The Mad Centrist

Send us Fan Mail The corruption of this administration is staggering.  One aspect of it flies under the radar - or at least it did, until it was exposed by House Committee on the Judiciary. Their article, Pardons, Inc., lays the truth bare: The Corruption in Chief is selling pardons to the rich and infamous.  So long as you can pay, and you believe the law is a farce and Trump is amazing - or can...

Send us Fan Mail What have we done, letting this person be President? His legacy is dishonesty, corruption, chaos, ego, and disrespect of women. We let out kids, our nation, and the world down because we didn't take the power of our vote seriously.  It is time to change that. Listen to hear my apology for Trump's legacy. Show Notes: Link to the Hurrican Katrina damage estimates The Pakis...

Send us Fan Mail Everything is seemingly bad news, interest rates are rising, job numbers are bad, the International community is slowly backing away from the USA.  Is there any good news?  Well, yeah, gas prices are dropping!  But...Why?  Listen and find out!  Show Notes: Bond information: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/07/treasury-yields-auction-fomc-minutes.html Bond King article: https://www.the...

Send us Fan Mail The National Cultural Center - was the first name.  It was not started by John F. Kennedy either.  The 70 year history of this idea, that Washington D.C. should be a world-class center for the arts is fascinating - learn more, and why it needs to be saved, with this historical tidbit packed episode! Show Notes: Saudis: No Oil to Europe: https://financialpost.com/commodities/energy...

Send us Fan Mail It has been happening, slowly, very slowly.  But with perseverance and patience comes the rewards.  The hold on the MAGA supporters is starting to falter.  Each time a lake is renamed instead of working on the economy, or a gas tank is filled with the war of choice in Iran, another of the MAGA faithful breaks free. The midterm elections are about 45 days away as I record this epis...

Send us Fan Mail The Mad Centrist keeps its oddly unique trend of bringing up news...that becomes news again.  Bonds, Gold, and a re-cap of the ultra important Episode #30 - along with this week's main topics: The  Census(?!?)  Report on the 2020 election: https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2026/dir/noncitizen-voting-in-the-2020-election.pdf  and the Canandaigua Tr...

Send us Fan Mail The red flags on the US, and World, Economy is flying.  And the worst thing is the one thing no one really pays attention to: US treasury bonds. But, it is way more than that: Inflation, gas, jobs, manufacturing - lots of warnings. What does it all mean?  Listen and find out! Show Notes: 1st Walmart article: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/business/walmart-earnings-profit-ceo.h...

Send us Fan Mail When earth shaking events, such as the ill-advised illegal war in Iran and the dramatic impact it is having on the world economy, to the continuous 'flooding the zone' to avoid discussing the Epstein Files, some smaller malicious activities get lost in the shuffle. This episode is about one of them: Donald Trump's theft of the nation's 250th birthday celebratio...

Send us Fan Mail For too long we have been upset over this most recent patch of our shared history. But, we do have a lot to be proud of - and we will be coming back from this! Let me explain to you why you should embrace to 4th of July, despite everything happening now in the United States of America. No notes for this episode, it is all just from the heart. The political podcast for everyone!

Send us Fan Mail We vote for these people?  WHY? And then we do it again. They show us, in detail, why they should not be trusted, and yet we put them right back in office. Corruption isn't exactly new, but it is absolutely new & improved.  Blatant, in your face corruption is getting people votes! Show Notes: The history of corruption:  https://historyrise.com/article/most-corrupt-regimes...

Send us Fan Mail Changes are a foot in the Social Security benefit. Regardless of where you are on your professional journey, you probably need to pay attention to what awaits you at the end of your working career.  In this episode we hit on a few news stories, then dive right in! SHOW NOTES: The Original Social Security episode! https://www.themadcentrist.com/2079783/episodes/16261719-tmc-episode...

Send us Fan Mail Splitting the nation in two is going very well these days. Texas rams through a redistricting effort.  California puts redistricting on the ballot and wins.  Then something happened that brought the Gerrymandering Wars to new heights: Louisiana challenged the Voting Rights Act, and after losing, and losing again on appeal, the Supreme Court heard the case - and this episode was bo...

