The Wonking Off team looks at Trump's election fraud allegations, the history of voting rights and restrictions, political science research on the impact of restrictions on turnout, and current legislative battles being waged over expanding and restricting access to the polls.  

Should employers be able to fire people for what they say on social media in their off-duty time?  The Wonking Off crew finish up their discussion of free speech in the age of social media.  Part 2 of 2.  

Joe sits down with renowned philosopher Elizabeth Anderson to discuss her book Private Government, about the many ways employers restrict the liberty and undermine the social equality of their employees, and the stubbornness and stickiness of America's love affair with free market ideology.  This interview is closely related to the Wonking Off episodes covering free speech and the internet, specifically regarding the issue of "cancel culture."  

Free speech is an important American value, enshrined into law in the 1st Amendment.  Since Donald Trump's ouster from Twitter, conservatives been complaining that their free speech rights are being violated by an anti-speech "cancel culture," and by their removal from social media platforms (deplatforming).  The left generally dismisses these objections.  The Wonking Off gang take a stroll through 1st Amendment law, internet regulation, and statutes that protect speech. Part 1 of 2.

Joe, Kat, Jake, and Alan finish up their conversation about domestic political violence on the right and the left.  Is there a moral equivalence between the two?  When, if ever, is violence justified?

In the wake of the Capitol insurrection, conservatives have been crying hypocrisy.  They point to the George Floyd protests to say that the left is fine with violent protest when it's their side doing it.  Joe, Alan, Jake, and Kat dissect this claim of moral equivalence and take a look at the history and contemporary research on right wing and left wing political violence in the U.S.  Part 1 of 2.  

Joe, Kat, and Jake dive into the research on whether immigration is a positive or a negative for the U.S.  They explore  the evidence on crime, the economy, and government budgets.