7. Can Presidents Do Whatever They Want During a National Emergency?
Throughout U.S. history, presidents have used national emergencies to abuse their power. While the president is the Commander in Chief of the nation, that doesn’t mean his authority is without limits. Links Tuttle Twins Messed Up Market Key Terms Enumerated Powers: A list of things the government is allowed to do Executive Orders: A rule or order issued by the president to an executive branch of the government and having the force of law. Here’s the transcription of our conversation: Connor: Hey Brittany! Brittany: Hi Connor. Connor: You know, I am thinking today about presidents in America. We have
6. What Are “Isms?”
Capitalism, Communism, Socialism … why is the world obsessed with identifying with “isms?” And what do these things mean? Key Terms Individualism: Allowing individuals to make their own choices independent of what the “collectives” may want. Collectivism: Forcing individuals to act in a way that others have decided to be the “common good” to allegedly benefit the most people; prioritizing a group of people over each individual in it. Socialism: A political and economic system in which people are given products or services no matter what they produce. Free Market: An economic system where people are allowed to freely cooperate
5. Why Do People Hate The Rich?
Ever wonder why the rich are always portrayed as bad guys in the media? Is there something wrong with being rich, or do the books and movies have it wrong? Links Money Speech Atlas Shrugged https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-T0ey0IKDA People Elon Musk Jeff Bezos Ludwig von Mises Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Connor: Hey Brittany. Brittany: Hey Connor. How are you? Connor: I am well, I’ve been watching a lot of news lately and probably a little too much if I’m being honest. And I’ve been seeing a lot of news over the past weeks and months about rich people, you
4. Netflix and Hulu, Coke and Pepsi… Why Is There So Much Market Competition?
Have you ever noticed how many choices we have when it comes to the products we can buy? Pepsi or Coke? McDonalds or Burger King? When companies fight for our business, consumers like you and me win by having more options available to us. Links Business Wars Podcast Key Terms Monopoly: A business that does not have any competition Free Market: An economic system where people are allowed to freely cooperate and exchange goods without excessive regulation Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Brittany: Hey Connor, how are you doing? Connor: Hey, Brittany. I’m well, how are you? Brittany:
3. Do Too Many Government Rules Harm People?
Some rules help to keep us safe. But sometimes, people in powerful get carried away and make too many rules, restricting our behavior and prohibiting us from doing simple things like opening a neighborhood lemonade stand or even limiting which businesses are allowed to operate. Links Build a Sandcastle, Get Fined $500, and Maybe Go to Jail Arnold Abbott, lifelong activist who fought to feed the homeless, dies at 94 Got a License for that YouTube Channel? Lessons from a Lemonade Stand Key Terms Civil Disobedience: refusal to comply with certain laws that are believed to be unjust Occupational License:
2. Which is More Important, Liberty or Security?
We all want to be safe. But sometimes, people in power try to convince us that we need to trade our rights in order to feel safer. When our Founding Fathers wrote our Constitution, they did not intend for us to compromise liberty for security, so why do we let this happen today? Key Terms Rights: An entitlement to have, do, or believe something that nobody can take away from you Tempestuous: strong and turbulent or conflicting emotion Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Connor: Hey Brittany. Brittany: Hey Connor. How you doing? Connor: I am good. And this is
How the World Works? Podcast Ep 1
Our world can seem pretty confusing sometimes. But do you ever wonder why it works the way it does? Author of the Tuttle Twins series, Connor Boyack and writer Brittany Hunter are here to help you understand how the world works so you can make educated opinions about our wonderfully crazy world. Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Connor: Hey Brittany. Brittany: Hey Connor. Connor: How are you doing Brittany: Wonderful. How about you? Connor: I am excited to be here on a new podcast. We got all our equipment set up. We got a lot of fun stuff to

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