We talk about the results (so far) from the election and the way forward from here.
Christian college professors Matt Parks and David Corbin explore the ideas behind today's headlines.
Part 1 (1:08): Headlines - We talk about the election results, the performance of the pollsters, President Trump’s allegations of fraud, and the way forward from here. Links: Trump’s statement; results of state legislatures; exit poll summary; RCP list of polls; Federalist article on Quinnipiac; Quinnipiac University Poll website; Andy McCarthy at National Review.
Part 2 (38:18): Required Reading - Professor Corbin assigns the chapter on conspiracies from Machiavelli’s Discourses. Link: Damon Linker at The Week.
Part 2 (47:19): Open the Grade Book - We grade some potential post-presidency plans for Donald Trump.
Part 3 (53:59): Tocqueville's Crystal Ball - While we wait to find out how well our battleground state picks turned out, we return to sports this week: #23 Michigan at #15 Indiana (CFB), #1 Clemson at #4 Notre Dame (CFB), NY Giants at Washington Football Team (NFL), New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Bucs (NFL), and the Breeders’ Cup Classic (horse racing). Matt’s cumulative record so far is 21-14; Dave’s is 12-23.
Opening and closing music is from the beginning of "Happy Life" by Ryan Andersen from his 2018 album, Americana volume 1. Available here. Licensed by Creative Commons.
Matt Parks is an Associate Professor of Politics at The King’s College in New York City. David Corbin is a Professor of Politics and the Vice President of Academic Affairs at Providence Christian College in Pasadena, California. All views expressed in this podcast are their own.
