Does the government use its coercive power purely to protect revenue for US corporations? Are they willing to risk your health for the same reason? Is it ironic for the Executive to make appointments based on gender and ethnic background to the body that overturned the Civil Rights Act? Finally, are Canadian truckers the heroes we want or need?
No One Wins
It turns out that Michael’s dentist doesn’t watch the news, so for him and all those like him, we give a primer on Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Russia, US and NATO involvement. There’s a lot, so this may be Part 1. We shall see.
Bad Boys
We assess Kirby’s statements about disciplining the people responsible for the Afghan family drone bombing. We, also, talk about patriotism and its relation to the news item of the year. We close with a discussion of holiday traffic stops and an impromptu debate between the hosts. Merry Christmas, everyone!
Nu-Coup
We start with more fantasy sports than you probably want, but we transition to two more big, quiet trials that are finishing. We discuss US rivals and the current saber-rattling; and we finish with Assange, Manning, Kiriakou, Hale and all the other whistleblowers for government crime and corruption prosecuted by the US government, while the criminals go free.