The Government Gurus

Welcome back! After tumultuous year due to COVID we are back with our first episode in a year! Today I speak with Ryan Werenka, a Social studies teacher in Troy Michigan. Today we discuss one of the AP foundational documents Letter from a Birmingham Jail and its impacts on the Civil Rights Movement.

When somebody's the President of the United States, the authority is total, and that's the way it's got to be,"

Trump then said: "The authority of the President of the United States having to do with the subject we're talking about is total." And after speaking about local governments, he said, "They can't do anything without the approval of the President of the United States."

In this weeks episode I speak with Dr. Patrick Hickey a professor with West Virginia University about Presidential Emergency Powers and what the president is constitutional actions the president is authorized to take.

In this episode I interview Dr. Lindsay Chervinksy, author of a new book called "The Cabinet" George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution. In this episode we dig into the purpose, framework and history of the closest of advisers to the president.

We're back! After a long layoff I discuss upcoming cases in the Supreme Court dealing with LGBTQ rights and Suspect Classification. After the Obergefell v. Hodges case, there has been a surge in business and employers refusing service and firing their employees based on their sexual orientation. In this episode, Gurus founder Alex Bennett discuss the complicated questions that need to be answered by the court.

In this episode, I have the distinct honor of speaking with Mary Beth Tinker who brought a constitutional challenge to the Supreme Court and challenged the idea of free speech in public schools. Welcome to the Government Gurus

In this episode, we welcome back Andrew McBurney who discusses an assignment using the Twilight Zone. Together we discuss the process of Due process and what the courts generally recognize as your legal rights vs. your fundamental rights that are not listed in the Constitution. Welcome to the Government Gurus.

In this episode, I speak with Carolyn Homer, a First Amendment lawyer who works with the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Washington D.C. Today we discuss the two important clauses within the First Amendment, the Free Exercise Clause, and the Establishment Clause. We also look at two important cases required by the College Board. This is the Government Gurus.

In this episode, Tom Richey and I discuss Brutus I, the Anti-Federalists refutation of the Constitution and Federalist Papers. What issues and concerns did Brutus have about the Constitution? What powers granted to the new federal government frightened them? We tackle the rather difficult yet essential writings of Brutus I, this is the Government Gurus.

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In this episode, I speak with Lata Nott, who is the Executive Director, First Amendment Center at the Freedom Forum Institute. She is also the host of The First Five, a podcast dedicated to the five First Amendment freedoms. In this episode, we discuss the First Amendments purpose and free speech; the protections afforded and the limitations of our most important freedom.

In this episode, I speak with Linda Monk, a world-renowned constitutional scholar about her new book "A Bill of Rights: A Users Guide." We also discuss the history and purpose of the Bill of Rights and its importance it has in achieving full protections of civil liberties and civil rights for all.