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2025 6-05 Matters of Democracy accurate Economic Data, travel, Ivy league, legal help
Season 2025 Episode 605
Travel Ban v2.0: Expanded Restrictions and Political Theater, The administration has announced a complete travel ban on citizens from 12 countries (A…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
2025 6-04 Matters of Democracy Tarriffs, USDA Farm Report, Musk bash OBBB, USNS Milk
Season 2025 Episode 604
Increased Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum, imported steel and aluminum from 25% to 50%. This is a significant escalation of existing tariffs. Obscured…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
2025 6-03 Matters of Democracy OBBB, US debt Limit, Musk departs
Season 2025 Episode 603
The "Big, Beautiful Bill": Political Headwinds and Internal Divisions, Parliamentarian Review,
U.S. Debt Limit 2025: Financial Market Stability Amids…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
2025 6-02 Matters of Democracy - Musk, OBBB, Dem Primary, Senate parliamentarian
Season 2025 Episode 602
The Political Standing and Legacy of Key Figures: Analysis of the reputation and impact of prominent individuals, including Elon Musk and Donald Trum…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
2025 5-28 Matters of Democracy - Immigration, DeSantis, Tariffs and Courts, Deficits
Season 2025 Episode 530
Immigration Policy and Allegations of Fascism: The Trump administration is pursuing increasingly severe and controversial immigration policies.
Once c…
11 months ago
2025 5-28 Matters of Democracy Trump's Tumultuous Term: Trade, Personnel, and Power Plays
Season 2025 Episode 529
Challenges to Trump's Trade War Policies: Multiple factors are undermining the effectiveness and legality of Donald Trump's protectionist trade polic…
11 months ago
2025 5-28 Matters of Democracy Economic Data Discrepancies and Policy Debates on OBBB Act
Season 2025 Episode 528
Recent economic data reveals a persistent divergence between "soft" sentiment-based indicators, which suggest a weakening outlook, and "hard" quantif…
11 months ago
2025 5-23 Matters of Democracy Trump Memorial Day, Harvard
Season 2025 Episode 527
Observations on Donald Trump's Behavior and Mental State
The Trump Administration's Actions Against Harvard University
Allegations of Corruption and We…
11 months ago
2025 5-23 Matters of Democracy OBBB, Taxes, Cuts, revenue, Parliamentarian? SCOTUS
Season 2025 Episode 523
significant legislative action on the budget in the House, a procedural shift in the Senate regarding the Congressional Review Act, a Supreme Court …
11 months, 1 week ago
2025 5-22 Matters of Democracy "perfect fiscal policy storm", Medicaid cuts, Corruption and "Not Normal"
Season 2025 Episode 522
"perfect fiscal policy storm" where tax reform efforts are colliding with budget debates and the debt-ceiling issue. The WSJ notes that the U.S. nati…
11 months, 1 week ago