Current Issues Show

From 37 to 77 there is a wide age range of candidates running for president in 2020. Will age play a role? With Brexit looming there are some parallels to election issues in the United States. Justin and Lance examine the situation. tags: politics, 2020, election, presidential, president, donald trump, race, age, gender, demographics, poll, brexit, congress, history, truechat

9 out of 10 adult addicts tried a drug before their senior year of high school and about 50% of current high school students said they have tried a drug other than alcohol. Clearly, our current methods of drug education are not working. Justin and Lance breakdown the situation. tags: education, information, drugs, illegal, opioids, crisis, epidemic, DARE, program, issues, politics, funding, schools, youth, debate, truechat, solutions

Millennials are more likely to seek therapy. A New York Times tech writer shares how he broke free from his phone and decluttered his brain. Justin and Lance share their insight on these current issues. tags: tech, technology, news, millennial, generation, therapy, psychology, counselor, help, suicide, depression, phone, addiction, debate, truechat

President Donald Trump has made reducing the United States trade deficit a top priority for his administration. Despite that, last year America saw its largest deficit in history. What's happening? Justin and Lance examine the explanations. tags: politics, trade, policy, deficit, donald trump, president, obama, congress, republican, democrat, china, foreign, products, manufacturing, truechat

According to recent projections, in as little as five years, authoritarian governments like China and Russia may overtake democracies in total GDP. What does this mean for the United States? Justin and Lance explore how important freedom is to Americans. tags: politics, russia, china, government, republic, democracy, federal, dictator, authoritarian, autocrat, donald trump, president, freedom, free, truechat

The week was dominated by news surrounding the President. Justin and Lance explore each of the major stories and share their thoughts. tags: politics, congress, russia, investigation, cohen, trump, donald, jared kushner, testimony, house, senate, north korea, legal, united states, truechat

The Methodist Church tightened its ban on same-sex marriage and gay clergy Tuesday. What will this mean for the United States' second largest protestant religion? Justin and Lance discuss the decision. tags: politics, church, god, religion, faith, modern, gay, lgbt, equality, marriage, clergy, pastor, catholic, truechat

The United States leads the western world with a 63 month average for prison sentences. Is our criminal justice system working? Justin and Lance discuss what the problem is and explore the merit of the Judge's position. tags: politics, crime, criminal, democrat, republican, law, federal, state, debate, usa, judge, lawyer, perspective, truechat

A recent article in The Wall Street Journal reveals some interesting questions about the safety of marijuana. Justin and Lance go over the details and review what the next steps should be.

Increased farm production has resulted in increased water pollution. Farmers are facing challenges on multiple fronts with farm bankruptcies on the rise. This affects everyone in the United States. Justin and Lance go through the details. tags: politics, farm, farming, bankruptcy, agriculture, pollution, water, people, economy, tariffs, trade, foreign, competition, donald trump, president, congress, truechat

Should opposition have caused Amazon to pull its plans for a second HQ in New York? Justin and Lance discuss the larger implications of the Amazon case.

What are the implications of President Trump declaring a national emergency to build a border wall? Justin and Lance look at the politics, legality, and consequences of this decision.

401(k)s are often misunderstood and could be greatly improved. About 1 in 4 Americans has no retirement savings of any kind. What does this mean for the 75% that do? Justin and Lance investigate.

Gen Z and their predecessor, the Millennials, have the potential to greatly change the Republican and Democrat parties. Both generations are more diverse. What does the future look like with these two generations as the largest voting bloc?

Presiden Trump gave his second State of Union address. What were the main policy points, has progress been made, and what is next in politics? Justin and Lance breakdown the situation.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the United States will be withdrawing from an arms treaty with Russia. What is the motivation for this and is there a real alternative?

The FBI, CIA, and Department of Defense briefed Congress on current threats. Iran may begin trade with Britain, France, and Germany. China and Russia may work together to undermine the United States. The report also examined North Korea and provided insight on a border wall. Justin and Lance breakdown the report.

There is a lot of talk about Millennials, but what about their predecessor, Generation Z? Justin and Lance explore how Gen Z views tech and what the implications of their beliefs might mean. tags: tech, technology, social media, facebook, twitter, instagram, snapchat, generation, gen, z, millennials, world, view, society, future, facts, truechat

President Trump recently announced the United States' official support for the opposition leader in Venezuela. Russia and China both have interests in the country. Could a civil war be exactly what Venezuela needs? tags: russia, china, united states, usa, civil war, president, trump, opposition, rebels, rebellion, democracy, dictator, military, freedom, guado, muduro, truechat

SCOTUS overturned several lower courts' rulings on President Trump's transgender military ban. Did the court make the right choice and is this even something the supreme court should be dealing with? Justin and Lance take a look at the bigger issue and discuss the legality of the ruling. tags: scotus, supreme court, legal, lgbt, case, community, gay, trans, transgender, military, ban, government, trump, president, congress, senate, truechat