Common Sense Archive
Listing Episodes With Topic Keyword: history
Show 224 - As We've Told You Before...
Description And Show NotesTue, 24 Apr 2012 - 54:49 minutes - 39.50mb
This rambling episode covers a ton of ground...from Bees to Bostram...from Friedman to the American Spring. Dan's favorite phrase in this show seems to be: "As we've told you before". So be prepared for redundancy.
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Show 223 - Undermined by Openness
Description And Show NotesThu, 05 Apr 2012 - 49:12 minutes - 35.46mb
Can the centuries-old structure of the modern Nation-State deal with the challenges of 21st Century global communication and inter-connectivity? What if it can't? And why is Dan trying to be Anderson Cooper?
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Description And Show NotesTue, 28 Feb 2012 - 39:11 minutes - 28.25mb
What if the high-minded reform and peace sentiments that often follow major violent conflicts didn't wear off over time? Dan wishes for a mood-altering substance that would replicate the attitudes of 1919 and 1946.
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Description And Show NotesTue, 24 Jan 2012 - 1:01:25 minutes - 44.25mb
Dan tries to catch up on a ton of topics all at once. Subjects include: SOPA, Iraq, mistreatment of enemy dead by U.S. soldiers, Obama, Supreme Court decisions on GPS devices and Republican Party primaries.
Download .mp3Show 215 - Disappointing the Listenership
Description And Show NotesThu, 22 Dec 2011 - 44:55 minutes - 32.38mb
"If he hasn't made you mad yet...he will" has been a tag line used by Dan forever. Last show he again lived up to his reputation. In today's show, he deals with the fallout and answers his critics.
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Description And Show NotesSat, 12 Nov 2011 - 51:20 minutes - 36.99mb
Is it possible that a political system based on voting and elections has less of a chance of producing wise leadership than a monarchy or dictatorship? Dan tries to look at this heretical idea with an open mind.
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Description And Show NotesWed, 26 Oct 2011 - 47:26 minutes - 34.19mb
What happens when Dan meanders too far down an intellectual tangent to find his way back to the point? You get "A show in pieces"
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Description And Show NotesWed, 03 Aug 2011 - 1:05:06 minutes - 46.91mb
Should President Obama be challenged by another Democrat in the 2012 primaries? Dan thinks so. He also discusses the need for better paying jobs for Americans and why they will be so hard to come by.
Download .mp3Show 202 - A Bowlful of Politics
Description And Show NotesFri, 24 Jun 2011 - 59:16 minutes - 42.70mb
Presidential war powers, Afghan troop re-deployments and marijuana all take center stage in a show that highlights the effect the upcoming 2012 presidential election is exerting on the U.S. political system.
Download .mp3Show 201 - The Secrecy Feedback Loop
Description And Show NotesThu, 02 Jun 2011 - 54:35 minutes - 39.33mb
What happens when the laws become classified secrets? In a show where Dan quotes other sources endlessly, that's just one of the aspects of a Senator's warning that he examines. Also: Exercises for a supple mind.
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User: Carlus Magnus
Topic: Who called it? Women voters put Obama in lead. Booyah
That's a given. And Bush did leave him a mess, but as Dan said when in the past we've had Presidents who've usurped power ... (more)
User: MaDuce
Topic: Stalk and Shoot?
(LINK) ... wanted=all What's that? The facts and details don't support your preconceived narrative? Oh that's k, you can just ignore them! ... (more)
User: The Mad Zeppelineer
Topic: The Ultimate 9/11 Truth/Conspiracy/debunking thread
There once was a bunch of discontents Whose brains turned to mush by the internet "'Tis Lies!" they cry "Twas Bush that made them die!" ... (more)
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