2023.14: It's Kind of Bananas - The End of Affirmative Action

2023.15: An American in Lagos

In the Classroom: Raymond Baker [https://gfintegrity.org/staff-member/raymond-baker/], Global Financial Integrity [https://gfintegrity.org/] Topics: Operating businesses in Lagos, Nigeria; Biafra War; Coups in Nigeria; illicit financial flows; Global Financial Integrity Episode Transcript [https://bit.ly/American_in_Lagos] Intro & Outro Music: Three Goddesses by Third Age [https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/285] Transition Music: Animal Kingdom by Craig Allen Fravel [https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/462] Episode Art: © 2019 | Kristina Sherk Photography [www.Kristinasherk.com] Raymond Baker's Books Invisible Trillions [https://amzn.to/3tFx5ZM]: How Financial Secrecy Is Imperiling Capitalism and Democracy and the Way to Renew Our Broken System (2023) Berrett-Koehler Publishers Capitalism's Achilles Heel [https://www.amazon.com/Capitalisms-Achilles-Heel-Free-Market-System/dp/1119086612/ref=monarch_sidesheet]: Dirty Money and How to Renew the Free-Market System (2005) Wiley Links Raymond Baker: https://gfintegrity.org/staff-member/raymond-baker/ Global Financial Integrity: https://gfintegrity.org/ Episode Transcript: https://bit.ly/American_in_Lagos Third Age: https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/285 Craig Allen Fravel: https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/462 Episode Art: www.Kristinasherk.com Invisible Trillions: https://amzn.to/3tFx5ZM Capitalism's Achilles Heel: https://amzn.to/3Q3mzD3

2023.14: It's Kind of Bananas - The End of Affirmative Action

In the Classroom: Professor Steven Schwinn [https://law.uic.edu/profiles/schwinn-steven/], UIC School of Law [https://law.uic.edu/] Topics: SCOTUS; 2023 affirmative action cases; Equal Protection Clause; reinterpreting Brown v. Board (1954); achieving diversity without considering race; legacy admissions Episode transcript [https://bit.ly/TPC_2023-14_transcript] Intro & Outro music: Three Goddesses by Third Age [https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/285] Transition music: Hello, Good Morning by Liberty [https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/262] Photo description: White man with black glasses smiles at the camera while wearing a light blue checked dress shirt and navy blue blazer The Politics Classroom website [https://www.thepoliticsclassroom.org/] The Politics Classroom YouTube Channel [https://youtube.com/@ProfessorFloros?si=RGS1YraHeU8b7RtF] The Bookshelf: under construction Web Links Professor Steven Schwinn: https://law.uic.edu/profiles/schwinn-steven/ UIC School of Law: https://law.uic.edu/ Episode transcript: https://bit.ly/TPC_2023-14_transcript Third Age: https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/285 Liberty: https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/262 The Politics Classroom website: https://www.thepoliticsclassroom.org/ The Politics Classroom YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@ProfessorFloros?si=RGS1YraHeU8b7RtF The Bookshelf: under construction

2023.13: The Collapse of Tunisia's Democracy

In the Classroom: Professor Sharan Grewal [https://sharangrewal.com/], Department of Government [https://www.wm.edu/as/government/index.php], College of William and Mary Topics: Tunisian revolution; democratic backsliding; self-coup; hyper-presidential political system; constitutional referendum; boycotting elections; secular/Islamist divide Episode Transcript [https://bit.ly/TunisiaDemocracyCollapse] Intro and Outro Music: Three Goddesses [https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/13263] by Third Age [https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/285] Transition Music: Let Rivers Flow [https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/12465] by Cast of Characters [https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/280] The Politics Classroom [https://www.thepoliticsclassroom.org/] website The Bookshelf [https://www.thepoliticsclassroom.org/post/2023-13-the-collapse-of-tunisia-s-democracy] Episode on YouTube [https://youtu.be/1QmNAJ2Kf2A] Episode Links Professor Sharan Grewal: https://sharangrewal.com/ Department of Government, College of William and Mary: https://www.wm.edu/as/government/index.php Episode Transcript: https://bit.ly/TunisiaDemocracyCollapse "Three Goddesses": https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/13263 Third Age: https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/285 "Let Rivers Flow": https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/12465 Cast of Characters: https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/280 The Politics Classroom website: https://www.thepoliticsclassroom.org/ The Bookshelf: https://www.thepoliticsclassroom.org/post/2023-13-the-collapse-of-tunisia-s-democracy Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1QmNAJ2Kf2A

