Unf*cking Down Under: And the Long Arm of the Chicago School
The time has come to honor our Down Under F*ckers who have been supporting UNFTR since we launched. As we’ve done in prior shows about other...
How New York F*cked the Country: New York’s Unelected Leadership Void
From failing to run opposition research on the most fraudulent candidate ever to colluding with Republicans on key judgeships, the NY Democratic...
The Black & Jewish Divide in America: The Fractured "Grand Alliance"
Fascism, Nazism and antisemitism are back in the headlines. Conservative media and the New Right are relaxing with popcorn and settling in to watch...
Public Education: Part Three. Criticize, Demonize, Then Privatize.
This is it. The moment about seven of you have been waiting for. The dramatic conclusion to the three part series on public education that no one...
Public Education: Part Two. Expansion, Reconstruction & Desegregation.
Today, we continue our three-part series by examining three of the four major eras of public education in the United States: Expansion,...
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...