Wed, 26 April 2017
An economic theory from 1833 is now a nightmare for many in North Carolina. It is a warning for conservatives today.
Direct download: Republicans_and_Hogs_the_Tragedy_of_the_Commons.mp3
Category:Policy, Political News -- posted at: 10:27pm EDT |
Wed, 19 April 2017
Mitrofan Nedelin set off an explosion in the Soviet Empire in 1960 that killed an amazing number of scientists, and how he left a lesson for North Korea's dictator, and for President Trump.
Direct download: Trump_Kim_and_the_Nedelin_Disaster.mp3
Category:History, National Security -- posted at: 11:27pm EDT |
Wed, 12 April 2017
President Trump's attack on Syria was less effective because he let Putin Know first. He had to. Here's why.
Direct download: Tripwire__The_Trump_Dilemma_in_Syria.mp3
Category:Policy, Political News, War -- posted at: 8:36am EDT |
Wed, 5 April 2017
Republicans may end one tradition. They have started two more that seem, to some conservatives, as natural as breathing.
Direct download: Retiring_an_Old_Conservative_Tradition_Creating_Two_More.mp3
Category:Politics, Tradition, Bigotry -- posted at: 10:21pm EDT |
Thu, 30 March 2017
One President faced a hostile audience and emerged a winner. The other faced friends and turned them to opponents.
Direct download: Two_Presidents_Two_Confrontations_One_Winner.mp3
Category:Policy, Political News -- posted at: 12:16am EDT |
Thu, 23 March 2017
A personality that seems disconnected from any external reality can only be compared to a character from fiction. |
Wed, 1 March 2017
Two Presidents: Two parallel military tragedies. Two entirely different standards of personal responsibility.
Direct download: Contrast_in_Failure_-_Kennedy_and_Cuba_Trump_and_Yemen.mp3
Category:Political Responsibility -- posted at: 10:14pm EDT |
Wed, 22 February 2017
The Trump administration prepares the latest trade scam. It's a neat trick. Count all imports, but not all exports.
Direct download: The_Trump_Cheat_Sheet__Losing_Heads_or_Tails.mp3
Category:Policy, Political News -- posted at: 2:14pm EDT |
Wed, 15 February 2017
Elizabeth Warren deserves praise: She "persisted." Among others who persisted, John Quincy Adams was a true original.
Direct download: Elizabeth_Warren_Joins_Another_Persister_John_Quincy_Adams.mp3
Category:History, News -- posted at: 10:05pm EDT |
Wed, 8 February 2017
A moonless night, an operation approved over dinner, tragic death, and an invented story blaming President Obama.
Direct download: Donald_Trump_Finds_the_First_Khrushchev_Letter.mp3
Category:Policy, Political News, War -- posted at: 10:54pm EDT |