Governments are made of people, one problem with government is scale, do we need to disrupt representative democracy? Should we redraw state borders? Do we need a new social contract?
East Meets West 354 – What Now?
How do we fix governance?
East Meets West 353 – The US Presidency
The US presidential election.
East Meets West 352 – Electoral College Dropout
The US election, how to pick a President.
East Meets West 351 – There’s Nothing Magic About 10
Why we use base 10, vestigial digit removal or enhancement, bird brains, what dinosaurs tasted like, farming endangered animals, eating invasive species, making good choices for our environments, free trade.
East Meets West 350 – F-F-F-F-Fashion
Car guys, status symbols, fashion, men vs. dudes, unfortunate last names, Star Trek Discovery, our hopes and fears.
East Meets West 349 – The Khan Fakeout
The Olympics? Rio and Ryan Lochte, Tokyo Olympics, Star Trek: Beyond, Risks of rebooting, comic book effect on movies.
East Meets West 348 – Less Brood, More Fun
Why it’s unpopular to be independent, how political parties change, what causes unrest, restricting news, mean world syndrome, are we more stubborn now? the monotony of trailers.
East Meets West 347 – Bye Bye Britty
Old mics and Radio Shack tech, the Jane Elliott exercise, the Brexit.
East Meets West 346 – Learning What to Fear
Thoughts on Scandinavia, surprising facts about Oregon, you can’t always legislate improvement, you can’t always guarantee failure, the history of the dust bowl, learning what to fear.