurred as a result of the Trump administration’s ‘Zero Tolerance’ immigration policy. Mike argues that the policy is inhumane, that…
Subscribe: iTunes | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS This episode features Trey and Ken’s responses to the following listener questions: Why do we have the Electoral College? Why isn’t there a way to invalidate fraudulent elections? What would it take for a third party rise to national prominence? Can you explain ranked-choice voting?…
Mike talks about his new interview podcast, Politics Plus. On the show, he’ll be interviewing men and women from across the ideological spectrum about American politics, economics, history, and culture. You can find and subscribe to Politics Plus by searching for it in your podcast app. If for for any reason that doesn’t work, you…
Subscribe: iTunes | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS Trey and Ken open the show by discussing the 500 page Justice Department finding on the FBI. They both largely agree the report shows former FBI Director James Comey was insubordinate, but they differ on who it helps most rhetorically. Trey thinks that the FBI agents didn’t express their political positions in a…
Subscribe: iTunes | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS This episode features Mike and Jay’s responses to the following listener questions: Jay says he’s pro-choice with it comes to people choosing their own health care. Is he also pro-choice when it comes to a woman’s right to choose whether or not to end her pregnancy? Jay suggested that President Trump’s hardball negotiating…
Subscribe: iTunes | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS Mike and Jay open with a look at the G7 meeting in Quebec, Canada. They agree that President Trump’s protectionism is bad policy, though Jay still thinks that the president might be using his tough talk as a negotiating tactic and may not impose long-term tariff barriers. Mike says that President Trump’s call…