Category Archives: Critical Thinking

Principles and Policies Podcast for 9/18/2012- What Happens When An Umpire Gets “Creative”

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Tuesday September 18, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis dissect a judge’s article in which he admits that he re-writes law by “moving the strike zones.” We say “Foul Ball!”

Article link- http://cnsnews.com/news/article/prop-8-judge-what-judges-do-and-must-do-move-strike-zone

Principles and Policies Podcast for 9/15/2012- A Real World Illustration Of Worldview Confusion In Action

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday September 15, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis point out the consequences of adopting and applying flawed worldview in the areas of international relations and global politics.

Article links - http://www.christianpost.com/news/rick-warren-emboldens-christians-says-not-to-apologize-for-voting-in-line-with-the-bible-81398/#vc6g7Pdr5U5Kpmuq.99

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/clinton-how-can-happen-country-we-helped-liberate

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/american-al-qaeda-operative-claim-america-not-war-islam-bald-faced-lie

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/obama-retakes-lead-catholic-voters-says-gallup-poll

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/09/20/westerville-tax-repeal-off-ballot-ohio-supreme-court-rules.html

 

Principles and Policies Podcast for 9/14/2012- Knowing Where Rights Come From And Ignoring Their Source

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Friday September 14, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis try and figure out how you can acknowledge God as the source of all rights while ignoring God as the source of all law.

Article link- http://cnsnews.com/news/article/sen-merkley-rights-come-god-constitution-creates-right-marry-whoever-you-love

Principles and Policies Podcast for 9/13/2012- Unraveling The Pretzel Logic Of The Obamacare Decision And Some Of The Accompanying Commentary

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Thursday September 13, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis demonstrate that John Roberts stepped outside his authority in re-writing the Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).

Article link- http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/09/09/how-the-court-made-a-bad-bill-worse-obamacare-john-roberts/#more-804855

Principles and Policies Podcast for 9/11/2012- Less Than 1/2 Equals 2/3 But Only At Political Conventions

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Tuesday September 11, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis look at the interesting math employed by both the Democratic and Republican parties at their conventions.

Principles and Policies Podcast for 9/10/2012- Building Party Platforms With Rotten Planks

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Monday September 10, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss the Republican Party’s rigging of the platform and future delegate selection processes.

 

Principles and Policies Podcast for 9/7/2012- Do We “Belong” To Government?

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Friday September 7, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis examine the opening video at the Democratic Convention and find that how you interpret what was said there depends on what you know about the underlying worldview of the speaker.

Principles and Policies Podcast for 9/5/2012- Froma Harrop’s Fallacy Clinic

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Wednesday September 5, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis continue their analysis of a fallacy laden opinion piece written by leftist columnist Froma Harrop. Harrop asks some really bad questions and some worse assertions based on her bad answers to those questions about the Todd Akin affair.

Principles and Policies Podcast for 9/4/2012- Froma Harrop, Logical Fallacies And Todd Akin

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Tuesday September 4, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis analyze a fallacy laden opinion piece written by leftist columnist Froma Harrop. Harrop asks some really bad questions and some worse assertions based on her bad answers to those questions about the Todd Akin affair.

Article link- http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/political_commentary/commentary_by_froma_harrop/akin_s_consistency_is_gop_s_real_problem

Principles and Policies Podcast for 9/3/2012- Who Can A Christian Vote For? Round 2

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Monday September 3, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss a pair of articles in a point counter-point discussion on whether or not it’s acceptable for Christians to vote for  Mitt Romney.

Article link- http://theaquilareport.com/why-i-cannot-vote-for-mitt-romney-a-response-to-james-jordan/