Spectacles Out Loud

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Join Spectacles editors Harry and Philip for Insight and Focus as they go beyond headlines to explore the news. We won't just explain a headline to you, but we'll try to help you make the connections between today's stories and what they all mean for democracy.

  1. Northern Ireland: Weaponizing a Peace Agreement | Insight

    05/09/2022

    Northern Ireland: Weaponizing a Peace Agreement | Insight

    A monumental election may lead to paralysis as terms designed to foster peace and cooperation are wielded in power politics. -Important References- View the election results Watch Horowitz's address -Share If You Care- Share via Twitter Share via Facebook Share via LinkedIn Share via Email -Usual Links- Subscribe to our newsletter! Read or comment on this article! Write with us! Listen to Spectacles In Conversation! Follow our Twitter! // Follow our TikTok!

    10 min
  2. Cawthorn in Crisis: Private Vice, Public Mediocrity | Insight

    05/06/2022

    Cawthorn in Crisis: Private Vice, Public Mediocrity | Insight

    The social media generation’s first House member is showing how hard it will be to balance privacy with public service. -Share If You Care- Share via Twitter Share via Facebook Share via LinkedIn Share via Email -Usual Links- Subscribe to our newsletter! Read or comment on this article! Write with us! Listen to Spectacles In Conversation! Follow our Twitter! // Follow our TikTok!

    8 min
  3. The Supreme Court Problem, Without the Partisanship | Focus re-run

    05/04/2022

    The Supreme Court Problem, Without the Partisanship | Focus re-run

    It's back in the news. Whatever you think, it probably proves the court is a mess of an institution we'd do well to reform. This Focus originally appeared on August 29, 2021, under the headline: "The Supreme Court: Political, Unaccountable, and All Too Powerful." Due to the recent leak of a Supreme Court opinion portending an overturn of Roe v. Wade, we decided to re-publish it.-Important References- The Supreme Court and Constitutional Democracy, by John Agresto "Written statement of [Professor] Samuel Moyn," to the President's Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States. "The Supreme Court Needs to be Cut Down to Size," by Jamelle Bouie, in The New York Times. -Share If You Care- Share via Twitter Share via Facebook Share via LinkedIn Share via Email -Usual Links- Subscribe to our newsletter! Read or comment on this article! Write with us! Listen to Spectacles In Conversation! Follow our Twitter! // Follow our TikTok!

    11 min
  4. Can the EU Bring Hungary to Heel? | Insight

    05/02/2022

    Can the EU Bring Hungary to Heel? | Insight

    Hungary’s rocky relationship with the EU is about to get rockier. Could current tensions initiate an exit? -Important References- Our previous coverage of Hungary's recent election -Share If You Care- Share via Twitter Share via Facebook Share via LinkedIn Share via Email -Usual Links- Subscribe to our newsletter! Read or comment on this article! Write with us! Listen to Spectacles In Conversation! Follow our Twitter! // Follow our TikTok!

    8 min
  5. Stalin and the Nazis: Unusual Comrades | Focus

    05/01/2022

    Stalin and the Nazis: Unusual Comrades | Focus

    Whether Communist, monarchist, or Nazi, any opponents of German democracy in the ‘20s could find a friend in the Soviet Union. -Share If You Care- Share via Twitter Share via Facebook Share via LinkedIn Share via Email -Usual Links- Subscribe to our newsletter! Read or comment on this article! Write with us! Listen to Spectacles In Conversation! Follow our Twitter! // Follow our TikTok!

    16 min
  6. Coloring Inside the Lines | Insight

    04/29/2022

    Coloring Inside the Lines | Insight

    New York Dems have been denied their gerrymander. They’ll need to find more productive ways to push the boundaries. -Usual Links- Subscribe to our newsletter! Read or comment on this article! Write with us! Listen to Spectacles In Conversation! Follow our Twitter! // Follow our TikTok! -Share if you care- Share via Twitter Share via Facebook Share via LinkedIn Share via Email

    8 min
  7. Interim Interruptions | Insight

    04/27/2022

    Interim Interruptions | Insight

    The Senate is making it harder to fill key posts in the government. The ready fix may not be a fix at all. Subscribe to our newsletter! Read or comment on this article! Write with us! Listen to Spectacles In Conversation! Follow our Twitter! // Follow our TikTok!

    7 min
  8. A Gloomy Future for Free Speech? | Focus

    04/24/2022

    A Gloomy Future for Free Speech? | Focus

    Conservatives are using the power of the state to curtail freedom of speech. Will progressives step up to defend it? -Usual Links- Subscribe to our newsletter! Read or comment on this article! Write with us! Listen to Spectacles In Conversation! Follow our Twitter! // Follow our TikTok!

    13 min
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Join Spectacles editors Harry and Philip for Insight and Focus as they go beyond headlines to explore the news. We won't just explain a headline to you, but we'll try to help you make the connections between today's stories and what they all mean for democracy.

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  • Creator
    Spectacles Media
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2022
  • Episodes
    125
  • Rating
    Clean
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