Episode 9.5 - Patriotism Drugs
Discord over Michael Steele’s Afghanistan comments and the DNC response; Obama gives a big speech on immigration, but does it matter?; Hickenlooper issues an oil and gas mea culpa - kind of; New ballot measure proposes partisan elections for judges; Devil’s Advocate - Jeff must defend the NYT’s 2001 decision to and current justification of not using the word ‘torture’ to describe waterboarding; Mexican elections; an extended debate over legalizing all drugs in the US; what Presidents are overrated? underrated?; Special 4th of July Rants!
Episode 8.13 - A Dreamy Jeff & John Anniversary
That’s right, your hosts celebrate the three year anniversary of their show; John has a Glenn Beck dream; health care passes, finally; student loan reform too!; some talk on financial regulation (including philosophical debate between Jeff and John); how worried should we be about violence by anti-government types?; Devil’s Advocate - Jeff has to defend Obama’s offshore drilling decision; Suicide bombings in Moscow - what does this mean for Russia, and what broader lessons can we draw about the nature of ‘terrorism?’; US and Russia agree on a new START treaty; Rants - John on Obama and state secrets, Jeff on Jon Stewart and Glenn Beck, and both discuss their 3 year anniversary; stay tuned through the end to find out what song John dedicates to Jeff on this special occasion.
