The Political Orphanage

Latest Episodes:

The Church of Woke Aug 31, 2022

Show notes

When does an ideology become a full-blown religion? Does Social Justice qualify? The World's Smartest Podcast Network convenes a roundtable to discuss, including Andrea Jones-Rooy, Turner Sparks, and Michael Ira Kaplan.

(Rebroadcast) The Berlin Wall Aug 25, 2022

Show notes

Since this week's show and bonus episode both take place in Germany, we'll go ahead and throw in a rerun of my all-time favorite: "What Really Brought Down the Berlin Wall." Original air date: January 21, 2021 SUPPORT THE SHOW! www.patreon.com/andrewheaton

How Nazis Thought About Economics Aug 24, 2022

Show notes

Heaton flies to Berlin to interview German historian Rainer Zitelmann, author of "Hitler's National Socialism," about the ideology and political economy of Nazi Germany.

Book at www.mightyheaton.com/featured

Space Bureaucrats vs. Space Billionaires Aug 17, 2022

Show notes

How do we best get space tourism and moon colonies – big public projects, or cocky entrepreneurs? Lori Garver is the former Deputy Administrator of NASA, and the author of "Escaping Gravity: My Quest to Transform NASA and Launch a New Space Age."

Book at: www.mightyheaton.com/featured

Robert Zubrin on "How to Build a Moon Base": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEEgdmimSWg

The Supreme Court Messed Up on Prayer in Schools Aug 12, 2022

Show notes

In Kennedy v. Bremerton the Supreme Court revisited–and reversed–long-standing precedents on public teachers and administrators leading prayers in school and at events.

Paul Townsend, of "In Summation - The Final Word" joins to assess its impact and diagnose the decision.

Can I Eat Peyote if it's Religious? Aug 11, 2022

Show notes

What happens when a law affecting public safety or basic governance comes into conflict with someone's deeply-held religious beliefs?

In this episode we explore religious exemptions, and how the court addresses carveouts from otherwise applicable laws.

Hunting for Theocracy in America Aug 10, 2022

Show notes

The Constitution guarantees freedom of religion, but also forbids the establishment of religion. What happens when the two come into conflict?

In Judge Week 2: Separation of Church and State, we investigate the First Amendment, and how the courts balance its competing clauses.

Bad News About Humane Warfare Aug 03, 2022

Show notes

Civilization has made warfare more indirect, streamlined, technological, and distant.

What if making warfare nicer makes us less hesitant to begin conflicts, and slower to stop them?

Samuel Moyn is the author of "Humane: How the United States Abandoned Peace and Reinvented War."

America's Dueling Enlightenments Jul 27, 2022

Show notes

The Founding Fathers were all children of the Enlightenment, and they agreed on kicking King George out, but they never agreed on how to run the country.

Seth Radwell, author of American Schism: How the Two Enlightenments Hold the Secret to Healing Our Nation joins on to discuss these two halves of our Founding, and how they are ultimately complimentary.

When To Scrap Politically Incorrect Words Jul 20, 2022

Show notes

How do we determine when to retire truly offensive words and replace confusing ones, against virtue signaling and shifting goal posts?

Ron Hayden of "Worth Watching" and Dr. Andrea Jones-Rooy of "Majoring in Everything" join to discuss.