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Episode 129: When Do We Reach Adulthood?
Season 1 Episode 129
As we reach pivotal milestones, such as the legal driving age, we’re met with serious questions: Who decided I’m not old enough to vote? Why can I drive but not enter a bar? When do I have to buy hea…
Published on 6 years, 4 months ago
Episode 128: Are Corporations People?
Season 1 Episode 128
Citizens United, a conservative non-profit corporation, was once caught in the crosshairs of campaign finance law. The company violated the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act by broadcasting a political …
Published on 6 years, 5 months ago
Episode 127: What Is a Wealth of Data Worth?
Season 1 Episode 127
As people like, share, and upload on social media platforms, data is generated by users and gathered by tech companies. It’s a bit unclear, however, how companies handle user data. Is selling or stor…
Published on 6 years, 5 months ago
Episode 126: Who Owns Outer Space?
Season 1 Episode 126
When it comes to the final frontier, we must inevitably outline the government’s role in interplanetary colonization. Perhaps during the next century, there will be deliberation between cosmic pionee…
Published on 6 years, 5 months ago
Episode 125: Celebrating American Independence
Season 1 Episode 125
This week’s guest, Robert McDonald, author of Confounding Father talks about the quintessential American philosopher: Thomas Jefferson. During the birth of America, innumerable obstacles stood in its…
Published on 6 years, 5 months ago
Episode 124: Arguing Outcomes Instead of Principles Puts the Cart Before the Horse
Season 1 Episode 124
There appears to be a large problem in America with outcome-based thinking, particularly with regards to hot-button political issues. We skip straight to the ending we want and argue for it until we’…
Published on 6 years, 6 months ago
Episode 123: What Does Equality Even Mean?
Season 1 Episode 123
The word “equality” is a tricky one. It means different things to different people in different contexts. Do we mean “income equality”? “Wealth equality”? “Equality before the law”? And how does that…
Published on 6 years, 6 months ago
Episode 122: Changing the Rules for Social Security
Season 1 Episode 122
As the saying goes, if you want less of something, tax it. Recently, a House bill was proposed that would raise the taxable income cap for Social Security to about $400,000. Although there seem to be…
Published on 6 years, 6 months ago
Episode 121: Are Hot Button Issues Actually Important?
Season 1 Episode 121
If life is an inalienable right, does that take the death penalty off the table? Is there really a need for social safety nets? Taxation, the Articles of Confederation, the Postal Service, and more c…
Published on 6 years, 6 months ago
Episode 120: What Is Impeachment and How Does It Work?
Season 1 Episode 120
Only twice has the U.S. House of Representatives impeached a president, and never has the Senate voted to remove an impeached president from office. People tend to think of impeachment as a judicial …
Published on 6 years, 6 months ago