The Ragin' Moderate Podcast

While the country is focused on the latest scandals (real or imagined), there's some major tax reform in the works. Get the lowdown on the GOP's plans to overhaul the tax code. (29 minutes)

Americans spend more on health care than the rest of humanity, and yet we get consistently mediocre results. In this week's episode of the Ragin' Moderate Podcast, we look at healthcare systems from around the globe - some admirable, some terrible - and try to construct the Best Health Care System Ever. (39 minutes long)

The Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. “Obamacare”) has polarized the nation since conception. And if conservatives can ever get their act together, the law will be on the chopping block. But should it be? And can we do better? The Ragin’ Moderate Podcast is going to snap on some rubber gloves and give the ACA a thorough checkup- or maybe an early autopsy. (33 minutes)

American college campuses have become a key battlefield in the current debate over the First Amendment and "political correctness." We all say we love Free Speech, but some of the main players are- in a word- "deplorable." What's a moderate to do?! (23 minutes)

Democrats advocate for it. The American public demands it. So why do so many economists think a big minimum wage hike is a bad idea? The Ragin' Moderate Podcast presents a quadriptych to clear it all up. (28 minutes)

China will soon surpass the United States in GDP, but that's just the tip of the iceberg. The coming years are almost certain to fundamentally change US-China relations. But what kind of changes are we looking for? (24 minutes)

The Social Security program is remarkably popular, but its financial outlook is unquestionably grim. A late-breaking bill promises to reform Social Security as we know it- but will it work the way we want it to?

In this week's double stuffed 48 minute episode, we use honest-to-goodness, peer-reviewed studies to evaluate the oft-repeated claim that the media is biased.

Guess what? It is.

Guess what else? It's more complicated than just "left and right"...

Since 2000, two presidential elections have resulted in the loss of the mathematically more popular candidate. Is it time to drop the Electoral College's "Winner Take All" System? Or does the method make sure all voices are heard? The Ragin' Moderate Podcast- duh- has an opinion.

Donald Trump and his supporters are convinced that voter fraud may contaminate the election. Is there any truth to this? The Ragin' Moderate investigates.