Decency Lost

How Corrupt Can we Get?

I mean, suing us for 10 billion. He is suing the people of the United States for ten billion dollars.  And stealing another 10 for his Board of Peace?

The Obscenity of a Billion

What does a billion actually mean? Not in theory - in time, in scale, in power. We break down the raw math of extreme wealth and asks whether our democracy can survive its existence.  From Epstein to Bezos, the concentration of power of the billionaire class adds to the mix of why decency has lost.

An Administration of Jerks

America is not being governed by serious leaders, but by men who confuse domination with authority. Drawing on history, language, and lived behavior, Dick Smiley Jay discusses how this administration of jerks degrades power, poisons culture, and erodes the minimum standards a democracy requires.

When Federal Agents Come to Town

A federal agent kills a citizen, and the feds close ranks. This episode examines how secrecy, Federal force, and the e normalization of unaccountable power are eroding trust in America. When legitimacy disappears, authority fills the gap - and a country that accepts that trade begins to lose itself.

Arrest or Act of War?

The United States' capture of Nicolas Maduro sparked global protests and legal questions.  This episode examines how foreign media frame the event, why Congress was sidelined under the War Powers Resolution, and what legitimacy requires next: recognition of Venezuela's elected opposition, limits on executive power, and lessons from interventions.