Episode 4 of the We the Voters podcast asks big questions about policing in the United States. I walk through the history of law enforcement before asking a big question: where should the future lead for policing? I look at the issues from two sides: (A) the government should defund Read more…
Episode 3 of the We the Voters podcast asks big questions about journalism and the media. I walk you through the history of journalism in the United States before asking a big question: where should the future lead for news? I look at the issue from two sides: (A) the Read more…
Season 1 Episode 2 of the We the Voters podcast tackles two sides of a debate in US culture: free speech and the first amendment. In this episode, I ask the question…Is Hate Speech Free Speech? And then, I try to answer it — from two schools of thought. You Read more…
Wednesday, January 20th brought both a new president and a call for unity in Washington DC and around the United States. The day itself was sunny and quiet. A brisk wind blew throughout the city streets, which were mostly empty of civilians from either side of the aisle due to Read more…
Every January in Richmond, Virginia, members of the Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL) and other pro-gun rights advocates assemble at the state capitol to lobby their representatives of Second Amendment protections. In 2020, approximately 20,000 supporters stood in and around the capitol grounds to demonstrate their support. This year, the Read more…
Sunday, January 17 brought about threats of violence at all 50 state capitols and the nation’s capitol, Washington DC. But the streets of DC were quiet. On a sunny, chilly day, thousands of military personnel and law enforcement officers lined two perimeters in downtown: a soft perimeter, where civilians passed Read more…
Season 1 Episode 1 of the We the Voters podcast tackles two sides of a hot-button topic: political polarization. In this episode, I ask the question…so why can’t we just get along? And then, I try to answer it — from two schools of thought. You can listen to the Read more…
It’s been in the works for a while now…and it’s finally here. The We the Voters Podcast with Emily Cate launches next week(!!). A few months ago, I ran a poll on my social media channels to let readers like you decide on the topic we’re diving into in the Read more…