This is a serious conversation – Are we a nation of laws? What is the role of the Supreme Court when a new Gallop poll shows that only 26% of respondants say it is still a trustworthy institution? This is astonishing. With new rulings that struck down NY concealed carry restrictions and the overturning of…
It’s the 50th anniversary of the Watergate break-in for our listeners looking for a bit of historical trivia, but that’s not the focus of today’s episode. Today let’s take a status report on where Congress stands as we move towards the midterm election. Most pundits are predicting enough Republican gains that they will take over…
We know that inflation is bad – nobody likes it and today’s numbers show there is not an end in sight. But today, we’re going to focus on the January 6th hearings which began in primetime last night. Let’s focus on the broader question of the public’s trust in government. A new Pew poll reports…
We have to start today discussing yet another tragedy in Texas. So how has the right to bear arms turned into a religion for many in our country? It’s clear that a vast majority of the public favor restrictions or reforms regarding firearms – so why can’t change happen? Has this become a religion? We’ll…
Today on the podcast we’re going to touch on a host of issues and events, and underneath all of them asking ourselves ‘should we be optimistic?’ First, we’ll talk about the tribes and our ability to work together in this supercharged political climate. Can deep differences be bridged? Ultimately it is up to us to…
Today we’re going to continue our analysis of two upcoming primaries – N. Carolina and Pennsylvania. Let’s start w/ N. Carolina – since Trump’s endorsement, Bud has taken off and is leading by almost 30 points. The democratic race is all but settled as well and we’ll provide analysis as to what happens next. In…
What a week it’s been in the realm of politics and we have a lot to talk about. First let’s talk about J.D. Vance’s victory in Ohio – After Trump’s endorsement his momentum continued and was enough to capture a primary win. So this was a good week for Trump, showing that his endorsement still…
Today on the show we’ll discuss a question that was sent to us by one of our listeners and that is – Are we already in World War III? But first, we’ll talk about the latest news from the Ohio Republican Primary. While the race officially has 7 candidates we’ll focus primarily on the latest…
Today we’ll talk about our latest Forbes piece entitled “Let Joe Be Joe”. The current mantra in the media is that Biden’s presidency is a failing presidency. Is that accurate? We’ll look at the numbers as it comes to job creation, legislation, unemployment and more that paint a different picture. So why are Americans miserable?…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-vFYRaMKUQ Today on the podcast we’ll continue our discussion about the war in Ukraine but will take a decidedly deeper dive than we have before. More specifically, we’ll talk about Putin’s motivations behind the invasion and what simple (or complex) calculations from the past few decades may have influenced the decision to invade. While much…
https://youtu.be/RXyHZTlMGWg Today we’ll be focusing on trouble. There’s troubling numbers for both Biden and the Democrats, and trouble for Russia. First, we’ll look at the latest job approval ratings for President Biden and they’re not great. 83% among dems 30% among independents 58% among blacks There needs to be some real improvement in each of…
Today on the podcast let’s talk about the numbers and how they related to the 2022 election. The Labor department reported + 22 million jobs have been recovered since the COVID19 pandemic began, unemployment is at 5.6% but inflation is over 6% and purchasing is down. Meanwhile Biden’s job approval numbers continue to be flat …