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Episode 59: Is Moderation the Next Big Thing in American Politics?
Pundits are declaring that America is a nation divided. In fairness, this is a true statement, but it's not a new phenomenon. America has been a nati…
8 years, 2 months ago
Episode 58: Federal Spending Is Out of Control
The American federal government has a serious spending problem. The federal debt, the sum total of all the money the government has borrowed, has hit…
8 years, 3 months ago
Episode 57: Death for Dealing... Really?
Rumors have been circulating recently that the Trump Administration is considering including drug dealing among those crimes that can be subject to c…
8 years, 3 months ago
Episode 56: Tariffs Hurt Everyone, So Why Have Them?
Last week, President Trump announced his intention to place tariffs on steel and aluminum. Unfortunately for the president—and everyone else, should …
8 years, 3 months ago
Episode 55: Why Don't We Insure Guns Like We Insure Cars
After the horrific school shooting in Parkland, FL, on February 14th, the "debate" about gun control has reignited in the US. Pundits on both sides o…
8 years, 3 months ago
Episode 54: Is College Really for All?
In the last two and a half generations, the number of students who go on to attend college, as a percentage of the population, has tripled. In 1959, …
8 years, 4 months ago
Episode 53: Has Uber Become Part of the System It Fought Against?
Regulatory capture is a problem in this country. It happens pretty easily. Politicians can't be experts in everything, so they turn to actual experts…
8 years, 4 months ago
Episode 52: Why Does Government Keep Expanding?
The fact that the United States' yearly deficit spending is set to soon top $1 trillion — an amount that is itself larger than most governments' enti…
8 years, 4 months ago
Episode 51: America Relies on Immigrants
Immigration is, as happens fairly routinely, an important topic in the national conversation these days. It's generally well-accepted that the United…
8 years, 4 months ago
Episode 50: Intentions Don't Matter — Outcomes Do
Socialism is, whether we like it or not, in the national dialogue. And there are numerous people who claim to be socialists who, nevertheless, have a…
8 years, 5 months ago