012 The Sidetrack – Language, Twitter Mobs, and Media Bias
Ever notice Republicans are “throwing red meat to the base,” while Democrats are “embracing extreme policies”? Every mass shooting activists on the left call for action, while on the right it’s as if every shooting is the first and last?...
011 The Sidetrack – Algorithms, Voodoo Dolls, and Public Policy
The algorithms are persuading us. Supercomputers are poking voodoo dolls to get us to do stuff. Politicians are clueless, and much of the media is too. So how screwed are we, heading into the 2020 election to decide the soul of this country? Quite. But there are rays...
009 The Sidetrack – Lying Liars and Lobbyists
Reading about the current rot that is the Republican Party when a local issue involving an arrogant lobbyist pops up and some light bulbs go on in my head. Successful corporate lobbying has hollowed out our political system so effectively, both major parties are just...
008 The Sidetrack – How To Shush A Centrist
Centrists and self professed moderates have been telling Democrats for decades identity politics will be our ruin, while Republicans embraced them and, well, actually ruined things. You can find news stories every day that illustrate how dangerous the identity vacuum...
007 The Sidetrack – Angry Mobs
This week on The Sidetrack with Jason Williams: Republicans know the power of irrational angry mobs, and Democrats are so afraid of that they can’t effectively govern in a crisis. Trump, Kushner, and an impeachment inquiry could break a 30 year cycle of...
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