As people's thoughts and prayers go out to the victims of Hurricane Maria, they naturally also wonder about the status of Puerto Rico: state, territory, something else?
After teaching high school government for fifteen years, I was disappointed to find a lack of objective, straight-forward talk in the media about how government works. This podcast is a non-partisan look at American government and how it impacts you and the freedoms you enjoy.

After a tragic mass shooting, people naturally look to what can be done to prevent it from happening again. Some call for massive gun control, others for none. I explore the truth that lies somewhere in between.
After teaching high school government for fifteen years, I was disappointed to find a lack of objective, straight-forward talk in the media about how government works. This podcast is a non-partisan look at American government and how it impacts you and the freedoms you enjoy.

Every year, the Annenberg Foundation conducts their civics survey to find out how much people know about government. Listen in to take the test and see if you did better than most of America. Good luck on the exam!
After teaching high school government for fifteen years, I was disappointed to find a lack of objective, straight-forward talk in the media about how government works. This podcast is a non-partisan look at American government and how it impacts you and the freedoms you enjoy.

The Trump administration made the decision to rescind the "Dear Colleague" letter issued by the Obama administration regarding the issue of campus rape and Title IX. This is a major impact on how colleges handle reports of sexual violence.
After teaching high school government for fifteen years, I was disappointed to find a lack of objective, straight-forward talk in the media about how government works. This podcast is a non-partisan look at American government and how it impacts you and the freedoms you enjoy.

When Trump announced the end of DACA a firestorm erupted on social media. A lot of people know a little about DACA but what is this program really? What is the Dream Act? I give you the straight, non-partisan explanation. After teaching high school government for fifteen years, I was disappointed to find a lack of objective, straight-forward talk in the media about how government works. This podcast is a non-partisan look at American government and how it impacts you and the freedoms you enjoy.

When a hurricane or other disaster strikes we want our government to spring into action. How does it do it? Whose in charge? What happens when things go wrong? After teaching high school government for fifteen years, I was disappointed to find a lack of objective, straight-forward talk in the media about how government works. This podcast is a non-partisan look at American government and how it impacts you and the freedoms you enjoy.

The Constitution empowers presidents to pardon anyone accused of committing a federal crime and president have frequently done so - although not without controversy.
After teaching high school government for fifteen years, I was disappointed to find a lack of objective, straight-forward talk in the media about how government works. This podcast is a non-partisan look at American government and how it impacts you and the freedoms you enjoy.

Hate groups are a disturbing part of any democracy. They are a particularly difficult problem for local governments - from Skokie, Illinois in 1977 to Charlottesville, VA in 2017. After teaching high school government for fifteen years, I was disappointed to find a lack of objective, straight-forward talk in the media about how government works. This podcast is a non-partisan look at American government and how it impacts you and the freedoms you enjoy.

The idea of people abusing their basic freedom of association to form hate groups is, unfortunately, nothing new. James Madison dealt with this problem in his own time and wrote about the problems they cause in his commentary, Federalist #10.
After teaching high school government for fifteen years, I was disappointed to find a lack of objective, straight-forward talk in the media about how government works. This podcast is a non-partisan look at American government and how it impacts you and the freedoms you enjoy.

Why do some people become conservatives and others liberals, populists or libertarians? This episode I talk with psychology professor Dr. Amanda Walcott and we discuss the roots of political identity.
After teaching high school government for fifteen years, I was disappointed to find a lack of objective, straight-forward talk in the media about how government works. This podcast is a non-partisan look at American government and how it impacts you and the freedoms you enjoy.