by Stephen Kent | Apr 1, 2019 | Announcements, Featured, Podcasts
The Electoral College has long been a popular scapegoat in American politics for whichever party is out of the White House. Since the election of Donald Trump without the popular vote, calls for its dissolution have been renewed by 2020 Democratic candidates....
by Stephen Kent | Mar 26, 2019 | Announcements, Featured, Podcasts
Sneer all you want at the ideas of Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, but unless we engage her ideas with respect and seriousness….she will win. Look no further than Jeremy Corbyn in the UK as an example of how this happens. Tom Westgarth of Young Voices joins the...
by Stephen Kent | Mar 18, 2019 | Announcements, Featured, Podcasts
What sort of power should the government have in ending the life of its people? For a long time, the consensus has been in favor of allowing the death penalty across 50 states. Recently, Republican state legislatures across the country are moving against capital...
by Stephen Kent | Feb 28, 2019 | Featured, Podcasts
Reparations has long been suggested as a form of repayment to African Americans for the crime of slavery. Many suggest we have not reconciled with it in full, as a country. 2020 Democrats are talking about it now more than ever, why is that? Jerrod Laber &...
by Stephen Kent | Feb 12, 2019 | Featured, Podcasts
Are we headed toward a post-truth era in politics where any lie or slander can be backed up by falsified video evidence? Maybe. Ryan Khurana and Linsday Marchello of Young Voices join the podcast to discuss ‘deep fake’ technology and the threats it could...
by Stephen Kent | Feb 7, 2019 | Featured, Podcasts
Matthew Larosiere joins Underscored today to weigh in on political forgiveness. What is it? How should forgiveness work in politics? This past week VA Governor Ralph Northam (D) endured a nasty scandal involving the wearing of blackface in his 20’s. Democrats...
