52 Million Questions-Immigration
Now that we have a budget again, X is split between the Epstein Files and Immigration. At least on my feed, your algorithm may vary. Around 15% of Americans are immigrants. How many are legal, how did...
13 Marras 202554min
Mamdani and Federalism
Click baiting title but his election showed how local areas have issues that aren't best addressed by 'one size fits all' policies. Fewer Americans feel proud to be an American and mid-decade gerryman...
5 Marras 202547min
Initiatives for Congress
A recent NYT/Siena Poll says that around 2/3 of Americans think our country is too divided for government to work. An NPR-PBS-Marist poll from September shows that 25-31% of Americans think that viole...
31 Loka 202541min
Where's the Beef in Federalism?
President Trump's call to import Argentina beef to lower meat prices caused an outcry and complaints about federal regulation. My take after reading about processing plants is that the federal governm...
24 Loka 202535min
Expand the House
The House has been set to the same number (435) since 1929 when we only had 120 million people. The average House seat now has 770,000 people. The UK, Canada, and Germany have 70-100k per member of th...
17 Loka 202538min
How Far Apart Are We as Americans?
We are bitterly divided at the polls and on some social issues (level of religious beliefs, immigration), but not as far apart on others like voter ID, not cutting Social Security, and a majority in a...
10 Loka 202533min
The Lab is Vandalized
This episode was recorded during a government shutdown. Instead of talking about the 'big shutdown' of a national divorce, I look at a symptom of a government that has been broken down for a while-the...
3 Loka 202557min
