John Paulett

Sibling Talk—News and Politics from a Progressive Point of View

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Commentary about the news from Mary Jo Toumert and John Paulett. Ok, we will admit it. We are liberals, but we make a lot of sense. And we are brother and sister.

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John Paulett

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Latest episode

Jul 7, 2026

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Episodes

October 16 A Tale of Two Town Halls 16.10.2020

Did you watch Joe Biden or Donald Trump? Mary Jo watched them both.

October 15 Refusing to Answer 16.10.2020

ACB wouldn't answer if you asked her where the bathroom is. Mary Jo and John think about what that means.

October 14 Personal Views and the Rule of Law 14.10.2020

ACB says her personal views will not direct her rulings. Mary Jo and John get deep in the woods to understand what she means.

October 13 Would You Go to a Trump Rally? 13.10.2020

Why do people keep crowding into rallies for Trump? Mary Jo and John have some ideas.

October 12 Amy Coney Barrett and the Theology of Intrinsic Evil 12.10.2020

Can Justice Barrett be questioned about her religious beliefs? Mary Jo and John think it is more nuanced than that.

October 9 Taking the 25th 09.10.2020

Mary Jo and John explore the 25th Amendment and the problems of Presidential Succession.

October 8 The VP Debate--A Fly in the Ointment 08.10.2020

Mary Jo and John recap the VP debate.

October 7 The VP Debate 07.10.2020

Kamala Harris and Mike Pence face off. Mary Jo and John weigh in.

October 6 What Will Joe Biden Need to Do to Govern? 06.10.2020

Mary Jo and John know the election hasn't happened yet but they are wondering what a President Biden will need to do to turn the country around.

October 5 What Did Trump's Doctors Know and When Did They Know It? 05.10.2020

The medical reports on the President are full of the same misdirections and half-truths that we have come to expect from this administration. Mary Jo and John try to put it in perspective.

October 2 Special Episode--The President has COVID 02.10.2020

Can anything else go wrong in 2020? The President is sick with the corona virus. Mary Jo and John think about what this means.

October 1 Moral Equivalence 02.10.2020

Mary Jo and John trace the philosophical arguments around moral equivalence. More interesting than you would think.

September 29 The First Debate 30.09.2020

Donald Trump found something else in the American Democracy to destroy. The Presidential Debates. Mary Jo and John react.

September 28 The Debates Are Coming! 29.09.2020

Getting ready for the debates. Mary Jo and John can't wait.

September 25 Reflecting on Ruth Bader Ginsberg 28.09.2020

John and Mary Jo after watching the funeral of Ruth Bader Ginsberg

September 24 Are Amy Barrett's religious beliefs a problem? 25.09.2020

Amy Coney Barrett is a member of a charismatic group called People of Praise. Should we know what this group believes? Mary Jo and John think so.

September 23 What Will Happen to the ACA 24.09.2020

There are a lot of reasons why the GOP wants to rush a justice onto the Supreme Court. Defeating the ACA is one of them.

September 21 Mourning RBG 23.09.2020

Mary Jo and John react to the death of Ruth Bader Ginsberg.

September 16 Ask a Waiter 21.09.2020

Donald Trump is getting his scientific information from waiters. Mary Jo and John have opinions about this.

September 15 Some Questions for the President 17.09.2020

Trump says that "science doesn't know." Ok, Mr. President. Who does?

September 14 So the Global is Going to Get Cooler? 16.09.2020

Trump thinks he knows something that no reputable scientists knows.

September 11 19 Years Later 15.09.2020

Mary Jo and John reflect back on 9/11 in light of 2020.

September 10 Trump's Responses are Worse than His First Lies 11.09.2020

Mary Jo and John are a little mystified by how Trump is trying to explain away his Woodward interviews.

September 9 Talking to Bob Woodward 10.09.2020

Why did Donald Trump sit for interviews with Bob Woodward? Mary Jo and John have ideas.

September 8 Why Is Trump Favored on the Economy? 09.09.2020

Some people believe that Trump is an effective business man. Mary Jo and John question that.

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