2023.12: Racism is Over - SCOTUS

In the Classroom: Evan McKenzie [https://www.evancmckenzie.com/], UIC Political Science [https://pols.uic.edu/] Topics: US Supreme Court; Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson; writ of certiorari; Rule 10; rule of four; Voting Rights Act, Sec. 2; Independent State Legislature "Theory"; Affirmative action Episode transcript [https://bit.ly/RacismOverSCOTUS] Episode art: Photo by Rochelle Nicole [https://unsplash.com/@rchllwlsn?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/photos/E9uJ65vwGmE?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] Intro & Outro Music: Three Goddesses [https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/13263] by Third Age [https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/285] Transition Music: Swampy Lands [https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15115] by Adam Saban [https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/642] Transition sound effects: Electrical Guitar Clean Muted Melody Light 01 [https://app.soundstripe.com/sfx/40655] on Soundstripe [https://app.soundstripe.com/] The Politics Classroom website [https://www.thepoliticsclassroom.org/] In the Classroom: Evan McKenzie: https://www.evancmckenzie.com/ UIC Political Science: https://pols.uic.edu/ Episode transcript: https://bit.ly/RacismOverSCOTUS Photo: Rochelle Nicole: https://unsplash.com/@rchllwlsn?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText Unsplash⁠: https://unsplash.com/photos/E9uJ65vwGmE?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText Intro & Outro Music: Three Goddesses: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/13263 Third Age: https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/285 Transition Music: Swampy Lands: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15115 Adam Saban: https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/642 Transition sound effects: Electrical Guitar Clean Muted Melody Light 01: https://app.soundstripe.com/sfx/40655 Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/ The Politics Classroom website: https://www.thepoliticsclassroom.org/

2023.11: Constitutions, Candidates, and Coups, Oh My!

In the Classroom: Semih Patan [https://pols.uic.edu/profiles/patan-semih/] & Petia Kostadinova [https://pols.uic.edu/profiles/kostadinova-petia/⁠https://pols.uic.edu/profiles/kostadinova-petia/⁠], UIC Political Science Topics: Tunisia clarification and update; regimes, political systems, and voting rules 101; political party ideology; 2016 failed coup in Turkey; 2017 constitutional referendum in Turkey Episode Transcript [https://8f1774c7-307a-4f6c-9af9-721b2a20c996.filesusr.com/ugd/478ee5_9bf3c85b4d7e469c915ce67ddb8d49e9.pdf] Photo by Peter Kostov [https://unsplash.com/@strippedlight] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/photos/lWLjqGxFPX4] Image description: View of the Palace of Westminster, the Parliament of the UK, from the River Thames at sunset with the building reflected in the river. Intro & Outro Music: Three Goddesses [https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/13263] by Third Age [https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/285] Transition Music: Ticky Tacky [https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/8433] by Rhythm Scott [https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/211] Transition sound effect: Ball Shot at the Shield 01 [https://app.soundstripe.com/sfx/53697] from Soundstripe [https://app.soundstripe.com/] Links Semih Patan: https://pols.uic.edu/profiles/patan-semih/ Petia Kostadinova: https://pols.uic.edu/profiles/kostadinova-petia Photo: https://unsplash.com/photos/lWLjqGxFPX4 Photo artist: https://unsplash.com/@strippedlight Three Goddesses: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/13263 Third Age:https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/285 Ticky Tacky: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/8433 Rhythm Scott: https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/211 Transition sound effect: https://app.soundstripe.com/sfx/53697 Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/ Episode Transcript: https://8f1774c7-307a-4f6c-9af9-721b2a20c996.filesusr.com/ugd/478ee5_9bf3c85b4d7e469c915ce67ddb8d49e9.pdf