The Futurist Public Intellectual

Donald Trump announced that Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will be heading the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Brad Yates clarifies that the DOGE is not a federal agency, notes the particular areas of problematic spending that the DOGE can address, and lauds the conservatives for taking efficient governance seriously. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 2024 presidential election was a historic comeback story for Donald Trump. Brad Yates identifies the 2024 election as the real Red Wave, clarifies that Americans were not really voting for Trump, and hopes that Trump can rectify the problems caused by the Biden administration. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The majority of US states and DC have legalized marijuana to various degrees. Brad Yates reminds us that marijuana is still a powerful psychoactive drug, cautions about secondhand marijuana smoke, and urges the federal government to reconcile its laws with the states. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Through his America PAC, Elon Musk is giving away $1 million everyday to a random registered voter in swing states who signs his petition. Brad Yates acknowledges Musk’s innovativeness, questions the alleged illegality of the giveaway, and appreciates Musk’s transparency about the role of money in elections. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Democratic Party disparages racism and yet nonwhite voters continue to defect. Brad Yates explains how Democrats use race as a proxy for culture, points out that Kamala Harris is less popular than Hillary Clinton was among nonwhite voters, and reveals the one demographic factor that Democrats regularly devalue. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The House of Representatives passed the End Woke Higher Education Act last month in an attempt to rectify the problems caused by woke policies on college campuses. Brad Yates compliments the well-written legislation, applauds the bill’s usage of accreditation, and emphasizes the urgency of a Republican-majority Congress. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Overtourism has been bandied about recently as a global scourge. Brad Yates delineates the two types of destinations that are prone to mass tourism, analyzes Barcelona as a case study, and supports the United States’ embrace of tourism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Supreme Court finally overturned the unwieldy Chevron doctrine in the case Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo . Brad Yates recounts the history of administrative law, explains how the federal government can now function better, and hopes for more civic engagement by Americans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google lost its antitrust case last month regarding its dominance of Internet search. Brad Yates recounts US District Court judge Amit Mehta’s legal rationale, analogizes Google’s monopolist practices with Microsoft’s, and hopes for a new wave of tech innovation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Vivek Ramaswamy continues to warn Americans about our national identity crisis. Brad Yates notices that Vivek’s vision is both conservative and radical, debunks the recent misunderstanding that one can’t be American and connected to one’s ethnic heritage, and elucidates the American meta-identity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Colorado is implementing BGLQT content into the curricula of first grade and up this fall. Brad Yates points out that BGLQT people are not a community that can be taught as a monolith, finds Colorado’s approach to be very reductive, and addresses the equivocation between sex and love that educators are likely to commit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Zuckerberg attested this week that the Biden administration had pressured Facebook to censor certain posts during the COVID-19 pandemic. Brad Yates ponders the existence of a deep state, considers the possible necessity of a purge in the federal government, and warns that censorship is a greater danger than Donald Trump. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last week, the Supreme Court allowed ten states to block the Biden administration’s attempt to promulgate new rules to Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972. Brad Yates explains why the Biden administration wanted the preliminary injunction to be more limited, describes the impact that the Loper Bright v. Raimondo case may have on the Title IX rule changes, and speculates that Bostock v....

Brad Yates reflects on how American history has always leaned towards the liberal, uses illegal immigration as an example of the left’s untenable policies, and suggests that conservatives might be more liberal than liberals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After Donald Trump questioned Kamala Harris’s racial identity, there was a backlash. Brad Yates illustrates how culture is a primary vector of racial and ethnic identity, explains how Harris is not really black nor Indian, and hopes that Harris doesn’t follow in Barack Obama’s footsteps. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

President Joe Biden presented a proposal for Supreme Court reform this week, stating that “the court is mired in a crisis of ethics.” Brad Yates demonstrates why having every president appoint two justices can backfire, exposes Biden’s hypocrisy regarding term limits for the justices, and questions how an ethics code can be realistically enforced. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...

The largest tech outage in history occurred on July 19, 2024 when CrowdStrike Holdings updated its cybersecurity product Falcon. Brad Yates reviews the damage caused by this incident, portrays Delta Air Lines as a cautionary tale, and questions the overreliance on Microsoft for the world’s digital infrastructure. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed Donald Trump’s classified documents case on the basis that Special Counsel Jack Smith doesn’t have the legal authority to prosecute the former president. Brad Yates explains the rationale for not sticking to legal precedents, clarifies the constitutional foundation of Judge Cannon’s ruling, and points out that Congress can pursue the matter if it truly wants to. Hoste...

Moody v. NetChoice looks to be the beginning of a long line of Supreme Court cases regarding social media regulation. Brad Yates questions whether social media platforms create expressive products, analyzes YouTube and Reddit as representative examples, and points out the majority’s equivocation of curation with moderation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After winning the first presidential debate on June 27, 2024, Donald Trump won again when the Supreme Court declared in Trump v. United States that Presidents have presumptive immunity from criminal prosecution for their official acts. Brad Yates acknowledges the truth of the Teflon Trump moniker, clarifies how presumptive immunity is merely a courtesy, and praises the majority for their foresight...

Corey Briskin and Nicholas Maggipinto sued the City of New York for discrimination against gay male couples in receiving in vitro fertilization benefits under the city’s healthcare plan. Brad Yates questions these gay men’s inability to accept their natural limitations, laments the gay couples who try to live like straight couples, and critiques the rationality of subsidizing IVF treatments for an...

Mifepristone survived judicial scrutiny when the Supreme Court decided in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine that the pro-life organization couldn’t constitutionally bring the lawsuit. Brad Yates reminds us that the Supreme Court unanimously decided this case, questions the aptitude of the Alliance’s lawyers, and suggests that mifepristone might be the key to a balanced future regarding abor...

In every area of life, there is a bias in favor of families with children. Brad Yates exposes the truth about parents’ motivations, compares the value of parents to engineers, and indicates the real populations that deserve extra attention. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The National Collegiate Athletic Association agreed to a $2.8 billion settlement last month in a case about compensation for college athletes. Brad Yates recaps the recent timeline of various developments related to paying college athletes, explains how name, image, and likeness rights figure into the discussion about compensation for amateurs, and reminds us that racial minorities have largely be...

OpenAI introduced its latest update to ChatGPT and now it’s under fire because Scarlett Johansson thinks that its Sky voice sounds like her. Brad Yates opines that Sky sounds more like another celebrity, wonders how the legal precedent of celebrity impersonator cases will help Johansson, and hopes for clarity on issues like deepfakes caused by generative artificial intelligence. Hosted on Acast. S...