578. What is a Presidential Pardon?
Presidential pardons have been in the news a lot lately. Today, Rachel and Brittany discuss what this means and how different presidents have used their pardoning power.
Tag: libertarian
577. What is a “Sweatshop”? Should You Boycott Things Made in Sweatshops?
The best answer to a sweatshop is more sweatshops. Competition is better than shutting them down.
576. Why Is It Important for The Government to “Declassify” Documents?
Throughout history, the government has “classified” documents, or, kept certain things hidden from they people “for our own good and safety.” Should the people be kept in the dark about important event? Or do we have a right to know the whole story?
575. Should the Government Work with the Private Sector
Public/private partnerships and NGOs (non-governmental organizations) – are they good or bad? The private sector is better at most things, so shouldn’t the government “delegate” some things to private companies? Rachel and Brittany hash out the pros and cons with that idea.
574. What Is The Best Foreign Policy?
Our relationships with other countries can determine whether we live in war or peace. There are a lot of different opinions about what they best type of foreign policy should be, and today Brittany and Rachel discuss why it is important to talk and trade with other world leaders, even when we disagree.
573. Why Does the American Revolution Still Matter?
The American Revolution happened almost 250 years ago, so why does it still matter in our modern world? Today Rachel and Brittany discuss the importance of the Revolution and why it matters today more than ever.
572. Welcome to the New And Improved Tuttle Twins Podcast
Today the Way the World Works launches the video podcast with our new cohost, Rachel Mills.
The Fog Is Lifting
Something important is happening. It’s been happening in small ways for a while now—mainstream news ratings plummeting, people waking up to the manipulations of social media, trust in institutions collapsing—but now, it feels bigger. A real, tangible shift. Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and owner of The Washington Post, just announced that his paper’s opinion […]
A Pardon Czar? Start with Snowden.
So, Trump has appointed a pardon czar—someone whose job will be to review cases and recommend pardons. If that’s happening, I’ve got the perfect name to put at the top of the list: Edward Snowden. To hear the media report on Snowden over the years, you’d think he was some kind of traitor. Of course […]
Why New Information Makes People So Angry
On Presidents’ Day, we posted our list of the best and worst U.S. presidents. Most people were happy to debate our rankings and offer suggestions of their own best and worst, but there were some who really didn’t like that we included Abraham Lincoln on our “worst” list. The responses we got weren’t really surprising—a […]
