Civil Discourse Nia Rodgers and Dr. John Aughenbaugh
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- Government
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This podcast uses government documents to illuminate the workings of the American government, and offer context around the effects of government agencies in your everyday life.
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U.S. Declaration of Independence
Aughie and Nia discuss the basis and history of the United States' Declaration of Independence from Great Britain.
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In the News: SCOTUS Takes the Case: Donald Trump and Presidential Immunity
Aughie explains the reasoning by the Supreme Court in taking United States v Donald Trump, a case regarding Presidential immunity. Aughie also explores the potential fallout of the timing of this case.
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In the News: SCOTUS, Trump, and the Colorado Ballot
Aughie explains the recent SCOTUS ruling in the case of Trump v. Anderson. In this 9-0 decision, the SCOTUS decided that Donald Trump could not be struck from the Colorado ballot based on the Insurrection Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
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Common Sense
Nia and Aughie discuss Thomas Paine's best selling pamphlet Common Sense, and the effect it had on galvanizing American resistance to British rule.
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The Basis of American Law
Aughie and Nia discuss the basics of the differences between European civil and British common law, and how those traditions apply in American law.
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Is Book Banning Constitutional?
Aughie and Nia discuss how books arrive on school shelves, and whether there is a Constitutional right to ban books by School Boards. Spoiler: The U.S. Supreme Court controlling case had a 4-1-4 ruling, hardly settled law.
Customer Reviews
Great Podcast
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Informative, Intelligent, and Interesting!
Great podcast! I’m a politics podcast junky, so when I came across yours I was pleasantly enthralled by the banter mixed with critical assessment of key institutions, providing historic, economic, and academic insight on important political institutions. Keep it up, you have another big fan!!