CraigGorsuch

The pendulum must swing, or the clock will stop working. The swing can't get too extreme, or the clock will break.

We discuss why politicians lie, for what purpose, if good things can be found in tragedy, and where our identity lies.

We discuss the difference between Memorial Day and Veterans Day, a brief mention on how Right & Left are united on #Uvalde, and how human nature is illustrated with Unpleasant Truth.

We reference The Blues Brothers, Whose responsibility is it to keep everyone doing 'the right thing'; the social cost of criminal charges against high-political figures; and are we experiencing a necessary economic correction? #RussiaGateGate #WeDemandAKing #MarketCorrections

When we fix things according to directions, and those same things break, they do so in unanticipated ways. #SysAdmin #Russia #RoeVsWade

Mitch and I discuss the seeming inevitability of non-proxy military conflict between the US and Russia. #MilitaryIndustrialComplex #Russia #America #Propaganda

The hosts exchange text messages regarding the SCOTUS leak itself, and the political underpinning of such an occurrence. We can't keep trying to one-up each other if we want the culture and nation to remain coherent. #SCOTUSLeak

Mitch and I discuss some of the seeming code changes at Twitter now that Elon has made his move. #Twitter #Culture

Pressing record during a random conversation usually yields interesting results.

What does this combination of factors bring to benefit humanity? What harms will come? Just a quick take.

How does the FL legislature passing the "anti-Disney" law after passing the falsely named "Don't Say Gay" bill, alongside social media's dopamine-addiction-machine affecting an entire generation, illustrate the tensions in a changing society? Alexis makes a cameo. Look for her more in the future!

What does a non-religious culture have to gain by holding to a religious holiday? "Alive, Forever, Amen" by Travis Cottrell, (C) 2004, album "Alive Forever".

Taking several random turns in the conversation. Enjoy!

Where is the line between what we perceive is expected of us, and what is actually expected of us. Also, "being a good person" apparently requires selfishness?

We tried to keep on track, but ended up focusing on how inflation and energy policy are affecting oil prices.

Just another random Thursday evening discussion. Various uncredited cameos. and Producer Joe makes a rare appearance!

Geopolitical wants vs realities and the previous events we aren't told about that complicates the matter.

My thoughts on Gas Prices and Related Political Things

Last week's thoughts on the #Russia #Ukraine situation.

During the actual Second Service, we continue our discussion, primarily focusing on Ukraine, and the sociopolitical context that surrounds it.

Mitch and I discuss random wide-ranging topics: Federalism; Censorship; Source-of-Morality in Politics; Instilling (or failing to install) values in one's children; Current "backwards" morality; and the cost of "doing something" in Ukraine.

A series of texts between Mitch and I discussing Putin's Sudetenland

We discuss Trucks, Terrorists, Dances, and Footloose.

My investigation into what happened *then*, how we view it *now*, and why I don't believe Trump's 1989 advertisement denouncing "easy policing" in NYC at the time was racist. Sources https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/the-central-park-five/about-the-case/ https://www.history.com/topics/1980s/central-park-five https://web.archive.org/web/20110417180508/https://www.nytimes.com/1989/05/01/nyregion/angered-by-attack-trump-urges-return-of-the-death-penalty.html https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/2018/01/12/opinion-trump-racist/dce2b8341569c8f218c3c6112c8518f3250b5f70/Trump_Central_Park_jogger_ad.jpg https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-37614095 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48563756

We discuss how language change (and offensive language) is dependent on context, the hyper-real of social media, and Slurpees.