John McCain: Beacon of the Baby Boom
by Kevin Kelton A lot of people this week are honoring Sen. John McCain for his service in Vietnam, citing his valor as a POW. But McCain’s place in...
The “US-Mexico Trade Agreement” is a step backwards for trade and for America
by D.J. McGuire Donald Trump did not advance the cause of freer trade with his partial agreement with Mexico. If anything, the “deal” raises barriers to trade rather than lowers...
John McCain is no longer with us. We are different country today.
by D.J. McGuire Yesterday afternoon, Senator John McCain passed away. Personal tributes are pouring in, as one would expect from his record of service and sacrifice for his country....
Pop Goes The Political Culture Week of August 20, 2018
Welcome back MPU-inverse! I took a couple weeks away from my keyboard to vacation but now I’m back with all the insights into how politics and pop culture intersect....
Is the Past Prologue for Democratic Presidential Candidates?
by D.J. McGuire The events of the last 24 hours (for which we did a special episode – you can listen here) have led many to wax nostalgic over...
Gazing Into the Political Crystal Ball
by Rebekah Kuschmider, MPU Co-Host As listeners to the last few episodes of the More Perfect Union may have noticed, the gang is getting pretty good at predicting...
I’m Fed Up With Trump’s Ramblings on Monetary Policy
by D.J. McGuire Amidst the whirl and rush of the now painfully normal nonsense spewed by the president, few outside the financial markets noticed his comments on monetary policy...
Ending The ‘Trump-Defies-Polls’ Fallacy
by Kevin Kelton As the 2018 midterms approach, a lot of people seem to be misremembering the facts regarding President Trump’s ability to “defy the polls” and the true...
My 40 Year Manifesto (or, How to Break Into Showbiz with Nothing But a Wide Network of Powerful Showbiz Relatives)
by Kevin Kelton Caution: This post isn’t about Donald Trump, Democratic Socialism, or what I had for dinner last night. It’s about me. You’ve been warned. This past Thursday...
Path to a Dem Senate Runs Thru a Statehouse
by Kevin Kelton The battle for majority control of the U.S. senate could be tight in November. But the battle may be won in a different election all together. As...
The World America Abandons (Before Coming Back to Rescue It)
by D.J. McGuire For understandable reasons, most Americans assume that Donald Trump is a one-man wrecking crew, determined either to destroy or to reshape the current global order. In...
Pop Goes The Political Culture Week of July 23
by Rebekah Kuschmider, MPU co-host Welcome back, MPU-iniverse! (I invented that last week and I’ve decided I like it. It’s catchy and goes nicely with all the sci-fi stuff...
The Trump-EU “Deal”: Far Less Than Meets The Eye
by D.J. McGuire Defenders of Donald Trump are crowing about his “deal” with the EU to hold off future tariff hikes and discuss reducing trade barriers in certain manufacturing...
Pop Goes The Political Culture, Week of August 27
By Rebekah Kuschmider, MPU co-host Happy Labor Day, MPU-niverse! It’s another week in Trump’s America, only Trump is feeling all squirrely because no one it paying attention to him....