Episode 4: The GOP Has A Policy Problem

Episode 4: The GOP Has A Policy Problem

Today, I discuss my thoughts about the current state of the GOP after reading Arthur Brooks (former President of The American Enterprise Institute) "The Conservative Heart." The simple explanation, despite actually having policy, Post Tea Party GOP has sucked at advertising. Trump tapped into something terrifying, and potentially turned the GOP into a minority social movement, rather than a majoritarian movement that fights for Conservative ideas and Conservative values in the 21st century. In addition, we also have my first reading update at the beginning of the podcast. Sources: "The Conservative Heart" - Arthur C. Brooks

Episode 3: Clarence Thomas, Section 230, and Free Speech Online

Today, I'm talking about Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act passed in 1996. A lot of contention is going around about 230, so I wanted to explain what it is, and go a little further into a recent opinion Clarence Thomas gave into the Trump twitter court case. I also talk a bit here about gatekeeping and right to association and explains how that plays a part of 230. I also explain the problems behind claiming 230 needs to go, and why it'd effectively be the death of the internet if we did it. USA Today Fact Check: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/04/08/fact-check-post-misrepresents-justice-thomas-section-230/7122886002/ Clarence Thomas Concurring Opinion: https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/040521zor_3204.pdf Cornell Law on Section 230: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/230

Episode 2: GOP Civil War, The Hypocrisy of Trumpism, and the Fate of the GOP and Neo-Conservatism

Here's the sources I used: https://thedispatch.com/p/mcconnells-choice-is-emblematic-of?fbclid=IwAR3Xs1jxWfZTSe4XbCXggbwLlhRaqSi0-5yuZC8eiBqpZ7yzs-j5E-jTAa8 https://www.nationalreview.com/the-tuesday/the-end-of-the-gop/ https://thedispatch.com/p/is-it-time-for-the-republican-party?fbclid=IwAR1IDYO5piV5CLHZMVfbs25o4ARqwfttggzMG19Xi9qU2DbibtbBPRP0VuY I also reference: Divided We Fall - By David French Suicide of the West - By Jonah Goldberg My first official political essay: https://www.thesonofliberty.com/post/reviewing-what-happened-on-1-6-21-again-and-reflecting-on-my-behavior

Episode 1.25: 50 States - X? Way too much stuff going on

Apparently America has a TON of not so good things going on right now, including (but not limited to), possible secession, election disputes, conspiracy theories, infighting and violence, and etc. I kinda wanted to talk about it a little bit.

Episode 1: The Introduction

This is where I choose to give a brief introduction about what I plan to do with this podcast, some of my beliefs, as well as me talking about negative polarization in America, and some ways to counter it. I also address a few books which I have read or will read which I'll put down here in the desc. "Them" - By Senator Ben Sasse (on my reading list, have yet to complete) "Divided We Fall" - By David French (Completed just yesterday) If I missed any others feel free to let me know.