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Episode 39: Is American Unity an Illusion
If the government of France was to suddenly and magically cease to exist, France itself would definitely still go on. If the government of the United…
8 years, 7 months ago
Episode 38: You Can't Vote Math Out of Office
This year, Deficit Day - that is, the day the federal government runs out of money for the year and starts spending money it doesn't have - fell on O…
8 years, 7 months ago
Episode 37: Has the Gun Violence Crisis Been Overblown?
It’s important to approach the subject of guns and gun control with a cool and rational mind. It’s easy to make snap judgments in the heat of the mom…
8 years, 8 months ago
Episode 36: The Problem with Healthcare Is Government
Healthcare is a hot topic right now after a couple of failed attempts to repeal Obamacare and an executive order that rolled back some of the restric…
8 years, 8 months ago
Episode 35: Do As I Say, Not As I Do
State representatives who support anti-gun legislation arrested for running guns. Pro-life representatives encouraging their mistresses to get aborti…
8 years, 8 months ago
Episode 34: Inequality Is Rising, but Poverty Is Falling
Recently released data from the Federal Reserve indicate an increase in income inequality and wealth inequality in the country. People often assume t…
8 years, 8 months ago
Episode 33: Does Amazon Really Need Corporate Welfare?
Amazon made online comparison shopping easy for all. Now it’s Amazon’s turn to comparison shop: for a city to host its new corporate headquarters. It…
8 years, 8 months ago
Episode 32: Venezuela: Let Them Eat… Rabbits?
Once upon a time, an out-of-touch queen heard of her subjects’ lack of bread and supposedly responded, “Let them eat cake.”
Hunger has become so bad …
8 years, 9 months ago
Episode 31: Does the Debt Ceiling Mean Anything?
Does the debt ceiling even mean anything? It’s like a credit limit on your credit card, but one which the borrower (the US government) gets to set fo…
8 years, 9 months ago
Episode 30: Must the Police Be Above the Law to Enforce It?
Nurse Alex Wubbels refused to let police draw blood from an unconscious crash victim and ended up arrested. The ensuing national controversy has brou…
8 years, 9 months ago