Don’t Get Mad

Andy Ruggiero & Steve Pearl
  • 5.0 (3)
  • News Commentary
  • Biweekly

Information, commentary and and constructive debate on news, politics and culture. We *can* engage differing opinions on important topics without getting angry at each other. In fact, it’s vitally important that we do so.

Episodes

  1. 05/17/2022

    IV: Roe vs. Wade & Alito’s Leaked Draft

    Andy explains what an unenumerated constitutional right is, and how, according to the leaked draft of Justice Sam Alito's upcoming Supreme Court opinion, abortion is not one of those.  Steve acknowledges the essential truth of that; he points out that even liberal hero Ruth Bader Ginsburg admitted Roe was not on very stable ground constitutionally.  Still, he thinks that a lot of what Alito has written is wrong, gratuitous, and / or potentially dangerous.

  2. 04/11/2022

    Will Smith’s Slap and Ginni Thomas’ Texts

    Does Will Smith slapping Chris Rock onstage at the Oscars matter?  We argue that it does, very much so, and so does the American public's response to it.  And that response is all over the map. Ginni Thomas is a Trump supporter who believes the 2020 election was stolen.  That describes millions of Americans.  But millions of Americans don't happen to be married to a Supreme Court Justice and have a close, friendly relationship with Donald Trump's Chief of Staff.

  3. 03/23/2022

    Ukraine and The Morality of Foreign Military Interventions

    We discuss the wisdom of enforcing a no-fly zone in Ukraine, and the morality of American foreign military interventions. We also talk about Donald Trump's assertion that "this would never have happened" if he were president, the possibility of China helping Russia, and Putin's plan to suppress and punish the "scum and traitors" in his country.

  4. 03/09/2022

    Russia Invades Ukraine

    Andy and Steve share thoughts on Russia's invasion of Ukraine: how we got here, what it means, and how how it's likely to unfold.   We also briefly touch on other news topics, including the ongoing investigation of the January 6 assault on the capitol and President Biden's recent Supreme Court nomination.

  • 4 Episodes

Ratings & Reviews

5
out of 5
3 Ratings

About

Information, commentary and and constructive debate on news, politics and culture. We *can* engage differing opinions on important topics without getting angry at each other. In fact, it’s vitally important that we do so.

Information

  • Creator
    Andy Ruggiero & Steve Pearl
  • Years Active
    2022
  • Episodes
    4
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2022 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Don’t Get Mad