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The New Guards
Yes, Climate Change Deniers Exist. Yes, We Also Believe in Science | Episode 42 of The New Guards Podcast
Richie addresses some ideas he heard at law school orientation this week from ignorant, presumptuous, and power-hungry faculty and peers. Enjoy! Monologue Doran/Zimmerman study - 2009 Australian blogger study - Crowder version Australian blogger study - Wall Street...
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Universal Basic Income is a Horrible Idea
This week, I listened to a room full of law students declaring the need for a Universal Basic Income (UBI). As you might expect, they were completely ignorant of the consequences of such a policy -- and admittedly so. One student acknowledged that she had no idea how...
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Why I Still Wouldn’t Vote for Trump | Episode 41 of The New Guards Podcast
The New Guards Podcast is one year old! Thank you so much to everyone who has stuck around, whether you were here from the beginning or just joined us. Richie discusses the difficulty of predicting the 2018 elections, then explains why he still wouldn't vote for Trump...
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“Whoever is Dumbest Last” Needs a Qualifier
For the 2018 midterm elections, conservative pundit and author Steve Deace has adopted the mantra, “Whoever is dumbest last with lose.” As Steve puts it, “The uncertain characters of President Trump, the GOP establishment, and progressives in general collectively make...
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Article IV Across State Lines | Episode 40 of The New Guards Podcast
Richie would tell you to avoid the DMV at all costs, but you legally have to go there. Article IV of the Constitution guarantees state reciprocity of public acts, records, and judicial proceedings, but how does that apply to licensing, whether for your profession,...
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A Tale of Californian Bureaucracy
Recently, I moved back to my homeland, the People’s Republic of California, where I love virtually everything but the politics. So far I’ve successfully avoided areas boasting a ban on plastic straws, but try as I might, I can’t seem to avoid bureaucracy completely....
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So You Wanna Do Business in Mexico? | Episode 39 of The New Guards Podcast
The government shouldn't have a role in defining marriage, but it should still defend contract rights. Then, by listener request, Richie discusses what makes China so attractive for business -- why not Mexico? Finally, the language you use (and allow others to get...
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Constitutional Marriage
What role, if any, does the government play in marriage? According to recent jurisprudence, civil marriages must not discriminate on the basis of sex, and all legally obtained marriages, hetero- or homosexual, must be treated by the state as equally valid and binding....
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No, Lincoln Did NOT Set a Precedent for Progressivism | Episode 38 of The New Guards Podcast
Richie corrects the false notion that fascism is a far-right ideology, then he dives into some right-wing hipster complaints about Abraham Lincoln -- especially the ludicrous assertion that he established a precedent for big government and the Progressive movement....
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