
The Mad Centrist
"A sane person to an insane society must appear insane." ― Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Not Mad as in Angry, Mad as in Insane.
And in an insane world, the sane are simply Mad. I am The Mad Centrist.
You can be too!
The Mad Centrist podcast is a middle ground, pragmatic, politically polite, and irreverently independent show. Pulling the rug out from beneath Democrats and Republicans alike, while respecting democrats and republican citizens (the distinction between Party and people is critical!). Amusing anecdotes of the crazy world we find ourselves in, how to maybe get along better, and pull the world back towards sanity, and do so while having some fun!
The Mad Centrist
TMC - Episode 64: Tarnishing the National Guard
The National Guard is getting some bad press. This is not the National Guard's fault though. The Guard has a long, storied history in America, and this episode shares some of the highlights (and a low light too). It also compares President Trump's use of the National Guard to other Presidents in history.
Spoiler Alert: it doesn't do Trump any favors.
Show Notes:
Starbucks closing: Starbucks Closures May Signal A Shift In Consumer Values]
Crime wave stories: Trump’s Tariffs and DOGE Will Set Off a Crime Wave | Opinion - Newsweek] & Trump’s tariffs trigger unlikely crime wave across US]
Foreclosure stories: Foreclosures are surging as U.S. homeowners grapple with rising costs - CBS News & Five-alarm warning for housing market as key crash indicator spikes 17% | Daily Mail Online
National Guard stories: Little Rock Nine - Definition, Names & Facts | HISTORY Selma to Montgomery March - MLK, Purpose & Distance | HISTORY The Mariel Boatlift: How Cold War Politics Drove Thousands of Cubans to Florida in 1980 | HISTORY Los Angeles Riots - 1992, Cause & Rodney King | HISTORY
The political podcast for everyone!