After damning Trump with faint praise for his Singapore summit with King Jong Un, the guys moot some unpopular beliefs about their own political and cultural tribes.
Author: Paul Matzko
Paul is a graduate student at Pennsylvania State University and a historian of modern America, religion, and politics.
An Interview w/ Jordan Poss on Historical Fiction, World War Two Commandos, and the Babylon Bee – Episode 39
This week, special guess Jordan Poss comes on to talk about his passion for writing historical fiction. Along the way, he and Paul talk about overly romanticized accounts of World War Two, the original novel True Grit, and the end of an era at the Babylon Bee.
Milton Friedman’s Universal Basic Income vs. Bernie Sanders’s Job Guarantee – Episode 36
This week Paul recounts his fanboy encounter with distinguished historian Daniel Walker Howe. Then the guys go hammer and tongs (and sickle?) over whether a universal basic income or a job guarantee is the best radical option for reforming the liberal welfare state.
Blankensh**, Michael Cohen’s Medallions, and Kevin Williamson – Episode 35
They’re back! The guys weigh in on the unsuccessful campaign of Don Blankensh** (censored for sake of the children in the audience) and the firing of Kevin Williamson. They also discuss the revelation that Trump’s lawyer, Michael Cohen, owned ~$30 million in NYC taxi medallions that rapidly depreciated in value just before he started raking in the sweet, sketchy “consulting” dough from Russian oligarchs and crony capitalists.
Announcement: Spring Break
The Impolitic guys are taking a two week break to finish up Sean’s end-of-semester grading and to ease Paul’s transition into the new job. They’ll be back soon for a full summer season, a veritable comedy of mistakes, misunderstandings, and coincidences!
Attack on Syria & Expanding Your Time Horizon – Episode 34
After Paul’s job announcement, the guys lambaste the Trump administration’s unconstitutional missile strikes on Syria and the hawkish media response. Then Paul criticizes the limited time horizon of single issue voters in the 2016 election.
Consider the Lobster…Jordan Peterson – Episode 33
Sean and Paul are late to the Jordan Peterson reaction party (the hottest party of approximately two months ago), but better late than never, which is, honestly, an aphorism about on par with the profundity of Peterson’s own rules for life. But hey, you still listened to it!
