The Political Orphanage

The Political Orphanage

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The Political Orphanage episodes

  • Homeless Thought Experiments

    In City of Grants Pass v. Johnson the Supreme Court rejects Martin vs. Boise, which forbade cities from dispersing homeless encampments if there weren't sufficient beds around to go to instead.

    Anna Gorisch joins to discuss.

    "Homelessness and our Stupid Solutions" https://politicalorphanage.libsyn.com/homelessness-and-our-stupid-solutions

    "The Best Tiny House Village in America"

    https://www.patreon.com/posts/best-tiny-house-61663866

    1 hr 13 min
  • Presidential Immunity & Death Squads

    This week the United States Supreme Court ruled on Donald Trump, and subsequently, on immunities afforded to the president and former presidents. In this episode we explore the ramifications of that decision.

    1 hr 12 min
  • Bump Stocks, Guns, and Psycho Ex-Boyfriends

    On this episode of Judge Week we tackle two Supreme Court decisions pertaining to firearms: United States v. Rahimi, and Garland vs. Cargill. Anastasia Boden of the Pacific Legal Foundation and Jacob Sullum of Reason join respectively to discuss.

    Support the show! Patreon.com/andrewheaton

    1 hr 36 min
  • Chevron is Dead

    The Chevron Doctrine is the longtime bete noir of conservatives and libertarians hostile to the administrative state.

    Tim Sandefur of the Goldwater Institute joins to discuss the reasoning behind it, and the reasoning that smite it.

    Support the show! patreon.com/andrewheaton

    Past Judge Weeks: https://www.patreon.com/collection/140707?view=expanded

    1 hr 8 min
  • The War On Prices

    Ryan Bourne is the former head of public policy at the Institute of Economic Affairs in the United Kingdom, an economist at the Cato Institute, and editor and contributing author of the new book The War on Prices.

    Book at: mightyheaton.com/featured

    1 hr 16 min
  • RFK, Jr. in Terms of Vaccines, Peace, Inflation & Spoilers

    Is Robert Kennedy, Jr. a nutbag or a truth-telling disruptor? Can he actually win the presidency, or just spoil it? In this episode we tackle RFK.

    Part 1: Heaton's assessment of his politics, positives, and his position on vaccines.

    Part 2: David Drucker of The Dispatch joins to discuss his candidacy, campaign, impact, and spoilage.

    1 hr 33 min
  • The Economics of Midlife Crises

    Jonathan Rauch is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, a contributing writer at The Atlantic, and the author of the book "The Happiness Curve: Why Life Gets Better After Age Fifty." He joins to discuss the reality, economics, and neurology of midlife crises.

    Find his book at www.mightyheaton.com/featured

    1 hr 19 min
  • Presenting LPS: America's Most Colorful Quack

    John Romulus Brinkley became wealthy, famous, and powerful as one of America's most colorful, ludicrous quacks. He made his fortune by "curing" male impotence by sewing goat testicles into clients. As well as becoming a radio tycoon, politician, and more.

    Check out more on the podcast Losers, Pretenders & Scoundrels

    55 min
  • Trump Conviction: Kangaroo Court or Al Capone?

    Last week a New York court found former president Donald Trump guilty on thirty-four felony counts. Is this rule of law in action, or a corrupt judiciary undermining the law?

    Paul Townsend and Anna Gorisch join to sort things out.

    1 hr 48 min

About The Political Orphanage

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Politics minus bile plus jokes. Comedian and avowed independent Andrew Heaton interviews authors and thought leaders about policy and big thinky stuff.