A Republic, If You Can Keep It

Latest Episodes
The New Maps (Guest: Bill Ballenger)
For the first time ever, Michigan's new congressional and legislative district maps have been drawn by non-politicians: the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission, created by the 2018 ballot pr
Redistricting and More (Guest: Kyle Melinn)
The Michigan Supreme Court tells the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission that its closed-door meeting violated the state constitution. However, the newly released memos from that meeting wer
The 21st Century Muckraker (Guest: Judd Legum)
Two GOP heavyweights face off: Michigan Right to Life endorses one candidate for Attorney General, former President Trump has endorsed another. Who will prevail? Also on the docket this week: the Trum
Abe Would Be Proud (Guest: Reed Galen)
A coalition of the state's leading newspapers sue Michigan's Independent Redistricting Commission for what the newspaper say were unconstitutional closed sessions, signaling the beginning of a long se
Slaying the Dragon (Guest: Walt Sorg)
Two of the most emotional issues of the last few decades came to a head this week: gun safety, and abortion rights. Mark and Jeff take a look at the politics in the aftermath of the horrific shooting
The Progressive Agenda 2.0 (Guest: Rep. Rashida Tlaib)
Mark and Jeff discuss the latest entrant into the Republican gubernatorial sweepstakes, millionaire auto dealer Kevin Rinke. Plus: the potential for a bedsheet ballot with a dozen citizen petition dri
Laboratories of Autocracy (Guest: David Pepper)
Enactment of the Biden infrastructure plan is a once-in-a-generation investment in America's economy, but will it translate into political benefits for Democrats? Mark and Jeff discuss the fallout fro
Here, Right Matters (Guests: Col. Alexander and Rachel Vindman)
Mark and Jeff offer their analysis of Tuesday's elections...not just the Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial races, but also some of the key local elections in Michigan. Then, they are joined by one
Follow the Money (Guest: Simon Schuster)
Mark Brewer details the ballot proposal campaign he's leading to award Michigan's electoral votes to the national popular vote winner. The proposal, if approved by voters, would only become effective
Subverting Future Elections (Guest: Charlie Sykes)
Jeff Timmer and Mark Brewer take a look at an under-reported effort by state Republicans to bring potential chaos to the 2024 election: stacking local boards of canvassers with "Big Lie" disciples. Th