Send us Fan Mail Defense Production and War Powers.  What do they have to do with the economy and Spirit Airlines?  And honestly, what are they anyway?  That is what this episode is about - along with a bit of coincidental news and events. Join in! Show Notes: Pope Leo sets a Trump Trap? https://www.thedailybeast.com/pope-leo-launches-scarcely-concealed-attack-on-donald-trump-prompting-evelio-menj...

Send us Fan Mail Can you feel the tide shift?  Maybe a little? Ukraine, Orban in Hungary, Georgia, Russia, and now...the USA too? A lot of little things are adding up to big things, and I feel the change happening, join me in this episode as I explain what I am feeling to you! Show Notes: Russian economic news:  https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/putin-finally-admits-russia-s-economy-is-in-tr...

Send us Fan Mail The previous Iran Nuclear Deal was effectively ended by Donald Trump in 2018. But, what was the deal? Why did so many world powers sign on to the deal?  And how did removing the United States of America make it fall apart? Today, the Iran, or Epstein Files, War is now on a pause after threats, a deadline, and more - horrific - threats from the President of America.  Iran provided...

Send us Fan Mail The SAVE Act is all over the news.  Well, various other dumpster fires such as the Epstein Files, or the Epstein Files War - AKA the war in Iran, and gas prices, and... You get the point.  The midterms are coming, and the SAVE Act is being championed by Republicans, who are about to lose BIGLY.  It makes one wonder if the motivations are in the right place. But... do we need to wo...

Send us Fan Mail It is a crazy world!  War, or not War, the PResident calls it was, but Congress doesn't.  What did past presidents call it?  And why does Netanyahu always seem to pop up just before mid-east wars? Iran has been a threat to have nuclear weapons in 3 - 5 years for 34 years now - so, what is the rush? Let's have some fun and explore it all! Show Notes: Trump's Iran pos...

Send us Fan Mail It is entirely possible that we all know what is going to be said at the State of the Union.  Trump will lie, repeatedly, and declare a bunch of things to be true that are complete fabrications.  But the actual State of the Union? Not all unicorns and rainbows.  But what the heck, let's have fun with it! This was recorded before the SotU address, so prediction veracity might...

Send us Fan Mail We have all heard the news talk about a K-Shaped Economy.  What the heck is it though?  How did it happen?  Why has it never happened before - or has it? Learn the answers, and more, in this episode! Show Links: Mortgage delinquency article on Axios: https://www.axios.com/2026/02/10/mortgage-poor-rich-americans   Another Home sales article on CNBC:  https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/12...

Send us Fan Mail ICE has achieved the lofty status of becoming a curse in the English language .  Call someone an ICE agent, or suggest maybe they should get a job with ICE, and expect a fight.  Rarely in our nation's history has a part of the government reached such a level of loathing.  Perhaps, in jokes, the IRS can rival it, but in reality only Customs and Border Patrol comes close - and...

Send us Fan Mail Davos was a disaster for Trump, and the USA's standing on the world stage.  Something else happened at Davos that didn't get the same amount of press the low-energy, fabricated reality, falsehoods, and mistakes that the Trump speeches did: The Board of Peace.   I think it deserves a bit more time, even if just to make us laugh.  I read the actual Board of Peace charter -...

Send us Fan Mail This episode was one of the most downloaded from the entire collection. For good reason!  MLK, jr is a legend is American history. See the original show notes:  TMC Episode 39 - Paging Doctor King The political podcast for everyone!

Send us Fan Mail The Economy is still in tatters, and the evidence lays it out.  I cover some of it, but then move on to the 800-pound illegally invading gorilla in the room - Trump's Venezuela crime spree. Maduro was no saint, but he also was not part of the argument made by Trump to invade.  When Trump kidnapped the President of Venezuela his argument was drugs and imaginary ' Narco-Te...

Send us Fan Mail A very short episode - covering the Farce in Venezuela, the crimes being committed, and why they are crimes, and not part of the "War on Terror." Plus some show notes!  Speaking of which, this week's notes for this show: * Congress' 2001 Authorized Use of Military Force: https://uslawexplained.com/2001_aumf   * Hegseth's takes on Trump... in 2016: https://...

Send us Fan Mail 5 Democrats do something uncharacteristic, but relatively normal - at least if we were in normal times.  These are anything but normal times.  Trump threatens enemies with death, threatens invasions of allies, threatens invasions of neighbors who are not a threat, and loads of money keep pouring into his bank accounts - As Americans try to scrape by, lose jobs, and can no longer a...