Go beyond party lines with Justin T Weller and his counterparts as they work to bring you responsible media that focuses on honest opinions. The State of Us, formerly the Current Issues Show, examines the concepts that Americans are most passionate about and sheds light on those issues yet to be addressed.
TSOU Episode - Does the 2020 Census Matter?
In June, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether the Trump administration can add a citizenship question to the decennial census. The plan is controversial because it could lead to an undercount of the number of people living in the country.
Read MoreTSOU Episode: Two Years - Tax Overhaul - Winner or Loser?
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is now two years old. So what did it do? The tax cuts themselves are easy to see: Tax bills went down for most families and corporations. Domestic retailers and banks reaped some of the biggest savings. How the law rippled through the economy is muddier.
Read MoreTSOU Episode: Iran and the Powers of the President?
WASHINGTON — The powers of an American president to wage war have grown stronger for nearly two decades, ever since the Sept. 11 attacks led the United States into an era of perpetual conflict.
Read MoreTSOU Episode: Iran and the Powers of the President?
Below, I have reproduced a year-by-year timeline of America’s wars, which reveals something quite interesting: since the United States was founded in 1776, she has been at war during 214 out of her 235 calendar years of existence. In other words, there were only 21 calendar years in which the U.S. did not wage any wars.
Read MoreTSOU Episode: Iran and the Powers of the President?
General Qasem Soleimani was killed by an airstrike ordered by US President Donald Trump on Friday 3 January 2020.An airstrike is an attack by a military aircraft, in this case a drone, either by bombing or by firing guns.
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When Kate’s 13-year-old son took up Minecraft and Fortnite, she did not worry. The video games were hardly Grand Theft Auto — banned in their home because it was too violent — and he played in a room where she could keep an eye on him.
Read MoreTSOU Episode: When Science Class Tackles Race
COLORADO SPRINGS — Biology textbooks used in American high schools do not go near the sensitive question of whether genetics can explain why African-Americans are overrepresented as football players and why a disproportionate number of American scientists are white or Asian.
Read MoreTSOU Episode: The Beef With Meat Alternatives
The cows grazing peacefully in the vicinity of New Zealand’s farming science research institute AgResearch look much like any other. They plod slowly around the pastures, heads bowed as they tear up mouthfuls of grass and let out soft, low moos.
Read MoreTSOU Episode: The Beef With Meat Alternatives
On a rainy September morning, a pair of cattle ranchers browsed the refrigerated meat cases at a Walmart Inc. store in Mandan, N.D., snapping cellphone photos of an unwelcome invader among the shrink-wrapped ground beef: Beyond Meat Inc. patties, made from pea protein and coconut oil.
Read MoreTSOU Episode: The Beef With Meat Alternatives
A group of vegans are suing Burger King over its meatless alternative, the “Impossible Burger.” They allege that after the restaurant added the plant-based patty to its menu, Burger King “contaminated” those burgers by exposing them to real meat on the grill.
Read MoreTSOU Episode: The Hidden Effects of an Aging Population
It’s not just that President Trump is a well-seasoned 73 and his three top Democratic Party challengers are also septuagenarians. The average senator is now almost 63 and the average member of the House nearly 58, making them roughly 20 years older than their average constituent, and nearly a decade older than they were in 1981.
Read MoreTSOU Episode: The Hidden Effects of an Aging Population
As 2019 ends, various dictionary publishers are choosing their “Word of the Year,” a term they believe has surged the most in usage and importance. The originator of this practice, the American Dialect Society, makes its choice on Jan. 3
Read MoreTSOU Episode: Why Are Small Towns Failing
CLINTON, Ark. — Inside Washington, there’s a sense that this scandal really is different. Even the White House’s memorandum of the phone conversation President Trump had with the Ukrainian president in July makes it clear that Mr. Trump asked a foreign country to help him undermine a political rival.
Read MoreTSOU Episode: Should Kids Do More Chores & Why Are Non-Voters Younger
Children should do chores. That’s a controversial premise, though not everyone will admit it. A few parents will declare outright that their children are “too busy for chores” or that “their job is school.”
Read MoreTSOU Episode: For Women Advanced Degrees Equal a Bigger Pay Gap
This year is shaping up to be the first year that women make up the majority of the college-educated labor force, a milestone that is already altering benefits packages offered by companies and one that could influence family sizes in the future.
Read MoreTSOU Episode: Fix up Health Care or Tear It Down?
Democratic presidential candidates are presenting policy ideas that are broadly popular with Americans, including tuition-free state colleges, but other proposals—such as Medicare for All—could complicate the party’s prospects next year, the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll shows.
Read MoreTSOU Episode: Farmer's Might Grow Their Way out of Climate Change
Hammered by trade wars, a climate crisis and the worst income-to-debt ratio in a generation, calls to Farm Aid crisis lines have doubled in some states, and the website for Iowa corn growers now includes a page on suicide prevention.
Read MoreTSOU Episode: Farmer's Might Grow Their Way out of Climate Change
The speed and extent of current global warming exceeds any similar event in the past 2,000 years, researchers say.
Read MoreTSOU Episode: 100 Families Own About 42 Million Acres
Today, just 100 families own about 42 million acres across the country, a 65,000-square-mile expanse, according to the Land Report, a magazine that tracks large purchases. Researchers at the magazine have found that the amount of land owned by those 100 families has jumped 50 percent since 2007.
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