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- A Day of Tweets from Rep. Jim Banks
The last tweet I read before I turned it off to write this was simply a message released from former President Donald Trump. It read: "If I were in office, this deadly Ukraine situation would never have happened!"
As ridiculous as that statement is, it is not an unusual slice of the Twitter feed provided by Rep. Jim Banks, who technically represents Indiana's 3rd District in the U.S. House.
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6 min - On Trump, None of It Was Ever a Witch Hunt
Getting straight to the point, Donald Trump will never be president again. None of his family will ever become president. And finally, no one from his cabinet or inner circle will ever become president either.
There. Now that we have that out of the way, I will provide the latest reasons why.
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5 min - There is No Magic Wand to Cure Predictable Inflation
I vividly remember the early summer of 2020, when the enormity of the pandemic really started to sink in. The plentiful restaurants in my neighborhood were trying to hold on by transforming into carryout-only kitchens. Staffing at all of these places plummeted, like many other businesses did at the time. I remember coming to the realization that when this mess was over, we were likely going to have far fewer restaurants, far higher prices at those restaurants, or possibly both.
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6 min - Cancelling a Brand is Different Than Banning a Book
I have never listened to Joe Rogan's podcast and probably never will. I didn't understand why it was popular in the first place, because I had seen his comedy, and didn't think it was funny. There are plenty of people who are upset or uncomfortable with the book, "Maus," in a school district in Tennessee. So, what is the difference between these stories and an objection to a book being carried by my public library, or being taught in my local public school?
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5 min - The Supreme Court Will Finally Get What It's Been Missing
I'm counting on the U.S. Senate Republicans to do something important. Just be yourselves.
President Joe Biden is preparing to make his first nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. Justice Steven Breyer announced his plan to retire from the court on Wednesday which created the vacancy on the nine-person panel.
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5 min - Indiana Still Shouldn't Be Holding a Pile of Our MoneyI've written it before, so to my loyal following, I apologize for how familiar this mantra of mine may sound. However, given the recent passage in the Indiana House of what certainly would be a popular $1 billion tax cut, I felt the time was appropriate to dust this discussion off and move it back to the top of Hoosiers' collective inbox.
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5 min - Todd Young Opens His Campaign in a Trumpy Way
The 2016 presidential campaign called, and it wants its bad ideas back. Regretfully, Indiana's 2022 U.S. Senate race appears to be headed toward focusing on the worst ideas of one of the worst campaign seasons ever. That is if the incumbent Marine has his way.
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6 min - Imagine if the Insurrection Had Succeeded
Imagine for a moment that January 6, 2021 had ended differently. The possibilities are infinite.
On Thursday, America looked back in remembrance of one of its darkest days. The business of that day was to certify the presidential election in favor of the clear victor. After the horrifying events of that afternoon, the U.S. Congress reconvened later that evening and completed its business.
What if they hadn't?
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6 min - DON'T LOOK UP Shows Trusting Science is the Safest Bet
It was December 31, 1999, and the 32-year-old version of me found himself working the night shift. How did I let this happen to me on New Year's Eve? I had largely been a 9 to 5 guy since going to work for the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission almost five years earlier. But my young family made "partying" like it was 1999 the way Prince recommended a fleeting dream.
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6 min - 2021 Made Clear We Are Not Done Changing
"I may be old, and I may be young, but I am not done changing," sings John Mayer in 2017's, "Changing." Let's pretend for a few minutes that this song is being sung by America.
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About Think About It with Michael Leppert
From the publisher's feed
The purpose of this podcast is to convince you to think about it. What exactly is "it?" "It" will be something that is happening today in our cultural, community, or political space. And "It" will also be how we communicate with, relate to, or exist around each other.
All in just FIVE MINUTES. That's right, every episode is just FIVE MINUTES.