In this episode, in part to prove that I am not dead or missing, I discuss the state of Impeachment 2.0, and talk about the silliness of the artificial standard of a president's first 100 days in office, with some historical explanation and some consideration of incoming president #46, Joe Biden.

I'll put it in simple language: Biden won; Trump lost. The Electoral College works, and state-level elections systems can be trusted. The evidence for all those is overwhelming. Work with me here...

Suggested Readings:

• The Infamous Butterfly Ballots and the Hanging Chad

Stop pretending that you don't like Star Trek, or that dressing up like a Jedi is somehow cool but liking Spock isn't. Join me in this episode in which I sketch out the origins and development of this singular cultural phemonenon.

There's something going on right now that I don't think many people are thinking about at all, and recognizing and understanding it will help you work through what's going on right now with the race for the White House, and understand upcoming events that will almost certainly make the news, wherever you live.

Suggested Readings:

• U.S. Constitution, Art I, Sec. 2

In this episode I gather together some information about election turnout over the years and how this one compares, as well as updates on the vote counting and legal challenges in several key states...along with some commentary, as always.

It's Friday, 6 NOV 2020 and the presidential election is still undecided, and so I've got some thoughts I'd like to share about it, mostly focused on the importance of the rule of law and the need for evidence when making claims.

It's 4 NOV 2020, the morning after the presidential election we all knew would not be decided on election night. I've got some commentary on the state of the elections (yes, that's plural) as of right now, and some thoughts on how things might shake out.

Some thoughts on the clever mechanism to elect a president if neither candidate wins a majority of electoral votes, plus some thoughts and a forecast...let's see how well those age!

Suggested Readings:

• Constitution of the United State - pay attention to Art.II

Now that we again have nine Supreme Court justices (one chief and eight associate), I think it's worth the time to dispel some misunderstandings of how the USSC works, what it can do, and what it - and one justice - can and can't do.

Suggested Readings:

• The U.S. Constitution (read Article III)

I am trying to avoid editorializing in this show, and I think I behaved myself here in talking about the ever-present "get out and vote!" campaigns alongside the rarely-mentioned issue of voter education.

Suggested Readings:

• Cliff's AP US Govt Study Guide - buy a used copy and read the content summary! This is a great way to get up to speed on things you either never learned in the first place or have forgotten