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Jason Paul Interview

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 54:03


In this special episode of Politics With Paxton, I interview Jason Paul, a candidate for the position of DNC Chair.

What If Eric Swalwell Was Elected President

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2024 215:22


In this episode of Politics With Paxton, I examine the policies that Eric Swalwell proposed to address gun violence, especially the mandatory ban and buyback of assault weapons, in his 2020 Democratic presidential campaign, and why these policies are important to implement to save lives and to fulfill the historical mission of the United States.

What If Jay Inslee Was Elected President

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2024 156:18


In this episode of Politics With Paxton, I engage in a comprehensive analysis of many of the plans that 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Jay Inslee devised to combat the crisis of climate change. In the process, I compare and contrast Inslee's environmental policies to those of United States Presidents Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden and highlight the ways in which Inslee's environmental policies would have improved upon those of Obama, Trump, and Biden and how the 2020 presidential election and Inslee's debates with Biden warned us of Biden's approval of the Willow Oil Project.

What If Lewis Cass Was Elected President

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2023 48:14


In this episode of Politics With Paxton, I analyze the importance of the 1844 and 1848 presidential bids of Lewis Cass, how his story reflects the imperative to never reward white supremacy, and why the 1848 election was a turning point in American history.

What If John Bell Was Elected President

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2023 56:37


In this episode of Politics With Paxton, I examine the importance of John Bell's 1860 Constitutional Union presidential campaign as well as its spiritual successors in Andrew Johnson and the National Union Party and Andrew Yang and the Forward Party, and why they serve political forces that oppose progress.

Introducing Season 3 - What If Presidents

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2023 3:37


In this episode of Politics With Paxton, I introduce Season 3 of Politics With Paxton, during which I will be examining the legacies and importance of various "What If Presidents", presidential candidates that very nearly were elected president. I will analyze what their prospective administrations likely would have been like had they been elected president.

Abolish Private Prisons

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2023 45:00


In this episode of Politics With Paxton, I issue a call to action about the imperative to abolish private prisons. I also discuss the challenges that American citizens may encounter in their efforts to do so.

Locking The Ballot Box

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2023 23:11


In this episode of Politics With Paxton, which functions as the finale for Season 2, I highlight the imperative to allow both currently incarcerated and formerly incarcerated American citizens to vote.

Count Your Patriots

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2023 45:32


In this episode of Politics With Paxton, I highlight the dangerous ramifications of United States President Joe Biden's decision to sell Patriot Missiles to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in the midst of the humanitarian crisis in Yemen.

Accelerating On A Collision Course

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2023 31:32


In this episode of Politics With Paxton, I examine the role that accelerationism has played in inciting right-wing terroristic activity. I also explore former White House Chief Strategist Stephen Bannon's associations with accelerationism and how the ideology of accelerationism can explain some of the recent political upheaval in Brazil.

The Pandemic Is Not Over

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2022 36:05


In this episode of Politics With Paxton, I examine the negative repercussions of United States President Joe Biden's insistence that the COVID-19 pandemic is over and issue a call to action to remain committed to COVID-19 precautionary measures.

Echoes Of History

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2022 39:09


In this episode of Politics With Paxton, I compare the leadership styles of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and Czar Nicholas I and examine what their similarities mean in the broader context of world history.

Crimea Is Ukraine

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2022 19:56


In this episode of Politics With Paxton, I issue a call to action about the need to continue supporting the people of Crimea and Ukraine as a whole.

The Chief Strategist

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2022 158:10


In this episode of Politics With Paxton, I examine the lack of authenticity expressed by Stephen K. Bannon, complete with direct quotes from The Mueller Report detailing Bannon's role in colluding with the Russian government in order to get Donald Trump elected President in 2016 as well as Bannon's work in instigating the January 6 insurrection. 4 years ago today I started Politics With Paxton with my Destruction of the Administrative State episode. This brand new episode, The Chief Strategist, will serve as a sequel to that episode.

Life After Prison

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2022 18:22


In this podcast, I examine the challenges that formerly incarcerated Americans face when reintegrating back into society and some of the possible initiatives that could be implemented to improve reentry.

Mental Health In Prisons

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2022 15:06


In this podcast, I examine the negative impacts that incarceration can have on mental health and what can be done to promote a prison environment that is more conducive to mental health wellness.

Systemic Racism In The Criminal Justice System

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2021 13:55


In this episode of Politics with Paxton, we explore the ways in which we can work to diminish systemic racism in the criminal justice system in America.

History Of Prisons in America

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2021 37:55


In this brand new episode of Politics With Paxton, we uncover the history of prisons in America in order to inform ourselves on how to best address challenges facing our present criminal justice system.

Rehabilitation Vs. Punishment

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2021 17:01


In this episode of Politics With Paxton, we explore the purpose of prisons in America.

Introducing Season 2

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2021 1:24


In this short episode of Politics With Paxton, I introduce the content of Season 2 of this podcast series.

Never Again

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2020 162:03


In this episode of Politics with Paxton, I examine the history, impact, and legacy of the mandatory buyback program as proposed by former Democratic presidential candidates Eric Swalwell, Beto O'Rourke, and several others.

The Fight Against Poverty

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2020 45:51


Inspired by the spirit of Andrew Yang's Freedom Dividend, in this episode Paxton Phillips examines the various ways we can come together and fight poverty.

Rex

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2019 124:33


In this episode of Politics With Paxton, Paxton Phillips takes a deep dive into Rex Tillerson's tenure as President Donald Trump's first Secretary of State and asks the question: what is Rex Tillerson's legacy.

To Get Whole

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2018 125:57


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The Destruction Of The Administrative State

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2018 33:39


Are President Trump's Cabinet picks working against the very agencies that they were chosen to lead or serve?

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