Fear, Honor, and Interest

This week, David and I discuss dog whistles! See if you can hear us! (Note: This episode was recorded on March 3rd)

This week David and I have a new sense of urgency as we try to come to grips with the national emergency currently occurring at our southern border. (Well, my southern border; David is currently safe in Turkey.) We mentioned many articles we need to link in the show notes! The article on the Zadroga bill: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/kirsten-gillibrand-james-zadroga-september-11 The article on sources of border wall funding: https://www.lawfareblog.com/what-authorities-president-trump-using-build-border-wall The interview with Victor Davis Hanson: https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/the-classicist-who-sees-donald-trump-as-a-tragic-hero

This week, David and I try to have a productive conversation instead of talking about distractions from the real issues! Do we succeed? Listen to find out! As always, send your feedback to fearhonorandinterestpodcast@gmail.com!

This week, David and I discuss the how embarrassed one should be by early takes that turn out to be incorrect. Does it matter if you reached a hasty judgment but did nothing about it before later information makes you rethink it? As always, send your feedback to fearhonorandinterestpodcast@gmail.com!

This week, David and I give in and discuss the Gillette ad. I, of course, had avoided watching it ... As always, send your feedback to fearhonorandinterestpodcast@gmail.com! UPDATE: After we recorded this episode, serious questions arose about what really happened during the incident concerning a Native American elder and his encounter with teenagers from the March for Life. During the episode we stated our opposition to doxxing and harassing the students involved even based on the initial reports; our commentary should still be valid.

This week, David and I discuss the nature of intelligence. We also look at what kind of factual errors by politicians should set off red flags about their knowledge. As always, send feedback to fearhonorandinterestpodcast@gmail.com!

This week, David and I discuss the shutdown, and all the time it's given me not to edit and post the podcast. As always, send your feedback to fearhonorandinterestpodcast@gmail.com!

On this special bonus episode, I talk with my friend Christine Rousselle to get her very different perspective on the issues we discuss on the show! As always, send your feedback to fearhonorandinterestpodcast@gmail.com!

This week David and I discuss the end of the Weekly Standard and the prospects for intelligent conservatism in a Trumpist world. As always, you can reach us via email atfearhonorandinterestpodcast@gmail.com

David has moved into his apartment and has internet, so we can record again! This week we discuss the midterms and the legacy of George HW Bush. As always, you can email us feedback to fearhonorandinterestpodcast@gmail.com!

With so much happening in just the two weeks since we last did an episode, David and I decided to do a Lightning Round...except we aren't constitutionally capable of that kind of speed. So instead, we present the Thunder Round - sound and fury, signifying nothing. Enjoy! As always, send your questions and comments to fearhonorandinterestpodcast@gmail.com!

This week, David and I discuss the recent hearing for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. We plan to talk about its broader implications next week, so today we talked about it as a moment in our culture. As always, send your questions and comments to fearhonorandinterestpodcast@gmail.com.

David and I do our first mailbag episode! A listener provided some feedback on our discussion on guns and we do our best to clarify/improve/rationalize our comments! As always, send listener feedback to fearhonorandinterestpodcast@gmail.com!

This week, David and I mourn the death of John McCain by discussing the human need for heroes and the ways in which the late Senator fulfilled that need.

This week, David and I try to act on frequent listener requests that we disagree more! As always, please send listener feedback to fearhonorandinterestpodcast@gmail.com!

This week (or, well, last week, as we recorded this approximately 100 news cycles ago) David and I discuss partisanship and geographic voting systems. We do not discuss ancient Persia. As always, send your feedback to fearhonorandinterestpodcast@gmail.com!

This week, David and I earn our explicit tag with a discussion about Trump's relationship with NATO. As always, tell us how we're wrong by sending feedback to fearhonorandinterestpodcast@gmail.com!

This week, David and I express our outrage at the administration's family separation policy. For reasons unknown to me, my side of the audio seems to "crackle" a bit during this episode. Hopefully it will not make it too hard to listen to! Send feedback and "here's what you did to the audio, you idiot" advice to fearhonorandinterestpodcast@gmail.com.

On this week's episode of "Barely Scratching the Surface," David and I follow up on last week's discussion by talking about the principles of a functioning democracy. As always, send listener feedback to fearhonorandinterestpodcast@gmail.com

This week David and I discuss democracy! We did not take a vote on whether that should be the topic. As always, send feedback to fearhonorandinterestpodcast@gmail.com!