A Republic, If You Can Keep It

A Republic, If You Can Keep It


Latest Episodes

License to Kill
January 12, 2024

Trump. Donald Trump. - A License to Kill? Donald Trumps lawyer contends a President has the right to break the law without facing criminal prosecution, even if that means ordering a political assassi

Election Law 101 (Guest: John Bebow)
January 05, 2024

Election law ... and the courts ... dominate politics as we begin 2024: Michigans redistricting re-do - what, why, and how! The Supreme Courts challenge from conflicting decisions on Trumps ball

Happy Festivus! (Guest: Clara Hendrickson)
December 21, 2023

Festivus, the holiday created by the folks on the Seinfeld TV show, is this Saturday: the TV-official day for the airing of grievances. For Donald Trump, every day is a day for the airing of grievance

Gone Fishing (for Bidens)
December 14, 2023

As their Lord and Master Donald Trump has commanded, Republicans in the U.S. House have officially launched a fishing expedition in hopes of finding something -- anything! -- they can use as an excuse

Dictator for a Day (Guest: Tom Bonier)
December 07, 2023

Trump finally says it out loud: he's open to being a dictator, but only admits to wanting to be our fuhrer for Day One. This comes as Atlantic magazine devotes an entire issue to the potential end of

Carpel Tunnel Syndrome
November 30, 2023

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. - Governor Whitmer may have just that by now as she signs dozens of bills passed in the closing days of the legislative session. Jeff and Mark offer their take on how the succe

Polling Numbers Are a Concern, But…
November 22, 2023

The latest polling in Michigan is bad news for Joe Biden and adding to his woes, word that left-wing third-party candidate Cornell West is targeting Michigan. To make things even worse, he had anoth

Scum, Vermin, Smurfs and Smackdown
November 17, 2023

The big Michigan political story this week: the stunning decision by Flint Congressman Dan Kildee to retire from Congress. We're joined by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Stephen Henderson to discus

An Early Christmas!
November 10, 2023

Christmas comes early for the now-departed Michigan Legislature, but only after an unprecedented year of major legislation. Ho ho ho! - The Legislature is taking an early (and extended) holiday break.

“We Know Nothing”
November 03, 2023

"I know nothing, I see nothing, I hear nothing!" - We Know Nothing sums up the testimony so far from Don Junior and Eric Trump in the New York civil trial over business fraud a trial that could put