Ep. 161 The State Department: Diplomatic Protection
The Department of Foreign Affairs started off as the first Department of the executive branch with 6 employees led by Thomas Jefferson in 1789. Now it's called The United States State Department and e...
21 Apr 202356min
Ep. 160 The Expansion of the IRS and You
Ben Franklin wrote in 1789, "…nothing is certain except death and taxes." Our chat today is all about the IRS and our taxes. Last year, as part of the Inflation Reduction Act, Congress approved $80 ...
13 Apr 202358min
Ep. 159 The FBI, CIA & Homeland Security - and our National Security
Ever heard the term "alphabet agencies?" It often refers to various federal government agencies that have usually 3-letter names. Many of these are in the national security community: DHS, CIA, FBI,...
30 Mar 202356min
Ep. 158 The Financial Crisis and National Security - American Vulnerability
What exactly do you know about the debt and debt ceiling? What are they? Think of the debt ceiling like the credit limit on a credit card and the debt is the total sum of all that spending. In this ...
23 Mar 20231h 2min
Ep. 157 - Social vs. Anti-Social Media - What Is The Government's Role?
What would the Founders think of social media's unlimited and instant communication across the country and around the world? Would they try to regulate it? From what authority could the Founders and...
16 Mar 202356min
Ep. 156 - Fentanyl & the Border Crisis
We share a 1,951 mile border with Mexico and that border sees millions upon millions of border crossings involving people and vehicles. Seemingly on a daily basis in the news cycle, we hear news rela...
9 Mar 202358min
Ep. 155 - TikTok, Balloons, China: What You Should Know
It has a population more than 4 times that of the United States. It produces goods and services we use in our daily lives. In our modern economy with the free-flow of information and high levels of t...
4 Mar 202355min
Ep. 154 - George Washington's Leadership Secrets
His father died when was 11. His formal education ended at 14. By 17, he had mastered trigonometry and geometry and worked as a surveyor in the American West. Beyond that, he was a solider, leader ...
23 Feb 20231h
