Benjamin Carter Hett’s The Death of Democracy: Hitler’s Rise and the Downfall of the Weimar Republic isn’t the first book I have read trying to explain how Hitler came to power, but it’s the best. Reading it as too many Americans pretend that Biden’s victory saved American democracy was particularly sobering.
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Democrats Should Pack the Supreme Court
The verdict for this episode is: I now support packing the Supreme Court. In this episode, I discuss the historical support for court packing, and I propose a constitutional amendment. https://media.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/content.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/Court_Packing.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 12:50 — 5.9MB) | Embedsubscribe to my podcast Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | RSS | Subscribe to… Continue reading Democrats Should Pack the Supreme Court
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Thoughts on the Climate Fires
I know most people refer to the fires raging up and down the West coast as wildfires, but they are actually climate fires. Humans are the reason so much is being destroyed. Humans are the reason so many animals are being killed. Humans are the reason the air is so terrible. Humans are the reason… Continue reading Thoughts on the Climate Fires
Reviewing The People No
Thomas Frank’s The People No: A Brief History of Anti-Populism was an easy, entertaining read.
Reviewing the Price of Peace
The Price of Peace is Zachary Carter’s look at the life and ideas of economist John Maynard Keynes. While economics can often be a boring subject, I found The Price of Peace to be an important, educational read.
FDR’s Four Freedoms Speech in the Context of 2020
On January 6, 1941, FDR gave his Four Freedoms speech. While the speech would ultimately serve as the basis for the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations, the speech’s historical context tells pieces of the story regularly not discussed.
The Gold Standard Explained
In the era of rising government debt, it is worth understanding the history of the gold standard. I’m guessing some of you will be surprised by how the gold standard came and went over time.
Natural Rate of Unemployment Explained
The Natural Rate of Unemployment (NARU) is something really worth thinking about while millions go jobless in the era of coronavirus.
Karen Controls Politics
The verdict for this episode is: the political parties only care about Karen. In this episode, I use Biden’s recent comments about black voters and the House bill to show how the Democratic Party only cares about Karen. https://media.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/content.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/Karen.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 11:49 — 5.4MB) | Embedsubscribe to my podcast Apple… Continue reading Karen Controls Politics
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Democrats Want Meghan McCain’s Vote More Than Mine
The verdict for this episode is: Democrats care more about politics and power than people. I discuss the lack of real opposition to the Electoral College, Biden’s support of people voting during a pandemic, Pelosi’s disinterest in providing oversight of the money being spent by the Treasury, how little Congress has done for people, and… Continue reading Democrats Want Meghan McCain’s Vote More Than Mine
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