Politics

Surveillance: You’re Being Ranked

May 3, 2021 Tim 00:46:28 Comments Off

Kelley Vlahos joins Tim to talk about how big tech companies are starting to use your data to grade you in ways that may surprise and shock you. The focus of our discussion is your Social Credit Score and how China may be illustrating just how alarming its applications can be. Kelley is a senior advisor at the Quincy Institute and editorial director at Responsible Statecraft. She’s written about this population monitoring tool that before now was unthinkable in America. That’s the focus of this episode.

Internet Privacy and the Law

April 26, 2021 Tim 00:39:31 Comments Off

Fred Cate joins Tim to talk about how big tech companies could use your personal data without your knowledge or explicit consent and some of the legal issues involved. Fred is vice president for research, a distinguished professor of law and a senior fellow at Indiana University’s Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research.

What to Do About Big Tech and Section 230

April 19, 2021 Tim 00:44:12 Comments Off

Josh Hammer joins Tim to talk about one of the hottest debates over the future of the Internet, the fate of Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act, which is credited with creating the Internet as we know it today and giving Big Tech almost unbridled power. Has that little provision outlived its purpose? We explore. Josh is opinion editor of Newsweek magazine. He’s a research fellow with the Edmund Burke Foundation. He’s counsel and policy advisor for the Internet Accountability Project, and he’s a syndicated columnist.

Nadine Strossen: Fight Hate with Speech, Not Censorship

April 12, 2021 Tim 00:58:14 Comments Off

Nadine Strossen joins Tim to talk about how to fight “hate speech” or harmful speech without censorship. She’s a best-selling author and a Professor of Constitutional Law at New York Law School. She’s also the first woman national President of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). In this episode, she talks about private company censorship, the challenges, some solutions and all of it as addressed in her book “Hate: Why we should resist it with free speech, not censorship.

Power Struggle: Big Tech and Antitrust Reform

March 29, 2021 Tim 00:38:24 Comments Off

Antitrust expert Bill Baer joins Tim to talk about the growing interest in antitrust and efforts to rein in Big Tech. Bill is a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution, and has a unique view of all of this. He was Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, and before that he had served as Director of the Bureau of Competition at the Federal Trade Commission. In this episode, Bill explains how antitrust reform, particularly for Big Tech, has already begun to take shape.

Don’t Tell Alice Roosevelt Longworth What to Do

March 8, 2021 Tim 00:45:18 Comments Off

Biographer Carol Felsenthal joins Tim to tell the story of one of the most talked about members of a first family in 100 years. Alice Roosevelt Longworth was Teddy Roosevelt’s daughter who was well ahead of her time for her wildness, her outspokenness and her ability to make headlines. And long after Teddy died, Alice continued as force of nature for anyone who was anyone in Washington, D.C. throughout the 20^th Century until her death at 96 years old in 1980.

Ron Coleman: Free Speech on Trial

March 1, 2021 Tim 00:44:15 Comments Off

Attorney Ron Coleman joins Tim to talk about his U.S. Supreme Court victory for an Asian-American rock band called The Slants over the issue of free speech. Ron details a case that is now a landmark Supreme Court victory for freedom of speech.

The Gig Economy: In the Balance

January 25, 2021 Tim 00:43:13 Comments Off

Attorney Bob Eassa from the national law firm of Duane Morris joins Tim to talk about the gig economy and how a restrictive law in California has turned the notion of the gig economy on its head. In this episode, we talk about how the law impacts independent contractors and employers, what’s being done about it, and whether this sort of regulation could come your way.

What They Won’t Tell You About Socialism

January 4, 2021 Tim 00:32:35 Comments Off

Economist, professor and author Paul Rubin joins Tim to talk about the impact of socialism on the future, particularly among young people who tend to be the most supportive of it, but who stand to lose the most because of it. This is the focus of his new book called, “A Student’s Guide to Socialism: How it will trash your lives.”

Sharyl Attkisson: Focusing on “The Narrative”

December 7, 2020 Tim 00:48:53 Comments Off

Sharyl Attkisson joins Tim to talk about her latest book and the current state of the news media in society. Her book, “Slanted: How the news media taught us to love censorship and hate journalism,” centers on that dynamic called “The Narrative,” which appears to drive so much news coverage we see today. Sharyl talks of her many years as a network reporter and the way the media covers news today.

Paula Pedene: A VA Whistleblower Story

November 9, 2020 Tim 00:55:36 Comments Off

PR veteran and whistleblower Paula Pedene joins Tim to tell her story of what it’s like to blow the whistle on government waste and other improper practices, including manipulation of VA Hospital waitlists that may have cost patients their lives. When Paula became aware of it all, she spoke up, paid the price and now has a story to tell about what it’s like to be a whistleblower.

Sgt. Leroy Petry: A Medal of Honor Story

October 26, 2020 Tim 00:49:32 Comments Off

U.S. Medal of Honor awardee Sgt. Leroy Petry joins Tim to tell his Medal of Honor story, from a life and death battle in Afghanistan to the very definition of the word, “honor.” Sgt. Petry is a retired U.S. Army Ranger who is one of the few to receive the military’s highest honor, and one of the very few medal recipients who have survived to tell their own story.

At the Intersection of Religion & Politics

October 19, 2020 Tim 00:35:10 Comments Off

Political science professor Dr. Michael Coulter joins Tim to talk about the challenges we face at the intersection of religion and politics. Michael is the chair of the Political Science and Humanities Department at Grove City College in Pennsylvania. In this episode we explore the current environment for civility and respect when it comes discussing religion and politics.

The Story Behind the Electoral College

October 12, 2020 Tim 00:52:35 Comments Off

Author and Electoral College expert Tara Ross joins Tim to tell the story behind the Electoral College, how it governs elections and why it is still needed. Tara’s latest book is entitled, “Why We Need the Electoral College.”

Cal Thomas: The Fall of Empires, the Future of US

October 5, 2020 Tim 00:35:41 Comments Off

Best-selling Author and syndicated columnist Cal Thomas joins Tim to talk about the rise and fall of empires and super powers and what history can tell us about America’s future. Cal recently released a book called, “America’s Expiration Date: The fall of empires and superpowers, and the future of the United States.”

Internet Privacy and the Law

Nadine Strossen: Fight Hate with Speech, Not Censorship

Power Struggle: Big Tech and Antitrust Reform

Don’t Tell Alice Roosevelt Longworth What to Do

Ron Coleman: Free Speech on Trial

The Gig Economy: In the Balance

What They Won’t Tell You About Socialism

Sharyl Attkisson: Focusing on “The Narrative”

Paula Pedene: A VA Whistleblower Story

Sgt. Leroy Petry: A Medal of Honor Story

At the Intersection of Religion & Politics

The Story Behind the Electoral College

Cal Thomas: The Fall of Empires, the Future of US

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