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Another Social Media-Heavy Show This Week!
I loved focusing on tweets, posts, comments and emails on the show last week. It helped me bring a wide-range of original thinking to the audience & raised the level of the discussion…many thanks! Let’s do it again! This week I want to talk about education… It’s graduation week for many colleges–UGA’s commencement is Friday. … Read more
The Iron Law of Oligarchy (new glossary entry)
The iron law of oligarchy is a political theory, first developed by the German sociologist Robert Michels in his 1911 book, Political Parties. It claims that rule by an elite, or oligarchy, is inevitable as an “iron law” within any democratic organization as part of the “tactical and technical necessities” of organization. According to Michels … Read more
“SHOULD WE EVEN BOTHER VOTING?”
I was invited on a panel recently by America’s Future Foundation to discuss a book, The Conservatarian Manifesto, and the possibility of conservatives and libertarians coming together. One of the questions asked was “Should we even bother voting?” Maybe you think that’s an easy answer, but roughly half of eligible voters don’t vote – why? … Read more
Prince’s Death: More Like Michael Jackson than Whitney Houston?
This is kind of a strange little detail…The “Prince Team,” the day before he was found dead, called a California doctor, Dr. Howard Kornfeld, who specialized in using buprenorphine (a methodone-like opioid addiction treatment) and asked him to come treat Prince. Dr. Kornfeld did not go himself but sent his son, “described as a pre-med … Read more
I Always Feel Like Somebody’s Watching Me…
(ht JB) I mentioned on the air awhile back that i picked out an unusual-colored shirt at Nordstrom but put it back on the rack because it was too expensive. I also took a picture of the label with my iPhone in case I wanted to try to find it online later or to remember … Read more
Stabbings v. Shootings
From the first day of the Ohio Shootings in April, the news has given them national press and continues to do so, yet from the first days of the Oklahoma Stabbings in July, the news has given them virtually no national press. (Have you even heard of them? Two teen boys killed both of their … Read more
Have You Seen This Police Cam Video??
Clearly the officer shot the driver, who later died. The officer claims to have fired the gun accidentally and that was ultimately the finding, but he sure didn’t do the guy any favors by not telling anyone he shot him. But I also think it’s worth debating whether a high speed chase of a drunk … Read more
“The Panama Papers” Just Another Limited Hangout: Podcast of April 9 2016 Show
Hour 1 Hour 2 Hour 3 More on the Panama Papers here. Don’t miss this: What Everyone Missed About the NC Bathroom Law (Including Me!)