Kevin Wilson talks with Arian Horbovetz, author of The Urban Phoenix blog and podcast. We talk about finding the good things happening in upstate, ebikes, high speed rail, and why there should be more transportation options than cars. 

https://theurbanphoenix.com/

Several Democratic candidates have criticized Facebook for taking a neutral stance on political content, including content that contains lies. Should Facebook be the arbiter of truth for political content?

We also talk about Section 230 and ways Facebook already policies content. 

Kevin and Sean talk about the recent court ruling on vaping as well as the breaking news that there was a "vaping related" death in Ontario County that's being used to justify further restrictions. Kevin and Sean also talk about the emergency executive order in Virginia where Governor Northam is trying to conflate racists with gun owners. We also talk about Rochester's police accountability board for a short while before doing Fake News Friday. 

Do state's have rights? Where do "state's rights" come from? Are state's rights the best way to preserve individual liberty? Is the federal government a better way to preserve individual liberty in some situations? Where do state's rights and nullification apply today?

Resources:

Fugitive Slave Act:

Gun States Rights Case:

Kevin talks about the other part of criminal justice reform; discovery. What info does the defense have a right to and when? Should witness info be kept secret? Does this law mean an accused criminal return to the scene of a crime?

Need for Discovery Reform:

Andrew and Kevin discuss what's going on with Iran, whether the President had the authority to kill Qassem Soleimani , and what Congress is doing to assert it's authority to take the United States to war. Show ends with Fake News Friday

House Resolution saying President Trump violated the War Powers Resolution:

An interesting podcast on the history of Soleimani:

Andrew goes over more of Andrew Cuomo's legislative priorities

Andrew interviews Adam Kokesh, who is seeking the Libertarian Party nomination for President on a platform of abolishing the federal government. 

Andrew and Kevin are talking about the bail changes in criminal justice reform. They'll cover the history of bail, it's legal uses, and it's current uses, and how NY changed it's bail laws in response to systematic abuses.

Additional Bail Reform Context

Tyquan Rivera case

Colony Manslaughter Case

Andrew talks about several situations where the first amendment applies (or doesn't apply!) Including, Snowden, boycotts, social media and more.