Politics Episodes
Aug. 22, 2020
Kamala Harris and Conspiracy Theories
Kamala Harris and Facebook. 4 conspiracy theories quickly emerged after her selection. In today’s episode we will look at each one, and while trying not to give them oxygen, debunk them --- Send in a voice message: https://a…
Aug. 16, 2020
Edwin Ramos: Kamala Harris’ Willie Horton ?
An illegal alien felon shot and killed a father and his two sons in a working class residential neighborhood of San Francisco in June 2008. District Attorney charged Edwin Ramos with three counts of murder but declined to se…
Aug. 14, 2020
Dementia, Alzheimer’s, Cognition Testing and the Presidential Election Campaign.
Dementia and Alzheimer’s are brain diseases of older age. The former can be treated to an extent with lifestyle changes, but the latter is far from finding a cure. Cognition Testing became a presidential campaign issue when …
June 15, 2020
Police unions root out racism from the ranks: a few bad apples or systemic racism ?
The SFPD, LAPD and SJPD police unions announced a reform agenda to combat racist police officers. The plan lays the groundwork for new policies and procedures to be crafted for their departments and beyond. But is the proble…
June 14, 2020
San Francisco tackles Police Reform.
San Francisco has seen a 47% drop in Use of Force Incidents involving the police and the public from 2016 through 2019. But racial disparities remain. Mayor Breed’s 4 point reform plan is reasonable. But her first attempt to…
June 8, 2020
Ilhan Omar to Minneapolis Police: You’re toast !
Three issues are covered in this episode: 1) Abolition of the Minneapolis Police Force, 2) the Justice and Policing Bill of 2020, 3) political fallout of Police Reform on the 2020 Presidential Election. #Joerogan. #8cantwait…
June 5, 2020
Minneapolis to abolish its’ Police Department ?
The killing of George Floyd has unleashed a flood of police reforms.Minneapolis is considering abolishing its force while Los Angeles and San Francisco are planning to defund their police departments. And what impact will ab…
June 4, 2020
Trump and Obama agree on one issue: The need for police reform.
While the President and former President acknowledge that reform is necessary, they approach the issue from opposite ends of the political spectrum. What impact will the call for police reform have on the November Presidenti…
June 2, 2020
Riots, Looting, Curfews and Chaos in America"s Cities : Is Police Brutality the Cause ?
The proximate cause of the riots and looting is the heinous murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police office Derek Chauvin. But the ensuing civil unrest has been co-opted by a host of bad actors like Antifa who have ex…
April 29, 2020
Profiles in Covid: California Governor Gavin Newsom and S.F. Mayor London Breed.
Governor Newsom and Mayor Breed are products of San Francisco politics. Their early and effective Shelter in Place policies and practices have helped to keep Covid-19 cases and fatalities low. But their opponents criticize t…