One of my political antagonists, who couldn’t pass up using the state to attack all kinds of marginalized groups, lost his bid to be the Republican nominee for Ohio’s 9th Congressional District. Then we look at a recent interview Bill Maher did where he repeats a lot of transphobic myths then we consider the implications of the recent US Supreme Court case Louisiana v. Callais that finally gutted the Voting Rights Act.
Tag: civil rights
Did President Lincoln plunge us into a civil war needlessly? Are the roots of that conflict still with us today and if so should we split up the United States? We speak to Martin Armitage co-author of the book Tyrant in a Top Hat that proposes a Libertarian fever dream that bases it premise on actions taken in 1861 by Abraham Lincoln.
We explore the controversial subject of police conduct, particularly in situations where an individual seeks to commit ‘suicide by cop.’ We then shift to the media’s fixation on President Biden’s age, questioning why it garners such attention and criticizing how coverage distracts from more substantive political discourse. Finally, we share our thoughts on the disappointing return of John Stewart to the Daily Show and how he plays into unneeded political equivocation.
We probe into the intriguing life and ideologies of Professor Lee Strang. He is a Christian Nationalist law professor who is the go to guy for the Ohio GOP when they need conservative justifications for hurting the people of Ohio with their extremist legislation. Strang also believes the 1st amendment doesn’t apply to atheists or secular humanists.