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The Political Orphanage

Jan 26, 2022

Alan Graham is the Founder of Community First Village, an innovative community that houses the homeless and integrates them into a vibrant community. It’s a model that takes care of both the material and emotional needs of the downtrodden, and one which is replicable throughout the country.

Community First:...


Jan 20, 2022

What are the dumb ways we try but fail to solve homelessness, or even make it worse? In this episode we cover:
 
* Economics
* Housing Policy
* Elizabethan History
* Mental Health
* Really stupid zoning laws
 
In hopes of coming up with better solutions to the current homeless situation in the United...


Jan 13, 2022

The World's Smartest Podcast Network returns for a roundtable discussion about:

* What the hell is happening with Covid now?
* What the hell are we supposed to do about Afghanistan?
* Reddit's infamous r/AntiWork
* Elizabeth Holmes vs Ghislaine Maxwell


Jan 10, 2022

I've got a new book! "Inappropriately Human: 21 Short Stories." An anthology of funny and/or scifi pieces from yours truly.
 
Available at www.mightyheaton.com/books or on Amazon, or by shoplifting.
 
To kick things off, I'm reading one of the stories therein: The Grammy for Best Alien Performance."...


Jan 5, 2022

Bryan Caplan favors open borders--the idea that the United States should allow unlimited immigration into the country (save for disqualifying criminals or disease).

He is an economist at George Mason University, and joins the show to discuss the humanitarian and economic case for open borders.

"Open Borders: The...