Category Archives: Critical Thinking

Principles and Policies Podcast for 6/18/2012- You Can’t Have It Both Ways

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Monday June 18, 2012. Chuck Michaelis analyzes a claim in the New York Times that the so-called “Plan B” contraceptive hasn’t been proven to be an abortifacient. Chuck says that you actually have to do the studies to be able to make that claim but no one seems to have bothered. Or they did but no one’s sharing the data. Could there be a reason?

Article Links- http://www.onenewsnow.com/Culture/Default.aspx?id=1616076

http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/subjects/p/planb_contraceptive/index.html

Principles and Policies Podcast for 6/16/2012- The Historical Basis Of The Right To Keep And Bear Arms

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday June 16, 2012. Chuck Michaelis hosts a class taught by Gun Owners Of America’s Executive Director Larry Pratt at Camp American. The class is “The Historical Basis Of The Right To Keep And Bear Arms.”

Principles and Policies Podcast for 6/13/2012- Is Arrogance A Wise Campaign Tactic?

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Wednesday June 13, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss a recent attempt to ask Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown a question at the recent “Netroots Nation” meeting which was rudely rebuffed because the questioner was  well-known conservative writer Dana Loesch.

Article Link- http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2012/06/10/Sherrod-Brown-Dodges-Obamacare-Question-At-Netroots-Nation-Al-Gore-Deletes-Tweet

Principles and Policies Podcast for 6/12/2012- If Government Is The Answer Then It Must Be A Really Stupid Question

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Tuesday June 12, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis analyze a claim made by left-wing pundit E.J. Dionne that government can fix everything.

Article Link- http://www.sacbee.com/2012/06/11/4552143/an-active-government-is-the-solution.html

Principles and Policies Podcast for 6/9/2012- Rescuing A Broken America

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday June 9, 2012. Chuck Michaelis hosts an audio version of a class taught in 2010 at Camp American. The class “Rescuing A Broken America” was taught by Dr. Michael Coffman of Environmental Perspectives, Inc. Dr. Coffman is a respected environmental scientist and philosophical scholar.

Principles and Policies Podcast for 6/8/2012- The Economic Model That Dare Not Speak Its Name

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Friday June 8, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss an article which engages in semantic sleight-of-hand to try and prove that President Obama is not a socialist and that several socialist government programs aren’t really socialist.

Article links- http://hosted2.ap.org/OHCOL/8ef5320729ce4298abefc1903704c7d5/Article_2012-06-04-US-Politics-Socialism/id-69a4834298b94cdea3e6b04175b6bb41

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/world/54254855-68/mandate-care-law-health.html.csp

Principles and Policies Podcast for 6/6/2012- Looking Closer At The Wisconsin Recall Turnout Numbers

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Wednesday June 6, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss some “analyses” of the recent Wisconsin recall election and find that the analysts may have a pre-determined ulterior motive in coming to their conclusions.

Article link- http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/06/05/report-voter-turnout-119-percent-in-madison

Principles and Policies Podcast for 6/5/2012- Me Thinks He Doth Protest Too Much

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Tuesday June 5, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss some “analyses” of the recent Wisconsin recall election and find that the analysts may have a pre-determined ulterior motive in coming to their conclusions.

Article link- http://news.yahoo.com/few-november-clues-found-wisconsin-recall-171922268.html

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/06/03/Walker-Challenger-No-Obama

 

Principles and Policies Podcast for 6/1/2012- Bending History Beyond Its Tensile Strength

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Friday June 1, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis examine an attempt to link Presidential presumptive-nominee Mitt Romney to a Mormon massacre that took place…nearly 155 years ago.

Article link- http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/wapo-attacks-romney-mormon-militia-action-150-years-ago_645241.html

Principles and Policies Podcast for 5/31/2012- A Closer Look At “Constitutional Scholars”

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Thursday May 31, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis Take a closer look at one law professor’s “constitutional scholarship.”

Article link- http://campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/28/our-imbecilic-constitution/