Public Education: Part One. Scaffolding.
Today is the first in a three-part series on public education in the United States. The focus is on compulsory K-12 education. We begin the series by...
“Tough on Crime”: Republicans Pin Midterm Hopes on Tired Trope
The midterms are upon us, and the Republicans have pinned their hopes on a tried and true fear tactic: Crime. It’s a winning narrative. Always has...
Strange Bedfellows: Chester A. Arthur and Julia Sand
As Max grinds away at a more in-depth Unf*cking, we offer our dear listeners a new palate cleanser. Strange Bedfellows examines fascinating...
What’s the Deal with Peter Thiel?
I’m not a doctor. But even I can certainly see that Peter Thiel is a sick, sick person. Bright, awkward and successful, Peter Thiel has risen to...
The FCC: Part Two. On the Death of Competition.
In our first installment of the two-part FCC series, we discussed the origins of the Federal Communications Commission, the reason it came into...
One Nation Divided? What Bipartisanship Says About America
We’ve all heard of the great divide. The most dysfunctional Congress ever. The end of civility! There’s an impression that nothing passes Congress...
The FCC: Part One. On the Death of the Fairness Doctrine.
This week, we finally heed the call to Unf*ck the Federal Communications Commission (FCC.) We don’t get all the way there (it’s been around since...
BlackRock: The Devil's Banker. Do As I Say, Not As I Do
Larry Fink is one of the most influential people on the planet. His firm BlackRock mints money. Billions of dollars a year. Their risk management...
Hospitals and Healthcare: From Sanatoriums for the Indigent to Citadels of the Elite
The third and final installment of our American Healthcare series examines the evolution of the American hospital system. There are more than 6,000...
This Healthcare is Killing Us: The Perpetual Cycle of Money Madness
The first installment of our healthcare series encapsulated the magnitude of the industry that accounts for 20% of our nation’s GDP and how efforts...
Phone a Friend: Lily Geismer, author of Left Behind
Lily Geismer wrote an incredible book called Left Behind. Unf*ckers who listened to our three part series on the Clinton years are familiar with it...
Biden’s Big Student Debt Announcement: PITOTWIU
It’s here! It’s finally here! Today, we review our predictions for student debt relief and square them with Biden’s proposed plan. There’s a lot to...
U.S. Healthcare: America’s Hypocritical Oath
Today, we’re doing some level setting on healthcare in the U.S.—a long requested topic. We navigate this unf*cking based on direct queries from the...
The Clinton Years: Part One, Two, and Three.
This essay is a re-release of sorts. Due to the amount of positive feedback we received on our Clinton Years series, we decided to put the series...