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An allegiance-free discussion of American politics hosted by Dr. Sean Wilson, a politics professor, author and lawyer, and featuring WSU student Adam Wightman, the three-time general manager of WWSU 106.9 FM. Tune in to understand current events, Trump and the 2020 race.
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Will the US economy bounce back from the Corona recession or will it meltdown?
Quantitative easing and zero rates battle the Corona meltdown.
A look at the politics of depression economics and the recent corona stimulus package.
A look at the recent efforts of Russia to try to destroy US oil competitors.
What is "gaslighting" and why are people starting to hear this term in politics?
A look at how the coronavirus may impact the US economy.
An examination of Trump's fiscal policy going forward in 2020. A look at the $4.6 trillion budget, the deficit and the larger issues.
An examination of how the Trump administration is doing with economic growth through January 2020.
A look at the revised jobs numbers for the Trump Presidency through January 2020.
An examination of polling data and how Democrats might have played their cards differently.
Type-B impeachment, known as "political impeachment," is not as effective as the real thing. To use the impeachment power effectively, you must have indictable offenses that show corruption in office. Lacking that, you merely increase the cohesion of your rival and strengthen your opponent.
An examination of how the Trump impeachment was defined by political perception, narrative and framework rather than bedrock elements of facts and law that can pierce our biases.
An examination of the war power in the American constitution and whether Donald Trump is violating it.
An examination of the Dershowitz argument that political impeachment violates the US Constitution.
On the very day the Senate impeachment began, the GAO put out a legal opinion on whether it is lawful for a President to delay foreign aid. Was the opinion correct?
An examination of the Bolton theory of truth and what the cries for witnesses actually amount to.
An examination of the strategy and significance of the charge against President Trump. And an examination of how election-year impeachments work as opposed to objective impeachments.
A look at normative and public policy arguments that surround the killing of Qasem Soleimani. And also, a look at what appears to be the new Trump Doctrine, and what a war with Iran might look like.
A look at Trump's approach to dealing with Iran up to the killing of Qasem Soleimani, and how the same constitutes a game changer.
A brief look at the complicated dynamic of promoting LNG and fracking, and how the same affects both American standing on the world stage and environmentalism.