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Episode 528: Public Executions: Be Careful

Ant and James go a little further than most in discussing the death penalty as we brace ourselves for the first public execution in the US since 1936.

00:00 Introduction and Episode Preview

01:13 MIT’s Certificate in Piracy

03:59 Political Arguments, Social Media, and the Electoral College

07:30 Chuck Grassley, Aging Politicians, and Age Limits

12:28 Foolishness of the Week: Arrested Over a Shrek Meme

14:06 Political Speech and the First Amendment

16:56 Free Speech, Government Censorship, and Public Figures

19:51 The Death Penalty and the Right to Life

22:04 Can the Government Be Trusted With…

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