The Political Orphanage
Andrew Heaton, Richard Hanania, Lewis Bollard, Josh Jennings, Thaddeus RussellPolitics minus bile plus jokes. Avowed independent and comedian Andrew Heaton interviews authors and thought leaders about policy and big thinky stuff. A refuge from Red Team vs. Blue Team slapfights.
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How America Improved English
And why the accents and spellings diverged
Why do Americans pronounce R’s but not spell words with extra U’s? Where did the big split come from?
Guys with Swords Control the French Language
Donald Trump has renamed Lake Ontario “Lake America” for federal purposes—but can a president actually rename a place, or only change what the government calls it? Andrew Heaton traces the strange history of who gets to control language, fr...
I Read the DSA's Platform
The DSA recently released a policy platform establishing the goals of their political movement. In this episode we got through the main planks of that document, namely the bits about “socialism” and “democratic.” We likewise go through a fe...
I'm hosting a Gameshow on Economics
Hello All,
This fall I’m hosting a game show through the Foundation for Economic Education about the Affordability Crisis.
Someone (not me, but maybe you) is going to win $1 million dollars!
FEE has an online quiz (takes about ten minu...
The Highest-Ranking Animals in History
Including seven species and a major general
What happens when animals enter the chain of command? From a mule elected Republican precinct committeeman and Larry the Downing Street cat, to Wojtek the bear, Sergeant Stubby, Staff Sergeant Re...
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Authors
The writers behind this newsletter.
Host of The Political Orphanage, and funny guy in Reason TV videos. Legally funny.
Richard Hanania is the President of the Center for the Study of Partisanship and Ideology.
Farm Animal Welfare Managing Director at Coefficient Giving
Josh Jennings is the author of 'Space Tractor and other Science Fiction Short Stories,' 'Robert E. Lee Majestically Peeing: A Civil War Coloring Book for Children You Don't Like,' and 'Timmy the Tapeworm: A Story About Sharing'.
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