Not My Generation

In this interview, State Senator Adam Pugh (R-Edmond) pays a second visit to Not My Generation to discuss the end of the legislative session in Oklahoma and gives his thoughts on the legislature's budget transparency initiative. Along the way, we also discuss the "seedy underbelly" of youth sports, whether college athletes should simply be employees of their universities, and Sen. Pugh's thoughts about effective economic development in Oklahoma. And James & Emily let loose on the Federal Drug Administration's (FDA) regulation of sunscreen.

To learn more about State Senator Adam Pugh you can visit here: https://oksenate.gov/senators/adam-pugh; and here: https://ballotpedia.org/Adam_Pugh

You can find the OK House of Representatives' Budget Transparency Portal here: https://former.okhouse.gov/Publications/FiscalReports3.aspx

You can find the initial budget proposal by the Oklahoma State Senate here: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20INT/SRES/SR31%20INT.PDF

Here is the article James referenced regarding the FDA's regulation of sunscreens: https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/sunscreen-united-states-fda-ingredients-rcna153526

Our apologies to Alex Tabarrok, professor of economics at George Mason University (GMU), who wrote the article. James misidentified Peter Boettke, also an economics professor at GMU, as the author.

Learn more about Dr. Emily Stacey here: https://www.rose.edu/staff/social-sciences-department/stacey-emily/

Learn more about Prof. James Davenport here: https://www.rose.edu/staff/social-sciences-department/davenport-james/

Not My Generation is recorded and produced by Possibilities, Inc. You can learn more about Possibilities, Inc. here: https://www.possibilitiesinc.org/

You can follow Not My Generation on X (Twitter) at @NMGpodcast and on Facebook at Not My Generation Podcast. You can also email us at [email protected].

The views expressed here are solely the views of the hosts and their guests and do not represent the views of Rose State College, its administration, faculty, or students.

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Everyone knows that the Supreme Court is divided between 6 "conservative" justices and 3 "liberal" justices - and that's all you really need to know about the decisions made by the Court, right? "Not so fast," says Dr. Dean Jens and Sarah Isgur in their recent article for politico. Jens and Isgur note that roughly 50% of the Court's decisions in its 2022-2023 term were unanimous. Less than 10% of the divided opinions had the 6-3 conservative/liberal division. In addition, 90% of those cases had at least one liberal justice in the majority.

In this episode, Emily and James visit with Dr. Jens and Dr. Keith Eakins, a specialist in judicial processes and Constitutional law, regarding some interesting and unexpected overlaps between justices, the role ideology plays in judicial decision-making, and whether we should think of the camps within the Supreme Court justices as 3-3-3 court rather than 6-3.

Along the way, James tries to explain what is meant by "standing" in the judicial context, Emily and James give a preview of the OK primaries, and they introduce a new segment called "I have questions."

To read the Politico article by Dr. Dean Jens and Sarah Isgur, go here: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/06/02/supreme-court-justice-math-00152188

To find out more about Dr. Dean Jens, click here: https://business.ucf.edu/person/dean-jens/

To find out more about Dr. Keith Eakins, click here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keith-rollin-eakins-jd-phd-02a23713/

Click here to learn more about Dr. Emily Stacey: https://www.rose.edu/staff/social-sciences-department/stacey-emily/

Click here to learn more about Professor James Davenport: https://www.rose.edu/staff/social-sciences-department/davenport-james/

Not My Generation is recorded and produced by Possibilities, Inc. You can learn more about Possibilities, Inc. here: https://www.possibilitiesinc.org/

You can follow Not My Generation on X (Twitter) at @NMGpodcast and on Facebook at Not My Generation Podcast. You can also email us at [email protected].

The views expressed here are solely the views of the hosts and their guests and do not represent the views of Rose State College, its administration, faculty, or students.

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Whether you're talking about politics in Oklahoma or nationally, it seems to be a time of confrontation, hysteria, or despair - depending on your political tribe. In this episode, Emily and James run down a variety of political news that have people talking in Oklahoma and across the nation.

In Oklahoma, primary elections saw a Texas millionaire waste a lot of money in an unsuccessful bid to unseat U.S. Rep Tom Cole (OK CD-4). Also, the OK Supreme Court strikes down an attempt to create a publicly-funded Catholic Charter school. State Schools Superintendent Ryan Walters responds by mandating that all public schools will teach the Bible (as a historical document) and that all public school classrooms will have a Bible in them.

Nationally, Democrats have had a rough couple of weeks. President Joe Biden had a disastrous debate performance, which has led to open calls for him to drop out of the race. President Biden has responded defiantly, saying he is the best candidate to face former President Donald Trump in November. Meanwhile the Supreme Court released (as is its custom at the end of its term) released a slew of cases in which it gave a partial victory to abortion rights advocates, said states are permitted to deny individuals who have restraining orders against them to purchase or own firearms, that former presidents do have some immunity for "official acts," and that the courts will no longer give deference to government agencies when interpreting whether a law passed by Congress authorizes certain rules or regulations created by the agency, but not expressly authorized by Congress.

