Episodes

  • Discussion on the Pursuit of Happiness

    Discussion on the Pursuit of Happiness
    Jan 8 2024
    We discuss the section of the Declaration of Independence from the perspective of a liberal and a libertarian. You can find a link to the YouTube video of the conversation, here.
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  • SCOTUS decision on 303 Creative VS Elenis

    SCOTUS decision on 303 Creative VS Elenis
    Jul 16 2023
    This case is about a business discriminating against a perspective customer based on religious beliefs. The web designer owner wanted to place a disclaimer on her marketing material stating that she would not design websites for gay marriage but instead would refer business to other designers. This desire goes against Colorado law. The case is […]
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  • Race and college admissions

    Race and college admissions
    Jul 9 2023
    The Supreme Court recently ruled that two particular universities could not use race as a criteria for accepting students. Colin and Brian discuss the issue. Is affirmative action Constitutional? Is affirmative action working? Are there situations where a group of students or sports team does not reflect the overall population and is that necessarily racism? […]
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  • The Durham Report

    The Durham Report
    May 29 2023
    What was the specific purpose of the Durham Investigation. How did it compare to the Mueller Report. Was the Investigation justified and what did it find. Did the Report have any specific conclusions and how did people’s bias color their opinion of the Report. Here is the link to the YouTube video.
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  • Ethics and the Supreme Court

    Ethics and the Supreme Court
    May 14 2023
    Have any of the Supreme Court (specifically Clarence Thomas) recently failed to adhere to existing ethical standards? Have any broken the law? Are the ethical standards stringent enough? Did gift giving influence any Supreme Court Justices? How did the media handle the situation? Here is the link to the YouTube video.
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  • Looking back at the US response to the Covid pandemic

    Looking back at the US response to the Covid pandemic
    May 7 2023
    There are things that the government did well and there were some significant missteps. Because we are likely to have another pandemic in our lifetime, it is wise to look at the actions and decisions and decide if they were optimal or if there were improvements that could have been implemented. Here is the link […]
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  • Leaked government information

    Leaked government information
    Apr 24 2023
    We start of talking about Jack Teixeira documents found online. The conversation shifts toward whistleblowers, whistleblower protection and how top secret documents fit in. We get into some specifics about whistleblowers and find ourselves talking outside of our knowledge base. For more details, view this site. Specifically, giving a media outlet confidential information does not […]
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  • Section 230 and responsibility of speech on the internet

    Section 230 and responsibility of speech on the internet
    Apr 16 2023
    Section 230 of Telecommunications Act of 1996 states that no provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider. We discuss the difference between publishers, distributors and platforms and how social media companies fit in that framework. How much […]
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