We discuss the section of the Declaration of Independence from the perspective of a liberal and a libertarian.
You can find a link to the YouTube video of the conversation, here.
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Podcast: Brother VS. Brother
This case is about a business discriminating against a perspective customer based on religious beliefs. The web designer owner wanted to place a disclaimer on her marketing material stating that she would not design websites for gay marriage but instead would refer business to other designers. This desire goes against Colorado law. The case is a free speech issue in the eyes of the Supreme Court. The conversation meanders into a few other areas such as the right to life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness and the slow pace of social change when government doesn’t mandate it and universality of accessibility to services.
Here is the link to the YouTube video.
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Race and college admissions
The Supreme Court recently ruled that two particular universities could not use race as a criteria for accepting students. Colin and Brian discuss the issue. Is affirmative action Constitutional? Is affirmative action working? Are there situations where a group of students or sports team does not reflect the overall population and is that necessarily racism?
Here is the YouTube video for the conversation.
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The Durham Report
What was the specific purpose of the Durham Investigation. How did it compare to the Mueller Report. Was the Investigation justified and what did it find. Did the Report have any specific conclusions and how did people’s bias color their opinion of the Report.
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Ethics and the Supreme Court
Have any of the Supreme Court (specifically Clarence Thomas) recently failed to adhere to existing ethical standards? Have any broken the law? Are the ethical standards stringent enough? Did gift giving influence any Supreme Court Justices? How did the media handle the situation?
Here is the link to the YouTube video.
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There are things that the government did well and there were some significant missteps. Because we are likely to have another pandemic in our lifetime, it is wise to look at the actions and decisions and decide if they were optimal or if there were improvements that could have been implemented.
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Leaked government information
We start of talking about Jack Teixeira documents found online. The conversation shifts toward whistleblowers, whistleblower protection and how top secret documents fit in.
We get into some specifics about whistleblowers and find ourselves talking outside of our knowledge base. For more details, view this site. Specifically, giving a media outlet confidential information does not grant whistleblower protections of any kind.
We also get into the judicial oversight of federal law enforcement in a way that is not an accurate representation of how the process works.
Here is the link to the YouTube video.
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Section 230 of Telecommunications Act of 1996 states that no provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider. We discuss the difference between publishers, distributors and platforms and how social media companies fit in that framework. How much responsibility do social media companies bear for the content we see.
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This subject is really about parents often being in conflict with schools regarding what content the children should have access to. Which group has the best interest of the children in mind? What happens when the two groups do not agree? Who decides what is age appropriate content?
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Free Speech at Universities
Which political ideologies are most impacted? Is there a First Amendment obligation toward speech on campuses? Is hate speech protected speech? What kind of speech is not protected under the Constitution? Did you know that the ACLU defended the right of a neo-Nazi group to march in the 1970’s? It was a free speech issue.
Here is the link to the YouTube video.
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