Episodes

  • 528 - Interstate Commerce

    528 - Interstate Commerce
    Jun 22 2026
    The Constitution delegates to Congress the power to regulate commerce "among the several States". What makes commerce not just commerce interstate? That's part of the question the Supreme Court was asked to answer in the case Flowers v. Brock.
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    14 mins
  • 527 - Racial Gerrymandering

    527 - Racial Gerrymandering
    Jun 15 2026
    Racism is wrong. At least that's what I've been told my entire life. But if racism is wrong, why do so many people demand we make decisions based on race? Is an election fair if the people are vote are racially chosen? If it was wrong for people to be denied the representation because of their race, why is it OK for them to deny representation to others for the same reason? Is choosing representation based on race is wrong? That is the question presented to the Supreme Court in the case LOUISIANA v. CALLAIS ET AL.
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    21 mins
  • 526 - Use of Lethal Force

    526 - Use of Lethal Force
    Jun 8 2026
    When is the use of lethal force legal in the United State? In every state of the union, lethal force can be used to protect an innocent part from an imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury. But is that the only time? A recently signed bill in Tennessee defines other situations where deadly force can lawfully be used within the state.
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    18 mins
  • 525 - The Frightful Despotism of Political Parties

    525 - The Frightful Despotism of Political Parties
    Jun 1 2026
    George Washington warned us that political parties bring their own frightful despotism. From gerrymandering to primaries, We the People have allowed political parties to not only rule our elections, but to poison our interactions with their venom and hatred. Will we continue to let these private organizations drag the United States into the ash heap of history?
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    17 mins
  • 524 - First Choice v. New Jersey

    524 - First Choice v. New Jersey
    May 25 2026
    Contrary to what the Supreme Court believed in both the Roe and Dobbs decision, the question of abortion has not been settled in the United States. The case of First Choice v. New Jersey shows just how far some states will go to oppose the pro-life movement.
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    24 mins
  • 523 - Marriage and the Fourteenth Amendment

    523 - Marriage and the Fourteenth Amendment
    May 18 2026
    In 2015 the Supreme Court decided in the case Obergefell v. Hodges, that the Fourteenth Amendment protected the right for homosexuals to get marriage. In 2026 the State of Tennessee is working on legislation that points out that private groups are organizations are not bound by the Fourteenth Amendment, and therefore by Obergefell.
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    11 mins
  • 522 - Free Speech in Colorado

    522 - Free Speech in Colorado
    May 11 2026
    In the recent case Chiles v. Salazar, the Supreme Court was asked if Colorado's "Conversion Therapy" law violated the Ms. Chiles right to free speech. As is so often the case, the court agreed that the law violated Ms. Chiles free speech rights, just for the wrong reasons.
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    17 mins
  • 521 - Freedom's Extinction

    521 - Freedom's Extinction
    May 4 2026
    Ronald Reagan once said that "Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction." Is this the generation when that finally happens? You may think I'm being hyperbolic, but I think the evidence supports the possibility that this is true.
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    19 mins