Podcast Episodes

Episode 179: Political Party Crashers

Season 1 Episode 179

The Founders established the three branches of government to provide checks on one another. But parties have come to supplant these institutions as the focus of loyalty for politicians. In this episo…

Published on 5 years, 5 months ago

Episode 178: Facts, Freedom & the Founding, Part 2

Season 1 Episode 178

Rob McDonald returns for the second of a two-part series in which we discuss the Founding and his new book, The American Revolution.

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Published on 5 years, 5 months ago

Episode 177: Facts, Freedom & the Founding, Part 1

Season 1 Episode 177

Rob McDonald joins us this Fourth of July week for the first of a two-part series in which we discuss the Founding and his new book, The American Revolution.

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Published on 5 years, 5 months ago

Episode 176: The Supreme Court’s Qualified Mishap

Season 1 Episode 176

Clark Neily joins us to discuss policing, the origin and effect of qualified immunity, and what the courts have said about whether police have a duty to protect citizens.

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Published on 5 years, 6 months ago

Episode 175: Listener Special #6

Season 1 Episode 175

In this episode, we answer listener questions that we didn’t have time to cover in the previous listener special episode.

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Published on 5 years, 6 months ago

Episode 174: Day of the Debt

Season 1 Episode 174

Deficit Day - the hypothetical day on which the federal government’s tax revenues for the year run out - lands on June 21. Not only is that the earliest Deficit Day has fallen since World War II, the…

Published on 5 years, 6 months ago

Episode 173: Understanding the Perfect Storm

Season 1 Episode 173

The riots sweeping the country are the result of a perfect storm. It’s about racism, but more. It’s about police accountability, but more. It’s about too many people being out of work, but more. The …

Published on 5 years, 6 months ago

Episode 172: Listener Special #5

Season 1 Episode 172

In this episode, we answer listener questions.

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Published on 5 years, 6 months ago

Episode 171: Are Social Distancing Violations the New Stop and Frisk?

Season 1 Episode 171

In New York City, stop and frisk was controversial because it was a violation of the Fourth Amendment. As implemented, police would stop and frisk people without showing probable cause that the peopl…

Published on 5 years, 7 months ago

Episode 170: John Stossel Joins Words and Numbers Pt. 2

Season 1 Episode 170

This week is part two of Stossel in the Classroom meets Words & Numbers. We continue the conversation with John Stossel about economics, politics, and society.

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Published on 5 years, 7 months ago