http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508 en support@podhoster.com Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:17:04 -0500 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Politics Pod Hoster - podhoster.com 180 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/media/images/ http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508 All too often, the language and framing of political rhetoric manipulates people into voting or thinking a certain way. Consensus is created around false information and sound bites, not thoughtful analysis of what's really going on. When America has a more accurate analysis of the issues, there will be a different consensus. Since that consensus still needs to be activated, it is currently The Silent Consensus Ben support@podhoster.com no no http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=8423 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=8423 The Silent Consensus no yes Factory Farms 2 Part 2 of my interview with Paul Shapiro from the Humane Society of the United States Warning: Graphic language factory,farms,humane,society,animals,rights,cruelty,torture,unnecessary,meat,eating,proposition,2,chicken,pigs,veal,cows,pork,pig,eggs,cages,gestation,crates 00:00:00 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=8298 Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=8298 The Silent Consensus no no Factory Farms An interview with Paul Shapiro from the Humane Society of the United States animal,cruelty,factory,farms,farm,cage,gestation,cages,crates,crate,battery,hens,chickens,eggs,veal,pork 00:00:00 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=7886 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=7886 The Silent Consensus no no Tenure Corrupts 2 Part 2 of my interview with Nelson Lee Walker from www.tenurecorrupts.com tenure,corrupts,term,limits,civic,duty,career,corrupt,congress,reelection,reelect 00:08:41 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=7513 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=7513 The Silent Consensus no no Tenure Corrupts Interview Interview with Nelson Lee Walker from tenurecorrupts.com tenure,corrupt,term,limit,vote,out,democracy,representation,representative,republic 00:10:55 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=7224 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=7224 The Silent Consensus no no After-Thoughts Part 2 Second and final after-thoughts from my debate with Bill Spillane from Americans for Fair Taxation prebate,fairtax,tax,regressive,progressive,fairness,marx,karl,adam,smith,income,children,single,married 00:07:33 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=7132 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=7132 The Silent Consensus no no After-Thoughts Part 1 After-thoughts from my debate with Bill Spillane from the FairTax fairtax,tax,debate,bill,spillane,income,diversify,stock,compliance,code,system,evasion,overseas,abroad,regressive,progressive 00:12:00 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=6511 thesilentconsensus@hotmail.com (The Silent Consensus) Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=6511 The Silent Consensus no no FairTax Debate Part 2 The continuation and conclusion of the debate with Bill Spillane of Americans for Fair Taxation fairtax,tax,bill,spillane,ben,rudin,fairness,flat,government,revenue,neutral 00:10:29 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=6397 thesilentconsensus@hotmail.com (The Silent Consensus) Sat, 05 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=6397 The Silent Consensus no no FairTax Debate Part 1 A debate with Bill Spillane, the California Regional Director for Americans for Fair Taxation fairtax,tax,bill,spillane,fair,flat,progressive,regressive 00:10:30 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=5378 thesilentconsensus@hotmail.com (Silent Consensus) Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0600 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=5378 The Silent Consensus no no Second 8 in Review Review of the second 8 podcasts review,second,eight,american,families,marriage,equality,same,sex,gay,born,attracted,hell,sin,homosexuality,drug,testing,student,rehabilitate,use,problem,term,limits,career,incentive,election,generation,fairtax,tax,IRS,bureaucracy,progressive,flat,free,benefits,rights,provisions,guns,license,school,harm,access,inalienable,popularity,violation,void,null,utilitarianism,individual 00:08:04 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=5255 thesilentconsensus@hotmail.com (The Silent Consensus) Sat, 12 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0600 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=5255 The Silent Consensus no no Our Rights Our inalienable rights: What constitutes as a right, along with the limitations of majority rule and utilitarianism inalienable,rights,majority,rule,utilitarianism,democracy,right,obligation,legal,coffee,discrimination,slavery,tax,excise,gas,roads,alternative,fuel 00:07:16 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=4940 ]]> thesilentconsensus@hotmail.com (The Silent Consensus) Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0600 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=4940 The Silent Consensus no no Gun Safety Gun licensing and gun safety standards guns,license,safety,standards,drive,car,test,demonstration,child,lock 00:03:20 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=4342 thesilentconsensus@hotmail.com (Silent Consensus) Sun, 04 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=4342 The Silent Consensus no no Guns - Waiting Time and School Zones Is gun control appropriate? How far should it go? Today we are talking about whether guns should be legal, waiting requirements, and school zones guns,waiting,gun,school,criminals,arms,oppressive,government,public,safety 00:10:03 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=3965 Blog Weblog Directory]]> thesilentconsensus@hotmail.com (thesilentconsensus) Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=3965 The Silent Consensus no no Welfare "Rights?" or "Welfare-for-Rights?" A look at what welfare programs can do to our rights welfare,rights,inalienable,fraud,health,care,smoker,tyranny,regulate,behavior,public,good 00:04:37 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=3644 thesilentconsensus@hotmail.com (The Silent Consensus) Mon, 03 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=3644 The Silent Consensus no no FairTax Revisited A revisiting of the FairTax. Why the 23% sales tax is not really a 23% sales tax; and it squeezes the middle class further fairtax,23%,sales,income,flat,manure,reform,regressive,progressive,taxes 00:08:36 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=3339 thesilentconsensus@hotmail.com (The Silent Consensus) Sat, 04 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=3339 The Silent Consensus no no The Case for Congressional Term Limits A look at the incumbent advantage and why proposals short of term limits are good but insufficient term,limits,congress,incumbent,advantage,pork,apathy,voter,acceptable,committee,seniority,gerrymandering,district,line,independent,automated,statesmen,politician,Jefferson,founding,fathers 00:10:35 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=3276 thesilentconsensus@hotmail.com (The Silent Consensus) Sat, 28 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=3276 The Silent Consensus no no Random Student Drug Testing A look at random drug testing students and the arguments in favor, and better options Random,drug,testing,students,reasonable,suspicion,hay,DUI,drunk,driving,breathalyzer,innocent 00:08:13 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=3040 thesilentconsensus@hotmail.com (The Silent Consensus) Thu, 05 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=3040 The Silent Consensus no no American Families Marriage equality vs. domestic partnerships vs. nothing marriage,,equality,,domestic,partnership,,homosexuality,,religion,,love,,commitment,,dignity,,civil,unions,,freedom,,sin,,doctrine,,God 00:08:17 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=2746 thesilentconsensus@hotmail.com (The Silent Consensus) Sat, 02 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=2746 The Silent Consensus no no First 8 in Review Hello again to all listeners around the country. I’m Ben and welcome to The Silent Consensus. Thesilentconsensus.blogspot.com. This edition is a recap of previous podcasts, not only summaries but also additional comments. Because I am reviewing every podcast so far, I apologize in advance if I break the 12-minute mark. first,8,in,review,state,of,the,union,immigration,economics,education,fairness,intelligent,design,evolution,creationism,affirmative,action,death,penalty,capital,punishment,property,rights,taxation,housing,rent,control,public,means-tested,vouchers,health,care,choices,victimless 00:15:37 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=2590 thesilentconsensus@hotmail.com (The Silent Consensus) Tue, 15 May 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=2590 The Silent Consensus no no Choices - There Ought to be a Law? Should there be a law? A look at what's behind outlawing victimless acts Hello again to all listeners. I’m Ben and welcome to the 8th edition of The Silent Consensus. We have moved websites, the new URL is thesilentconsensus.blogspot.com. Today we conclude the series of choices into the topic of victimless "crimes." Victimless "crimes" are acts that are illegal, but are not infringing on anyone else’s rights. Examples include certain drugs, prostitution, and gambling Many people, myself included, might think some of these acts are immoral. This brings me to my next point, which is that legal and moral are not, and should not be, synonyms. And why not? What’s the big difference? The difference is that all government power comes from the barrel of a gun. I don’t necessarily mean that literally, although it can be sometimes. Overall I mean government power comes from threatening bodily harm. Why? Government police and/or agents carry out laws. They put violators in jail, fine them, or subject them to community service. Those who resist arrest or refuse to comply receive bodily harm. So all political power comes from threatening bodily harm. If you were to resist even more, you’d likely get shot. So therefore, you might disagree with a certain action on moral grounds, but to say it should be illegal is to say that people doing those actions are doing something so wrong that it warrants having a gun pointed at their head in order to make them quit it. Just because you are so good at running your own life, it doesn’t mean you are entitled to run everyone else’s by holding them at gunpoint. Just because you think certain people will go to hell doesn’t mean you have a right to give them hell... victimless,crimes,drugs,prostitution,gambling,gun,moral,black,market 00:03:10 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=2465 thesilentconsensus@hotmail.com (Silent Consensus) Health Care Sun, 29 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=2465 The Silent Consensus no no Choices - Health Care What to do about the health care crisis health,care,single-payer,emergency,room,hidden,tax,employer,mandate,voucher,insurance,overhaul 00:10:52 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=2232 thesilentconsensus@hotmail.com (The Silent Consensus) Sun, 08 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=2232 The Silent Consensus no no Choices - Housing Today we kick off a series of podcasts called Choices. This one is about choices in housing Rent controls vs. public housing vs. housing vouchers rent,control,housing,public,vouchers,choices,low,wage,poor,essential 00:07:30 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=1948 Tue, 13 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=1948 Silent Consensus no no Correction A correction to my previous two podcasts: John Locke was not a founding father; he was a philosopher that had a big influence on our founding fathers 00:00:15 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=1870 thesilentconsensus@hotmail.com (Silent Consensus) Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0600 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=1870 Silent Consensus no no Property Rights #2 - Taxation Taxation - punishment for tax evasion and ways to reform the tax code fairtax,flat,tax,20%,23%,sales,income,corporate,estate,gift,reform,citizenship,progressive,regressive,practice,expect 00:08:55 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=1869 thesilentconsensus@hotmail.com (Silent Consensus) Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0600 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=1869 Silent Consensus no no Property Rights Property Rights - Government's ability to take private property property,rights,eminent,domain,public,use,5th,amendment,free,society,supreme,court,reservoir,school,hospital,park,prison 00:06:05 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=1680 My Odeo Channel (odeo/9c7c36bb57594e8c) Posting to my Podcast Alley channel: My Podcast Alley feed! {pca-4f7004d47b374a5847c044cdfcae4170}]]> thesilentconsensus@hotmail.com (Silent Consensus) Tue, 20 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0600 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=1680 Silent Consensus no no Fairness #2 - Death Penalty A fair look at the death penalty responding to rhetoric from both sides death,penalty,rhetoric,deterrence,cost,auction,low,bidder,hypocrisy,message,punishment,racism,inconsistency,innocence,constitution,fifth,eighth,5th,8th,amendment,God,natural,causes,capital,extreme,power,justice,solitary,confinement,life,in,prison,silent,consensus 00:09:49 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=1474 thesilentconsensus@hotmail.com (Silent Consensus) Sun, 04 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0600 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=1474 Silent Consensus no no Fairness All too often, people are deceived into voting or thinking they believe against what they really believe, mainly due to people’s use of language and framing. When America has the correct information and framing, there will be a different consensus, and since that consensus still needs to be activated, it is currently The Silent Consensus silent,consensus,immigration,deportation,military,lied,under,oath,affirmative,action,race,latino,black,white,socioeconomic,opportunity,equal,outcome,evolution,creationism,intelligent,design 00:06:54 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=1407 thesilentconsensus@hotmail.com (Silent Consensus) Mon, 29 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0600 http://silentconsensus.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=508&pid=1407 Silent Consensus no clean State of the Union All too often, people are deceived into voting or thinking they believe against what they really believe, mainly due to people’s use of language and framing. When America has the correct information and framing, there will be a different consensus, and since that consensus still needs to be activated, it is currently The Silent Consensus. state,of,the,union,silent,consensus,fairness,economy,taxes,budget,balance,earmarks,pork,spending,revenues,public,school,education,voucher,low,income,low-income,sliding,scale,health,care,tax,credit,immigration,no,amnesty,secure,borders,punish,the,employers,guest-worker,program,path,to,citizenship,energy,drill,alternative,renewable,gallons,terrorism,terrorist 00:08:54