Along the way, Emily and James move in and out of agreement on various topics, and have a lively discussion of some of the important political events occurring over the last few weeks.

For more information on the race for Oklahoma's 4th Congressional District, read this: https://nondoc.com/2024/06/18/tom-cole-beats-paul-bondar-oklahoma-4th-congressional-district/

To find out more about the OK Supreme Court's rejection of plans to create a religious charter school, go here: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/25/oklahoma-high-court-rejects-religious-charter-school-contract-00164843

To read more about OK State Superintendent Ryan Walters' mandate that all Oklahoma public schools teach "the role the Bible played in American history," click here: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/oklahoma-education-head-discusses-why-hes-mandating-public-schools-teach-the-bible

To read about President Biden's debate performance and the political fallout of it, go here: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/04/biden-trump-debate-polling-00166590

To read the most recent opinions of the U.S. Supreme Court, click here: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/slipopinion/23

For more information on Dr. Emily Stacey, click here: https://www.rose.edu/staff/social-sciences-department/stacey-emily/

For more information on Professor James Davenport, click here: https://www.rose.edu/staff/social-sciences-department/davenport-james/

Not My Generation is recorded and produced by Possibilities, Inc. You can learn more about Possibilities, Inc. here: https://www.possibilitiesinc.org/

You can follow Not My Generation on X (Twitter) at @NMGpodcast and on Facebook at Not My Generation Podcast. You can also email us at [email protected].

The views expressed here are solely the views of the hosts and their guests and do not represent the views of Rose State College, its administration, faculty, or students.

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In this episode, Emily and James invite some of their colleagues from Rose State College to discuss their thoughts on issues in American society and politics. Their guests are Dr. Joe Campbell, professor of political science, Tara Hall, professor of Sociology, and Craig Dawkins, associate dean of the Business & Information Technology Division.

The panel discusses their views on whether or not Millennial parents are doing a good job with Generation Alpha, why marriage and birth rates are falling both in the U.S. and globally, and what will impact how voters choose between President Biden and former President Trump.

Here is the Los Angeles Times article regarding Millennial parenting of Gen Alpha discussed early in the podcast: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-22/generation-alpha-millennial-children

Here is an analysis by the Institute for Health Metrics & Evaluation on the global trend of declining birth rates: https://www.healthdata.org/news-events/newsroom/news-releases/lancet-dramatic-declines-global-fertility-rates-set-transform

Here is a discussion by Dr. Melissa Kearney, an economist whose recent book, "The Two-Parent Privilege" discusses the impact of declining marriage rates in the U.S.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8cjYEbyXnA

Here is a conversation with Dr. Claudia Goldin, professor of economics at Harvard University and recent Nobel Laureate, whose new book James references: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XNX_hIk7pg

Here is a look at the state by state polling for the 2024 Presidential election provided by 270 to Win: https://www.270towin.com/2024-presidential-election-polls/

For more information on Dr. Campbell, click here: https://www.rose.edu/staff/social-sciences-department/campbell-joseph/

For more information on Professor Hall, click here: https://www.rose.edu/staff/social-sciences-department/hall-tara/

For more information on Associate Dean Dawkins, click here: https://www.rose.edu/staff/business-information-technology-division/dawkins-craig/

To learn more about Dr. Emily Stacey, click here: https://www.rose.edu/staff/social-sciences-department/stacey-emily/

To learn more about Professor James Davenport, Click here: https://www.rose.edu/staff/social-sciences-department/davenport-james/

The Not My Generation podcast is recorded and produced by Possibilities Inc. You can learn more about Possibilities Inc. here: https://www.possibilitiesinc.org/

You can follow Not My Generation on X (Twitter) at @NMGpodcast and on Facebook at Not My Generation Podcast. You can also email us at NotMyGeneration.radier.rose.edu.

The views expressed here are solely the views of the hosts and their guests and do not represent the views of Rose State College, its administration, faculty or students.

In this episode, Emily and James catch listeners up on many of the activities and actions coming from the Trump Administration over the first month in office. Executive orders, tariffs, eliminating federal agencies and, of course, the DOGE initiative.

Along the way, Emily expresses concern over the programs managed by the Department of Education, James explains how tariffs work and why he thinks they are a poor policy tool, and they both discuss Trump's increasingly hostile attitude towards the federal courts.

To learn more about Dr. Emily Stacey, go here: https://www.rose.edu/staff/social-sciences-department/stacey-emily/

To learn more about Professor James Davenport, go here: https://www.rose.edu/staff/social-sciences-department/davenport-james/

You can listen to previous episodes of Not My Generation here: https://notmygeneration.captivate.fm/episodes

Not My Generation is recorded and produced by Possibilities, Inc. You can learn more about Possibilities, Inc. here: https://www.possibilitiesinc.org/

You can follow Not My Generation on X (Twitter) at @NMGpodcast and on Facebook at Not My Generation Podcast. You can also email us at [email protected]

The views expressed here are solely the views of the hosts and their guests and do not represent the views of Rose State College, its administration, faculty, or students.