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This episode was totally unscripted, and a reaction to my emotions following the Charlie Kirk assassination. Just some things I felt the need to get off my chest. There is not a lot of history here, but there were some observations I needed to get off my chest, mostly because dwelling on them was getting Read more
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Conservative icon and activist Charlie Kirk joins a list of civil rights figures and politicians who were killed for speaking what they believe. Thousands have expressed their desire to pick up the baton and carry Kirk’s legacy forward. The question is this: Is it possible to fill the void left behind when someone like Charlie Read more
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In early September 2025, President Donald Trump announced that he would deploy federal troops into several major U.S. cities to quell unrest — even if governors objected. The announcement immediately set off a wave of debate. Critics pointed to the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878, a law meant to prevent the use of the Army Read more
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For most of America’s early history, we didn’t have a “Department of Defense.” We had a Department of War. After World War II, in the anxious first years of the Cold War, Washington reorganized the military and rebranded the whole enterprise. Today, that name—Defense—is in the news again, with a push from the White House Read more
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At its best, the CDC is a scientific bulwark against disease. At its worst, it becomes an institution caught between science, politics, and profit. The question for us is whether the CDC can navigate these pressures and keep public trust — or whether the forces of politics and perception will continue to erode its authority. Read more
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There is a popular sentiment that Putin is Hitler and Ukraine should fight until Russia is completely driven out of the land it holds. With that, there are those demanding nothing but a full Russian surrender and a return to borders as they existed before the annexation of Crimea. This ignores some harsh truths. The Read more
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On August 12th, 2025, the White House sent a formal letter to Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III, ordering a comprehensive review of exhibits, educational materials, and even social-media posts at eight museums. The goal, according to the letter, was to ensure all content aligns with the President’s March executive order to present “uplifting” and Read more
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In the United States, political power has always been counted—literally. From the moment the framers dipped their quills into ink and drafted Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution, they established a system in which representation would not be apportioned by guesswork or political bargaining alone, but by an “actual enumeration” every ten years. Behind Read more
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Eighty years ago this week, two American bombers lifted off from an airfield on Tinian Island in the Western Pacific and flew into history. Each plane carried a single bomb—one codenamed “Little Boy” and the other codenamed “Fat Man.” These two separate attacks would mark the first and only time nuclear weapons have ever been Read more
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In the previous episode, Episode 6 – The Voice of America, we diverted a bit and talked about how the VOA was used parallel to other media broadcasts run by the CIA to affect regime change in Latin American nations. One of those nations was Chile, where in 1973, the Nixon Administration used a variety Read more
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