Episodes

  • 512 - Free Speech Reprieve in Hawaii

    512 - Free Speech Reprieve in Hawaii
    Mar 2 2026
    The Hawaiian legislature passed Act 191 in an attempt to prohibit "materially deceptive media" that would harm the "reputation or electoral prospects of a candidate in an election". This seems like an infringement on free speech. Thankfully the District Court for the District of Hawaii agreed.
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  • 511 - Private Property vs Gun Control

    511 - Private Property vs Gun Control
    Feb 23 2026
    How far can a state go to regulate the right to bear arms? Can a state override a person's property rights? Can Hawaii proactively prohibit lawful gun owners from carrying on private property without owners prior consent? That is the question in the Supreme Court case Wolford v. Lopez.
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    23 mins
  • 510 - When Governments Replace Parents

    510 - When Governments Replace Parents
    Feb 16 2026

    We've all heard of the Nanny State, when government stops representing the people and tries to parent them. While there have been many attempts over the years for states to take over the parenting role of children, all with good intentions of course. However they never seem to learn that when the state tries to act as the parent, they not only fail, but often abuse the very children they claim to protect.
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    13 mins
  • 509 - Congressional Subpoenas

    509 - Congressional Subpoenas
    Feb 9 2026
    In a recent press release, the House Oversight Committee voted to advance two resolutions to hold "President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with duly issued subpoenas." The question is, were those subpoenas lawful?
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    14 mins
  • 508 - Men in Women's Sports - Oral Arguments

    508 - Men in Women's Sports - Oral Arguments
    Feb 2 2026
    Two cases came before the Supreme Court for oral arguments asking the same basic question. Can states prohibit men from participating in women's sports?
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    24 mins
  • 507 - Constitutional Carry, but...

    507 - Constitutional Carry, but...
    Jan 26 2026
    More than half of the states in the union allow constitutional carry, the right to carry a firearm without a permit or license. While Tennessee claims to have constitutional carry, their constitution places a but in that. A recent case in Tennessee Chancery Court asks whether two laws restricting someone's ability to bear arms is constitutional or not.
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    14 mins
  • 506 - Copyright Shakedown

    506 - Copyright Shakedown
    Jan 19 2026
    Copyrights and patents are important protections for inventors, authors, and all sorts of creators. In the case Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment, I'm reminded of the response Willie Sutton gave when asked why he robbed banks. "Because that's where the money is." Because this case seems more like a copyright shakedown than the protection of copyrights.
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    25 mins
  • 505 - Unreasonable Searches

    505 - Unreasonable Searches
    Jan 12 2026
    When a government agency searches without a reason it's called "fishing". When the the Attorney General of New Jersey issued a subpoena demanding the names, addresses, and phone numbers of their donors, that wasn't just fishing, it was searching for a white whale.
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    23 mins