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The March of Folly
Episode 572
There are times in history a government pursues policies contrary to their own interests, making foolish decisions, and then stumbling into war. With Joe Biden’s recent decision to allow the use of l…
Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago
The 2024 Election: A Millennial Interview
Episode 571
Today Stephen answers a millennial’s questions about the 2024 election. Listen in as Jonas Litton, our podcast producer, asks about the things on many of our minds. How relevant is the electoral coll…
Published on 9 months, 4 weeks ago
7 Truths of the 2024 Election
Episode 570
Donald Trump is the next president of the United States. The election results were decisive due to several reasons, the primary being the number of stealth voters who turned out for Trump. We are jus…
Published on 10 months ago
The Math That Makes a President
Episode 569
A relatively small number of people from a particular demographic will decide who the next president will be. In this episode, I break down the numbers required to win and make some observations abou…
Published on 10 months, 1 week ago
The Crisis of Reading
Episode 568
To the extent that people read, is the extent to which the society is advancing. Reading increases our capacity for knowledge, creativity, inventiveness, and emotional intelligence. But reading is de…
Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago
The Foreign Policy Switch
Episode 567
How did this happen? The majority of Republicans are doubtful of our involvement in Ukraine, questioning our involvement in the Middle East, and questioning the need for Taiwan to maintain its sovere…
Published on 11 months, 1 week ago
Some Risky Predictions
Episode 566
In this episode I recorded on September 9, 2024, before the presidential debate, I make some predictions about how the tone and posture the candidates take will determine not only the outcome of the …
Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago
Our Political Moment
Episode 565
Kamala Harris has had the most amazing five weeks in American electoral history. Now the campaign is entering a new stage, a time for debating the issues. Will we see Kamala Harris lean more centrist…
Published on 1 year ago
The Hamlet Effect
Episode 564
Donald Trump has become the Hamlet of American politics. Like Shakespeare’s character, he is troubled, emotional, haunted by his own demons and paralyzed from taking action. Trump has lost the narrat…
Published on 1 year ago
When Your Enemy is Destroying Himself
Episode 563
It's no secret that Kamala Harris is the most unpopular vice president in American history. But rather than attacking her on the basis of race or gender, if Trump let her record speak for itself, he …
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago