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We open today's ad-free episode with a whimsical look at the global sensation over the Number One Netflix show, "K-Pop Demon Hunters," and despite his Korean heritage, John Yoo can't explain it either. But near as we can tell, this anime cartoon show is somewhat classic melodrama, where the demons deserve defeat. And though it may seem a frivolous leap, we wonder about the demonic aspects of the larger story about Charlie Kirk's murder, with Steve recalling Max Weber's line—meant especially for young people—that "he who lets himself in for politics, that is, for power and force as means, contracts with diabolical powers..."
After reviewing the week's controversies over free speech and the mercy-killing of Jimmy Kimmel's pathetic late night show, we get down to one root of the larger problem—the inability of so-called progressives to brook any dissent from their party line, the lack of any introspection about any possible defects of their worldview, which was the primary object of Charlie Kirk's campus interrogatories. We'll come back to this subject in the coming weeks, because we sense a full-scale, China-syndrome level progressive meltdown is under way.
You'll want to listen all the way to the end of this episode, for our extended exit bumper music, from Harrison Tinsley: "Charlie Kirk (Remember Your Name)."
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John Yoo
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Regarding the FCC, didn't Mr. Lincoln say that the best way to get rid of a bad law is to enforce it vigorously?
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Regarding the "rights" of government employees: My concerns fluctuate depending not only on the nature of the statement, but also the job held by the employee.
Nature of the statement:
When expressed by a school teacher or administrator, "Homosexual people should be allowed to live in peace" is qualitatively different from, "Anybody who does not celebrate homosexual behavior is not fit to participate in society."
Job held by the employee:
A highway department pothole filler or snowplow driver who says, "Every Jew should be eliminated" causes me less concern than if a building inspector responsible for approving plans for a synagogue or for buildings owned by Jews. It is highly unlikely that the highway department pothole filler or snowplow driver is able to any significant harm to Jews in the town. But a building inspector can directly harm Jews, so the Jews in town might wonder if they'll get a fair shake in their interactions with the town building department.
"Republicans are evil and deserve to be killed" is different when expressed by a town garbage collector than when expressed by a school teacher or administrator. The garbage collector is unlikely to be able to do much harm to Republicans in town (and if the collector skips Republican households, that will quickly become apparent, and the collector can be disciplined for not doing his job). But Republican parents have to worry about the safety of their children in the classroom of a teacher who thinks Republicans deserve to be killed, especially since the children are legally required to attend.
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With respect to Kpop and not having seen the show, I wouldn't say they're the type of demons Christ drove out. My version of the gospels is noticeably silent on the subject of karate kicks. I don't mind that kind of thing in entertainment (as my hours spent playing Diablo II will attest) but it's important to remember that that's now how demons work in the real world.
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If you want to amend the Constitution, Originalism is your friend.
Originalism says that's the only way its meaning can change.
Living Constitutionalism says it can change without being amended.
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With formal amendments under Originalism, then the people can see what is being changed.
Surreptitious changes made by judges using Living Constitutionalism are not always visible to the people, and provide no opportunity for the people (the rulers) to weigh in.