Footenotes: Politics in Detail

In this episode, I talk with Thomas Jackson and Jay Brose about one of the hottest topics of the current political landscape, cancel culture. We'll discuss people who have been canceled, what is cancelable, and whether cancel culture is effective or if there is a better way to bring accountability through the Internet. Thomas and Jay will be coming out with a new podcast called "Please, Disregard", so check out their content when it comes out!

In this episode, I dive in and analyze the debate surrounding the Electoral College and its place in American elections. There has been a lot of controversy this century and the calls to get rid of it grow louder by the day. We'll take a look at the history of the Electoral College, the way Electors are chosen/who they are, the accuracy (or inaccuracy) of the Electoral College's attempt to reflect the population of the US, and then analyze two arguments, one in favor of keeping it, and one in favor of abolishing it. 

I'll give my personal take on it as well, but please do your own research, as this topic is of utmost importance. 

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It took awhile, but here it is! In this episode, we focus on the demise of the five countries of the Ancient World we researched last time: Sumer, Egypt, Maya, Rome, and China. We then apply what we learn about their mistakes to our present situation in 2020. From this, we can generally find the bare minimum of what a government needs to do in order to sustain a society. Check it out and let me know what you think!

This episode is part of a two-part dive into the real purpose of government. In this episode, I examine five ancient governments and quickly cover what their role(s) were, and why those roles were beneficial to their people. In these five governments, I glean out 3 key tasks that each one of the governments did, and focus on why any successful government must do all three of these to succeed. 

In this episode, I break down the history of governors in America, and the present state of the governor position overall.

I discuss what governors do, what role they play, how much power they have, and why we need to pay more attention to them. 

I talk about the stock market:

-What it is

-Why Presidents seem to take credit for it

-And what its movement means for the average Joe, who may or may not be invested at all.

In this episode, I dig into four main questions: What is populism? Why and how have Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump used populism to advance their candidacies? Where do we go from here as Americans? and What are the benefits and the dangers of populist campaigns as a whole?

Judis, John. “US vs. THEM: The Birth of Populism.” The Populist Explosion. Columbia Global Reports.