Bedrosian Book Club Podcast: "The Myth of Independence"
The authors advocate that through legislation over the years, Congress has set up the Federal Reserve to bear the brunt of blame during times of financial crisis. This blend of political science, history, and economics was a hit for our panel.
Bedrosian Book Club Podcast: "The Death of Expertise"
Tom Nichols' "The Death of Expertise" is a broad look at the antipathy toward "experts" and "expertise" among the citizenry of contemporary United States. We discuss the argument, the nature of expertise, the role of the academic in civic education, and the state of civics in general.
Our American Discourse, Ep. 6: Federalism and the Battle for Partisan Power
Our legislators don’t always do what they say, but they do have a strategy to design and implement our laws. It turns out that federalism is ground zero in their battle for partisan power -- and now we finally know how the game is being played. In this episode, we go behind-the-scenes with the researcher who uncovered these terms of engagement, Pamela Clouser McCann.