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"A sane person to an insane society must appear insane." ― Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Not Mad as in Angry, Mad as in Insane. And in an insane world, the sane are simply Mad.  I am The Mad Centrist.You can be too!The Mad Centrist podcast is a middle ground, pragmatic, politically polite, and irreverently independent show.  Pulling the rug out from beneath Democrats and Republicans alike, while respecting democrats and republican citizens (the distinction between Party and people is critical!).  Amusing anecdotes of the crazy world we find ourselves in, how to maybe get along better, and pull the world back towards sanity, and do so while having some fun!

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episode Voting Rights: Cheat or Lose cover

Voting Rights: Cheat or Lose

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2079783/fan_mail/new] Splitting the nation in two is going very well these days. Texas rams through a redistricting effort.  California puts redistricting on the ballot and wins.  Then something happened that brought the Gerrymandering Wars to new heights: Louisiana challenged the Voting Rights Act, and after losing, and losing again on appeal, the Supreme Court heard the case - and this episode was born. Learn about the Voting Rights Act, some history and a little bit about the Constitution and the Southern States that tried to ignore it - successfully for some time.  What changed, what got better, and how it stands now. Notes: Article on the little DC shootout: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/04/secret-service-shoots-armed-man-near-white-house-00905911 [https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/04/secret-service-shoots-armed-man-near-white-house-00905911]  Episode 64 on the National Guard: https://www.themadcentrist.com/2079783/episodes [https://www.themadcentrist.com/2079783/episodes]  Lyndon B. Johnson, fact check: https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2014/apr/14/barack-obama/lyndon-johnson-opposed-every-civil-rights-proposal/ [https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2014/apr/14/barack-obama/lyndon-johnson-opposed-every-civil-rights-proposal/]  Government Archives on the Voting Rights Act: https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/voting-rights-act [https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/voting-rights-act]  Shelby v. Holder case: https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/570/529/ [https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/570/529/]  AP Article with Justice Alito's writing: https://www.ap.org/news-highlights/elections/2026/supreme-court-weakens-the-voting-rights-act-and-aids-gop-efforts-to-control-the-house/ [https://www.ap.org/news-highlights/elections/2026/supreme-court-weakens-the-voting-rights-act-and-aids-gop-efforts-to-control-the-house/]  The Guardian article on the wrong data used to strike down the Voting Rights Act: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/08/supreme-court-voting-rights-act-misleading-data-doj?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/08/supreme-court-voting-rights-act-misleading-data-doj?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other]  The political podcast for everyone!

18. maj 2026 - 40 min
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TMC - Episode 81: (Almost) War Powers

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2079783/fan_mail/new] Defense Production and War Powers.  What do they have to do with the economy and Spirit Airlines?  And honestly, what are they anyway?  That is what this episode is about - along with a bit of coincidental news and events. Join in! Show Notes: Pope Leo sets a Trump Trap? https://www.thedailybeast.com/pope-leo-launches-scarcely-concealed-attack-on-donald-trump-prompting-evelio-menjivar-ayala/ [https://www.thedailybeast.com/pope-leo-launches-scarcely-concealed-attack-on-donald-trump-prompting-evelio-menjivar-ayala/]  What Trump thinks about gas prices: https://www.thestreet.com/economy/trump-has-a-blunt-message-on-gas-prices-for-the-rest-of-2026 [https://www.thestreet.com/economy/trump-has-a-blunt-message-on-gas-prices-for-the-rest-of-2026]  What is really happening with gas prices: https://www.wsj.com/economy/consumers/americans-spent-125-million-more-on-gas-friday-than-they-did-a-week-ago-0038690c [https://www.wsj.com/economy/consumers/americans-spent-125-million-more-on-gas-friday-than-they-did-a-week-ago-0038690c]  Spirit Airlines bailout? https://apnews.com/article/spirit-airlines-trump-bailout-bankruptcy-37a4818e1b71c0905d022f669d85948c [https://apnews.com/article/spirit-airlines-trump-bailout-bankruptcy-37a4818e1b71c0905d022f669d85948c]  Europe feeling the airline squeeze to: https://www.express.co.uk/travel/articles/2192630/european-airports-jet-fuel-shortages-strait-of-hormuz [https://www.express.co.uk/travel/articles/2192630/european-airports-jet-fuel-shortages-strait-of-hormuz]  Trump's lie making us pay? https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/27/trump-keeps-trying-reassure-oil-markets-some-analysts-think-he-making-it-worse-00894257 [https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/27/trump-keeps-trying-reassure-oil-markets-some-analysts-think-he-making-it-worse-00894257]  Trump fleeces MAGA: https://dnyuz.com/2026/05/01/trump-scam-cost-maga-devotees-over-4b-expert/ [https://dnyuz.com/2026/05/01/trump-scam-cost-maga-devotees-over-4b-expert/]  Inflation is up: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/10/business/inflation-cpi-report?unlocked_article_code=1.Z1A.lWpq.orQQtv3FjXv5 [https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/10/business/inflation-cpi-report?unlocked_article_code=1.Z1A.lWpq.orQQtv3FjXv5]  Fed gossip! https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/after-months-of-debating-rate-cuts-fed-shifts-toward-mapping-out-hikes-db850f74 [https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/after-months-of-debating-rate-cuts-fed-shifts-toward-mapping-out-hikes-db850f74]  Consumer Confidence way down: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/10/consumer-sentiment-inflation-fears-iran-war.html [https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/10/consumer-sentiment-inflation-fears-iran-war.html]  Write up from Congress on War Powers Resolution: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-1508/pdf/COMPS-1508.pdf [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-1508/pdf/COMPS-1508.pdf]  The political podcast for everyone!

