Politics Episodes
June 8, 2020
Ilhan Omar to Minneapolis Police: You’re toast !
Three issues are covered in this episode: 1) Abolition of the Minneapolis Police Force, 2) the Justice and Policing Bill of 2020, 3) political fallout of Police Reform on the 2020 Presidential Election. #Joerogan. #8cantwait…
June 5, 2020
Minneapolis to abolish its’ Police Department ?
The killing of George Floyd has unleashed a flood of police reforms.Minneapolis is considering abolishing its force while Los Angeles and San Francisco are planning to defund their police departments. And what impact will ab…
June 4, 2020
Trump and Obama agree on one issue: The need for police reform.
While the President and former President acknowledge that reform is necessary, they approach the issue from opposite ends of the political spectrum. What impact will the call for police reform have on the November Presidenti…
June 2, 2020
Riots, Looting, Curfews and Chaos in America"s Cities : Is Police Brutality the Cause ?
The proximate cause of the riots and looting is the heinous murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police office Derek Chauvin. But the ensuing civil unrest has been co-opted by a host of bad actors like Antifa who have ex…
April 29, 2020
Profiles in Covid: California Governor Gavin Newsom and S.F. Mayor London Breed.
Governor Newsom and Mayor Breed are products of San Francisco politics. Their early and effective Shelter in Place policies and practices have helped to keep Covid-19 cases and fatalities low. But their opponents criticize t…