A Texan Abroad

(1) How much power does the court have? (2) How much power should the court have? (3) Should there be an age limit for justices? (4) Is the court political? (5) What changes to the court should be made?

(1) Is the constitution sacrosanct? (2) Do the checks and balances work? (3) Is it better to protect against tyranny or allow a chance for more governance? (4) Do the 50 experiments in democracy work? (5) Is smaller or bigger government better?

(1) What is your opinion of politicians? (2) What makes a good politician? (3) Is being a politician difficult? (4) What challenges do politicians face? (5) Should politics be a career?

(1) Why do they make sense? (2) Why don’t they make sense? (3) Why is everything so partisan? (4) How can we fix it? (5) What party are you?

(1) What is leadership? (2) What qualities should a leader have? (3) Are leaders born or bred? (4) What’s the current state of leadership? (5) How can we do better?

(1) What will I be doing for the next 30 podcasts? (2) What is political discourse? (3) Why is it so important? (4) Why is it so difficult? (5) How do we do/have it?

(1) Hyperloop (2) Driverless Cars & Mass Transit (3) Flying Cars (4) Solar Powered Planes (5) Space Tourism (6) Moon Colonization (7) Nuclear Fusion (8) Holographic Technology (9) Neuralink (10) Artificial Intelligence

(1) What started your fascination with the former Soviet republics and how has it grown over the years? (2) Since you’ve been to all of them, which one was your favorite, and do you have a least favorite? (3) Is there a country, area or city that most people haven’t heard of that just blew you away? (4) What about the cuisines in all of these places, did you find a hidden gem or any strange tastes? (5) Would you say the cultures of these places are vastly different or have some similarities? (6) Do you think learning about the history of these places is more interesting than visiting them? (7) Which of these countries has a unique history, period or moment that surprised you? (8) How did being part of one country for 70 years affect these places, and was it positive or negative for most? (9) Have these countries handled the last 30 years in similar or different ways and do they miss the Soviet period? (10) What’s the next aspect of your exploration into the culture and geography of this area of the world?

(1) I’m sorry (but I’m not sorry) (2) Two things I hate about America (3) It’s not worse (but we still have a ways to go) (4) The unattainable ideal (that strengthens us) (5) The police are a problem (but it’s complicated) (6) Politics is a bigger problem (and it’s even more complicated) (7) School are the biggest problem (and companies can help) (8) The best place to live (and the worst) (9) Poverty isn’t racist (or sexist or prejudiced in any way) (10) What does change look like (and how do we get there)

(1) What’s the best (and worst) thing about being a teacher? (2) What’s the best (and worst) thing about Moscow?(3) What’s the best (and worst) food found commonly in Russia? (4) What’s the best (and worst) country or place to visit outside the US? (5) What’s the best (and worst) city in the USA to visit? (6) What’s the best (and worst) city in the USA to live in? (7) What’s the best (and worst) American food? (8) What’s the best (and worst) sports team from the USA? (9) What’s the best (and worst) TV series during and outside of a quarantine? (10) What’s the best (and worst) alcoholic drink? (11) What’s the best (and worst) Jeff Exotic/Craftfather story you have?