6. maj 2026 - 41 min
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Episode 80: Hope Springs

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2079783/fan_mail/new] Can you feel the tide shift?  Maybe a little? Ukraine, Orban in Hungary, Georgia, Russia, and now...the USA too? A lot of little things are adding up to big things, and I feel the change happening, join me in this episode as I explain what I am feeling to you! Show Notes: Russian economic news: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/putin-finally-admits-russia-s-economy-is-in-trouble-and-grasps-for-answers-after-warnings-about-a-financial-crisis-have-been-piling-up/ar-AA21dDka?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=69e4f95022014979af3d25fd71795431&cvpid=69e4fd2e24e44a348d981a4bc723629d&ei=47 [https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/putin-finally-admits-russia-s-economy-is-in-trouble-and-grasps-for-answers-after-warnings-about-a-financial-crisis-have-been-piling-up/ar-AA21dDka?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=69e4f95022014979af3d25fd71795431&cvpid=69e4fd2e24e44a348d981a4bc723629d&ei=47]  Alex Jones bails on MAGA? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/alex-jones-in-disbelief-as-trump-s-ceasefire-collapses/ar-AA20rTqC?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=69d6ea8e68b148989a93106a76df294d&ei=26 [https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/alex-jones-in-disbelief-as-trump-s-ceasefire-collapses/ar-AA20rTqC?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=69d6ea8e68b148989a93106a76df294d&ei=26]  Trump "wins" a poll in Massachusetts? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-celebrates-poll-win-over-critics-but-the-numbers-tell-a-different-story/ar-AA21flL1?ocid=hpmsn&cvpid=69e4fd2e24e44a348d981a4bc723629d [https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-celebrates-poll-win-over-critics-but-the-numbers-tell-a-different-story/ar-AA21flL1?ocid=hpmsn&cvpid=69e4fd2e24e44a348d981a4bc723629d]  Empty seats in AZ: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-greeted-by-empty-seats-at-arizona-rally-leaving-supporters-totally-shocked-report/ar-AA21boqT?ocid=hpmsn [https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-greeted-by-empty-seats-at-arizona-rally-leaving-supporters-totally-shocked-report/ar-AA21boqT?ocid=hpmsn]  Staffers abandoning ship: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/top-trump-aide-flees-white-house-as-exodus-spirals/ar-AA20R5Tc?ocid=hpmsn [https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/top-trump-aide-flees-white-house-as-exodus-spirals/ar-AA20R5Tc?ocid=hpmsn]  Pope feud! https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/04/19/trump-feud-pope-leo-divides-catholics/89667533007/?tbref=hp [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/04/19/trump-feud-pope-leo-divides-catholics/89667533007/?tbref=hp]  The political podcast for everyone!

20. apr. 2026 - 30 min
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Episode 79: Iran into Trouble

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2079783/fan_mail/new] The previous Iran Nuclear Deal was effectively ended by Donald Trump in 2018. But, what was the deal? Why did so many world powers sign on to the deal?  And how did removing the United States of America make it fall apart? Today, the Iran, or Epstein Files, War is now on a pause after threats, a deadline, and more - horrific - threats from the President of America.  Iran provided a 10-point plan, and Donald Trump seemed to suggest it was a good starting point. In this episode, we cover the Original Iran Deal, and the New Iran Deal, and give you all the details to decide which deal was better. HINT: It is not even close. Details on the old deal: https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/node/328996 [https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/node/328996]  Details on the new deal: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/world/middleeast/iran-10-point-proposal-trump-us-ceasefire.html [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/world/middleeast/iran-10-point-proposal-trump-us-ceasefire.html]  The facts on Nixon: https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/06/yes-nixon-scuttled-the-vietnam-peace-talks-107623/ [https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/06/yes-nixon-scuttled-the-vietnam-peace-talks-107623/]  The political podcast for everyone!

10. apr. 2026 - 28 min
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Episode 78: Saving America from SAVE

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2079783/fan_mail/new] The SAVE Act is all over the news.  Well, various other dumpster fires such as the Epstein Files, or the Epstein Files War - AKA the war in Iran, and gas prices, and... You get the point.  The midterms are coming, and the SAVE Act is being championed by Republicans, who are about to lose BIGLY.  It makes one wonder if the motivations are in the right place. But... do we need to worry?  Maybe not.  Listen and learn more about this solution to a made-up problem!  Learn how it hurts Republicans more than Democrats! Show Notes: The SAVE Act: https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hr22/BILLS-119hr22eh.pdf The Voter Registration Act of 1993: Text - H.R.2 - 103rd Congress (1993-1994): National Voter Registration Act of 1993 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress [https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-bill/2/text] Independent Voter Project: https://independentvoterproject.org/ [https://independentvoterproject.org/voter-stats/va] Heritage Foundation Article on non-citizens & voting: https://www.heritage.org/election-integrity/commentary/illegal-aliens-are-still-voting-our-elections [https://www.heritage.org/election-integrity/commentary/illegal-aliens-are-still-voting-our-elections]  The political podcast for everyone!

19. mar. 2026 - 31 min
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