In which John discusses the storied tradition of non denial denials in American politics. From Richard Nixon to Bill Clinton to John Edwards to Chris Christie, politicians have been denying things without actually denying them for decades. As the Presidential election approaches in the United States, we're already seeing a lot of the same language that has long been used to evade and obscure, so I thought I'd make a video about it.
In which John discusses the storied tradition of non denial denials in American politics. From Richard Nixon to Bill Clinton to John Edwards to Chris Christie, politicians have been denying things ...
In which John votes in the Indiana primary, finds himself in his beloved home airport, considers what testing can and cannot accomplish, discusses driving the pace car for an IndyCar race, celebrat...
It's funny, for such a little thing, I've thought a lot about this. I often feel bad for feeling bad about it. Like, driving a taxi is not a great job, and I'm sure drivers deserve to be paid more....
In which John compares the tax proposals of Republican presidential candidates Ted Cruz and Donald Trump, and also discusses the current U.S. federal income tax system and the size and scope of fed...
In which Hank does his best to cover the tax plans of Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders in a video that should really be much longer. In many ways, these are two plans that almost shouldn't be com...
In which John discusses the quality of political discourse in U.S. politics, the practice of reductio ad Hitlerum, and what's wrong with making politics more about insults than policy.
In which John discusses the American Library Association's recent announcement that his book "Looking for Alaska" was the most challenged book in the U.S. in 2015, responds to those who try to get ...
One of our favorite things to do is take a complicated issue and tease out the knot a little bit. By avoiding politics and taking a larger, top-down view, we try to tell a complete story much faster than cable news can even talk about an isolated event.