Thoughts on Donald Trump's acceptance speech at the 2024 RNC Convention. AND what happens next, at the forthcoming DNC bloodbath ..read more

Donald Trump has tapped J. D. Vance of Ohio as his running mate, cementing the Republican Party as a populist movement--and ending the old balance between Goldwater and Rockefeller Republicans, or Reagan fusionists. In this episode we discuss the implications ..read more

Some takes on bad takes following the assassination attempt, followed by rambling but heartfelt plea not to shoot each other ..read more

In City of Grants Pass v. Johnson the Supreme Court rejects Martin vs. Boise, which forbade cities from dispersing homeless encampments if there weren't sufficient beds around to go to instead. Anna Gorisch joins to discuss. "Homelessness and our Stupid Solutions" https://politicalorphanage.libsyn.com/homelessness-and-our-stupid-solutions "The Best Tiny House Village in America" https://www.patreon.com/posts/best-tiny-house-61663866 ..read more

On this episode of Judge Week we tackle two Supreme Court decisions pertaining to firearms: United States v. Rahimi, and Garland vs. Cargill. Anastasia Boden of the Pacific Legal Foundation and Jacob Sullum of Reason join respectively to discuss. Support the show! Patreon.com/andrewheaton ..read more

The Chevron Doctrine is the longtime bete noir of conservatives and libertarians hostile to the administrative state. Tim Sandefur of the Goldwater Institute joins to discuss the reasoning behind it, and the reasoning that smite it.  Support the show! patreon.com/andrewheaton Past Judge Weeks: https://www.patreon.com/collection/140707?view=expanded   ..read more

Part 1: Debate: The Musical! Part 2: Andrew Heaton and Justin Robert Young give intial thoughts directly after the debate.    Tips: Paypal: andrew@mightyheaton.com Venmo: @andrew-heaton-1 ..read more

Ryan Bourne is the former head of public policy at the Institute of Economic Affairs in the United Kingdom, an economist at the Cato Institute, and editor and contributing author of the new book The War on Prices.  Book at: mightyheaton.com/featured ..read more

Is Robert Kennedy, Jr. a nutbag or a truth-telling disruptor? Can he actually win the presidency, or just spoil it? In this episode we tackle RFK. Part 1: Heaton’s assessment of his politics, positives, and his position on vaccines. Part 2: David Drucker of The Dispatch joins to discuss his candidacy, campaign, impact, and spoilage ..read more

Jonathan Rauch is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, a contributing writer at The Atlantic, and the author of the book "The Happiness Curve: Why Life Gets Better After Age Fifty." He joins to discuss the reality, economics, and neurology of midlife crises.   Find his book at www.mightyheaton.com/featured   ..read more