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I had other plans for today's episode, but since this is the most recent case of governmental overreach to control our lives, I figured it was the best topic for this show.

For this episode I'm joined by Masha aka Rothbirdian and Mark Metz. We're going to tackle this common Libertarian trope that "both sides are bad!" We'll also take on the "neither Right nor Left" idea as well.

Sports can be a mindless endeavor, and that's a good thing! They're good for team building, friendships, competition, and all sorts of other things. Which I discuss in this episode while looking at an article from The Atlantic.
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2022/04/sustaining-friendship-shared-interests/629555/

I cover all 27 Constitutional Amendments in roughly 30 minutes.
So...what I'm saying is I did this poorly and will probably come back and dedicate more time to it later.
But for now, this is what you get!

Sorry for the missed episode Monday. Travelling over the weekend and just couldn't get one done.
My travels did give me an idea for a topic, which I ham-fistedly bang my way through today.
Be sure to tune in to Break the Bell on Monday evening when I join the guys to talk more about this sort of stuff.

Today I take a look at Karl Popper's Paradox of Tolerance. Then I dig in to the psychology of tolerance and intolerance as it relates to intelligence. This was sort of fascinating for me, and kind of solidifies the ideas of Hoppe in my opinion. Let me know what you think of it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKgLIz-43Nw

https://www.psypost.org/2021/02/more-intelligent-people-are-more-ideologically-intolerant-than-their-less-intelligent-counterparts-59701

I cannot tell you if the proceedings for KBJ are going well, because I'm not a lawyer.
So I called in Tyler Janke (pod review (@tylerjanke) / Twitter) and Meredith (Meredith (@FletchHerCox) / Twitter) to help me better understand the SCOTUS nominees and the hearings that are involved with their confirmations. Hopefully you'll have a little fun and learn a little something with this episode.

Republicans across the country, and especially in swing states, are taking steps to ensure 2020 doesn't happen again. Naturally, that's a direct assault on democracy and must be called out as fascistic or something...according to the Left. Have a look at the attached article and join me as I dissect what I think is really going on with Democrats call-to-action leading up to the 2022 election.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-gop-sinks-to-a-new-low-on-election-security-theater/ar-AAVjnws?ocid=msedgntp

We all know how ridiculous that episode title is, but according to Salon it's a real thing. Never mind literally years of the left attacking GOP politicians. Never mind the entire summer of love of 2020 and Maxine Waters ACTIVELY CALLING FOR REAL VIOLENCE! It's the GOP that's actually violent Putin stans...
F*cktards...

https://www.salon.com/2022/03/09/gops-violent-rhetoric-keeps-getting-worse--and-almost-nobody-is-paying-attention/

https://www.salon.com/2022/03/10/there-is-no-putin-wing-of-the-gop-why-almost-no-backs-ukraine-over/

Today I am once again joined by (quickly becoming) show regular Amanda of the Civil Discord Podcast as well as my buddy Eric of Rebel With A Cause. We take a look at an article from The Atlantic titled "Kids Have No Place in a Liberal Democracy."
There was a lot to like about this article, but also a lot we took issue with. Which we discuss, along with just having some general fun.
Check out Amanda at @AjaxtheGriff and Eric at @RWACPodcast over on Twitter and be sure to follow both of them on YouTube and all your favorite podcatchers.
Read today's article over at https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/02/kids-liberal-democracy-schools/622084/

Today I'm joined by Matt Billingsly of Against the Mob to review a Washington Post article about "right-wing nationalists" rewriting history and using it to take control of multiple countries around the world. Or some such nonsense. Go read it for yourself and see if you think it's as insane as we do.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/02/11/history-patriotism-right-wing-politics/

A little Super Bowl pre-gaming with only the best topic you could hope to hear about...women leaving the work force!
Joined by my friends and former guests Amanda of Civil Discord and Masha, AKA Rothbirdian.

Here's the article, for anyone interested in such things.

https://www.politico.com/sponsored-content/2021/12/view-from-the-exchange?utm_source=native&utm_medium=hp

Joined once again by my friend Mark Metz to talk about the wave of book bannings that's sweeping public libraries all over the United States.
Or something like that... Also, we delve off in to some other stuff, as we're prone to do, including "if you ain't cheating, you ain't trying"

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/books-are-being-banned-from-school-libraries-here-s-what-that-does-to-students/ar-AATuPcc?ocid=msedgntp

While some on the Left are unable (or unwilling) to see it, the Democratic Party has a serious problem coming in to the 2022 election cycle. Primarily, their President...
Today I review two articles that look at the polls and the metrics behind the issues Democrats will be facing going forward.

https://www.salon.com/2022/02/04/are-the-democrats-in-trouble-gallup-editor-on-what-those-troubling-polls-really-mean/

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/crisis-and-opportunity-could-lead-to-a-biden-bounce-very-soon/ar-AATsAZt?ocid=msedgntp

Viewer requests are delivered upon today! Some sword play and some tips on getting in to politics, as you wish!

Take a pill to make you more docile and receptive to mandates?
Yeah, f*ck that noise. But they've been floating the idea! Seems like some sci-fi bull sh*t to me!

Today I take a look at several articles covering my least favorite topic, COVID.
But this looks at it from the endemic perspective. Maybe we really are nearing the end of this insanity!

Some young elites think if they don't start paying their "fair share" of taxes that the plebs will rise up and stomp them out.
The true elites are above that concern and the plebs don't care how much they pay in taxes...but it makes for good theater!

Check out the article here: 100+ ultra-rich people warn fellow elites in open letter: "It's taxes or pitchforks" | Salon.com

And check out the morning show I do: The Morning After - YouTube

Today I rail against my least favorite of the government institutions, the Department of Education. Specifically the teacher's unions that are more focused on protecting bad teachers and screwing over children than actually educating anyone.

Is COVID a tool to enact the Great Reset? Duh.

But I think it's more nefarious that what most may believe, and today I'm joined by my good friend Mark Metz and we're going in to that on this New Year edition of Fact Check This Podcast.

The Left is really worried about Republicans taking steps to shore up its positions in local and state level governments to ensure election integrity in the future, while also passing sensible voter registration and verification laws to prevent a repeat of 2020. Of course, that means democracy is being threatened and soon to outright die. Oh the horror...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/19/republicans-subvert-democracy-democrats-paying-attention

It's not actually the end. I won't believe that until I actually see it. But if you pay attention to the corporate press they'd have you believe it's already been overturned and the world ended last Friday. So I break that down and prescribe my solution to it all. Check out the articles I mention...if you can get through them...

What the Supreme Court Just Ruled on Abortion Scares Me, and It Should Scare You Too | Vogue

When SCOTUS guts Roe: The covert plan to provide abortion pills on demand – and avoid prosecution | Salon.com

Today I'm joined by Adam Nutter to talk a little about comedy, a little about conspiracy, and a little about paranormal craziness that'll keep you up at night. Enjoy!

A lot of crazy stuff happened on Twitter Spaces with "Why Do White People Exist" and "Why Do Black People Exist" along with some others. Naturally people got mad. One of those people, Ivy, challenged me to have a conversation about what went on, so I took her up on it. I think we not only calmed some of the anger from those spaces, but also found that we really see eye-to-eye on more things than we would have expected going in to this conversation. I really got a big white pill from this!

This week I'm running replays of a couple Live Streams I did this past Wednesday night. This first one was my thoughts on Roe v Wade going to the Supreme Court and just my general experiences growing up in a legitimately racist part of the country.

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