The James Perspective

On today's episode, James, Glenn, and Charlotte open Conspiracy Friday under an overcast sky (Dr. Evil suit and all), with Dwayne joining as Charlotte heads back to work. We geek out over last night's Tesla Roadster reveal: a Hot Wheels half-loop, a suction fan, cold-air thrusters, and Elon looking like a dad with his first baby. Glenn's theory is that the kick-flips are softening the ground for a SpaceX and Tesla merger, and the Friday bit writes itself: maybe Musk is just an alien trying to get his ships back. We also hit AI mini-soap operas and the uncanny valley. Then the hard turn: Bend, Oregon, a citizen with a gun, and why soft targets keep showing up in these stories, plus Louisiana churches that take security seriously. James weighs lawyer versus attorney on the new press secretary, we laugh (and wince) at "we have guns too," and we ask where the Optimus robots went. Don't miss it!

On today's episode, James, Glenn, and Dwayne get ready for tonight's Tesla reveal at 7:55. Is that a nod to 1955 and Back to the Future? Glenn predicts two Roadsters, one of them a flying car, and Dwayne says there's no reason to shut down airspace if it doesn't fly. First, Dwayne connects old Ethernet switches to the rail-yard switch as former SpaceX engineers build self-driving, battery-powered freight cars, and James pictures train tracks running back into the cotton fields. We hear how AI agents could cut out middlemen like Airbnb, and James says his bot is "really like having an employee." Then a reactor that could turn lead into gold? Glenn checks the math: all the gold ever mined would fill about four and a half Olympic pools. We also cover a pardon for two Alaska truck mechanics and why anyone objects to "Make America Great Again." Tomorrow, Mark and David join us for crypto. Don't miss it

On today's episode, James and Glenn welcome Pastor Jimmy Williams to dig into ecclesiology: how should a church be governed? We walk the spectrum from Catholic hierarchy to Baptist autonomy and land on Jimmy's Methodist Protestant middle path, where the conference can remove a rogue pastor but a living congregation can still disaffiliate and keep the building. Jimmy explains his "oddball" altar call before the sermon, monthly communion, the Lord's Prayer every Sunday, and a praise team that broke out the Doobie Brothers. James tests him with a hypo: preach "Allah is the one and only God" and see who shows up. We weigh catechism versus entertainment, a Catholic priest shutting down a deacon mid-homily on the talents, and why prosperity is a byproduct of faithfulness, not a Cadillac. Glenn compares it to jazz: you riff, but the notes still matter. Don't miss it!

On today's episode, James, Glenn, and Dwayne take on the ten constitutional amendments on Louisiana's November ballot. James points out we've voted on 321 amendments since 1974 and calls it "third world country type stuff." We break down the post-conviction bail ban James dubs "the Roman Polanski bill," a lifetime two-term limit for governors, the foreign-adversary eminent domain ban, lead water lines, blighted property, and the senior tax freeze. Glenn's advice: "If you don't understand it, ladies and gentlemen, my advice would be no." But first, the Elon update: the 800 megahertz band that could reach your phone through the roof straight from orbit, robots on the line, and a possible twin catch at Starbase. Then we look at Landry's $3.5 billion rural package, Penn and Teller's case that only aluminum is worth recycling, and early voting in Ohio. Tomorrow, Jimmy Williams joins us. Don't miss it!

On today's episode, James, Glenn, and Dwayne break down a weekend of news, starting with the Sooners beating Texas and Tech handling Lafayette. We debate whether a candidate's smile can carry a campaign and pick apart a diner ad that asks who pays the rest of the tab. Then James reads a University of Louisiana System letter on Louisiana Tech's finances, from held-back raises to a bond downgrade, and Dwayne says it "lacks vision." What should Tech become? James says "the best value in engineering in the country," and we dig into Elon Musk's take that schools teach tools instead of problems: "First comes the problem, then the screwdriver becomes a weapon." We weigh a plan to stream the Fort Hood shooter's military execution and Trump's taxpayer-funded ads that a judge ordered stopped, then make our midterm calls. Tomorrow we tackle Louisiana's constitutional amendments. Don't miss it

On today's episode, James and Glenn welcome Sarah for a Conspiracy Friday deep dive into the Cornell Seven, with Joshua joining partway through. Sarah walks us through the allegations in Jane Doe's civil lawsuit, how they compare to her first statement to police, and why the district attorney originally declined to bring charges. She also covers the texts and the timeline, and Cornell's own 99-page opinion. James explains why a crime is an offense against "the king's peace," not just the victim, and Glenn nails why a civil suit is a different animal: "Like OJ." We ask why the story exploded now, and float the theory that it's a handy distraction from New York's troubles. Then we talk parenting, personal responsibility, and why suing over an accusation only spreads it further. Joshua's advice: know your limits. And as Three Dog Night warned, "Mama Told Me Not to Come." Don't miss it!

On today's episode, James, Glenn, Dwayne, Mark, and David welcome Joshua to the table for Technology Thursday. What's the future for young people when AI is coming for entry-level law and medicine, and why did Anthropic go lobbying the Vatican? Dwayne wants every 3L to take Musk's Grok course, warns that your next boss may be an AI agent, and explains how one human could plug in a whole fleet of Cybercabs. Glenn earns a new nickname, "the crash test dummy," and walks us through the Boring Company's city-to-city tunnels. On crypto, David and Mark split on where Bitcoin goes next, dig into the banks' lawsuit over crypto charters, and ask whether XRP is the hidden rail under everything. Then the college sports bubble: bus trips, Division Two, and why big-money boosters may be "emotional gambling." We close with Musk's National Medal of Science and the CIA buyout offer. Don't miss it!

On today's episode, James and Glenn welcome Pastor Jimmy Williams to dig into the doctrine of courage. Is courage the absence of fear, or faith that moves forward anyway? We walk through Esther's "if I perish, I perish," Jesus telling the paralytic to have courage, and Deborah stepping up when the men wouldn't. We weigh Aristotle's golden mean between cowardice and recklessness, from snake handling to the Good Samaritan, and ask whether men need adventure and a battle to fight. James shares why he needed an adversary to love practicing law, Glenn talks martyrs and the fiery furnace, and Jimmy closes with a word for anyone who feels hopeless. Don't miss it!

On today's episode, James, Glenn, Dwayne, and Ben on the phone break down whether Sharia courts can exist in Texas or only as arbitration, then follow the map as South America turns red and Brazil heads to a runoff. Ben brings the Louisiana buzz about Jeff Landry and John Kennedy for president, and we dig into the higher-education bubble, from colleges slashing tuition to whether ULM, Tech, and Grambling can all survive on I-20. We ask why diesel is so high if we're energy independent, get Dwayne's refinery primer, and hit "SpaceX SI," baseballs bouncing off dome ceilings, the B-1s leaving England, and how Starlink can spot stealth planes. We close on elections and the courts: the Texas Senate race, Steve Hilton's ballot-harvest pizza party, Maricopa's early ballots, the DC federal bench, and next week's plan to tackle Louisiana's constitutional amendments. Don't miss it!

On today's episode, we sit down with Lewis Jones, Chief Felony Prosecutor for the Third Judicial District and candidate for District Judge, Division B, in Lincoln and Union Parishes. We talk about why judges age out at 70, why the criminal backlog is nothing new, and his plan for special plea days to clear crowded dockets. He shares stories from 37 years on both sides of the courtroom, explains how plea offers and victims' input really work, and answers Glenn's question on experience and Dwayne's question on whether a crime is against the victim or the state. Don't miss it!