Closed Primaries Have A Negative Impact, So Let Independent Voters Vote!

Closed Primaries Have A Negative Impact, So Let Independent Voters Vote!

Michael explains why he is one of the lead plaintiffs in a Pennsylvania lawsuit that could (and should) shake up elections moving forward, and lays out the legal, personal, and political case. The filing urges the PA state Supreme Court to overturn the commonwealth’s closed primary system, arguing it unconstitutionally denies nearly 1.4 million unaffiliated voters a voice in critical elections. Michael's answer to today's Smerconish.com poll question is "HELL YES": Should the nation's millions of registered Independent voters be able to vote in primary elections? Listen here, then vote! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Trump Found Liable, or, Border Chaos: Which will be more politically impactful?

Trump Found Liable, or, Border Chaos: Which will be more politically impactful?

Michael discusses both the outcome of the E. Jean Carroll-Donald Trump civil trial, where the former President was found liable for sexual abuse and defamation for $5M, and the chaos currently happeni...

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The Politics of Tipping

The Politics of Tipping

Michael opens reminiscing on last evening listening to Dead & Co live from Barton Hall on SiriusXM's Grateful Dead Channel 23, then focuses on a story out of Colorado that's garnering a lot of buzz: A...

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Sideline Tucker, or Let Him Go? And, Trump Trial Closing Arguments

Sideline Tucker, or Let Him Go? And, Trump Trial Closing Arguments

Michael offers thoughts on two of the day's big stories, including former President Trump's civil trial, being brought by E. Jean Carroll, where he won't testify and closing arguments begin; plus what...

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No Labels Co-Chair Sen. Joe Lieberman on the group's possible third party 2024 ticket

No Labels Co-Chair Sen. Joe Lieberman on the group's possible third party 2024 ticket

Former Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT), a co-chair of No Labels, joins Michael to discuss the group's plan to possibly nominate a third party presidential candidate in 2024. They are currently working to...

5 Mai 202330min

Admiral James Stavridis (Ret.) Gives A Percentage Chance of Reality of Putin Assassination Attempt  Claim

Admiral James Stavridis (Ret.) Gives A Percentage Chance of Reality of Putin Assassination Attempt Claim

The former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, Admiral James Stavridis, joined Michael on the developing story that there was an assassination attempt on Russian President Vladimir Putin. True? A False ...

4 Mai 202329min

Don't Be A Helicopter Parent

Don't Be A Helicopter Parent

"Free Range Kids" author and President of Let Grow, Lenore Skenazy joins Michael to talk about Youth Mental Health, the subject of a new article "Decline in Independent Activity as a Cause of Decline ...

3 Mai 202320min

Yes, more CIA-JFK files have been released: Gerald Posner went through all 355 of them

Yes, more CIA-JFK files have been released: Gerald Posner went through all 355 of them

Investigative journalist Gerald Posner joins Michael to discuss his Substack piece "Do you know that the National Archives just released more CIA-JFK Assassination Files?" Posner is the bestselling au...

2 Mai 202320min

Relaxing Marijuana Rules for Federal Workers

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Should marijuana use be immaterial in security clearance reviews required for federal jobs? Michael talks to Washington, DC-based attorney Andrew Bakaj, of the Compass Rose Legal Group, about how fede...

1 Mai 202330min

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