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The parking podcast for urban change-makers. Reinventing Parking is about parking policy but it's for anyone who wants a better city and better urban transport. Intro and outro music "Walking Barefoot on Grass" by Kai Engel via http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/
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UND Athletics' official podcast presented by Buffalo Wild Wings. Our fight song is Stand Up & Cheer but sitting down is much less work. Every week, Jayson Hajdu and Mitch Wigness talk about everything with the biggest personalities from all aspects of UND Sports, past and present.
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After the January 6th riots the U.S. Department of Justice began charging anyone they thought participated, but not just for the crimes they committed. According to the DOJ, anyone who showed up at the Capitol had corruptly obstructed or impeded an official proceeding, punishable by a fine and imprisonment for up to 20 years. Many claimed that the …
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Meet the Author with Ken Huck – August 8, 2024 – Father Robert Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D. “The Four Levels of Happiness: Your Path to Personal Flourishing” and Fr. Michael Brisson, LC “Death in Black and White ...
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Ken talks with Father Robert Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D. “The Four Levels of Happiness: Your Path to Personal Flourishing” (Sophia Institute Press) and Fr. Michael Brisson, LC “Death in Black and White” (Ignatius Press). Father Spitzer’s book available at: https://sophiainstitute.com/product/the-four-levels-of-happiness/ and Father Brisson’s at: https://i…
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Seeking redress of our grievances is an important right, protected by the First Amendment. Can the federal government deprive you of due process as a condition of seeking redress? While not talked about in that way, that’s pretty much what the case SEC v. Jarkesy is all about. After assessing George Jarksey J. civil penalties for violations of anti…
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Meet the Author with Ken Huck – August 1, 2024 – Paul Zucarelli “One Lord, One Faith, One Church: An Inconvenient Truth” and Brya Hanan “Befriending Your Inner Child: A Catholic Approach to Healing and ...
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Ken talks with Paul Zucarelli “One Lord, One Faith, One Church: An Inconvenient Truth” (Sophia Institute Press) Brya Hanan “Befriending Your Inner Child: A Catholic Approach to Healing and Wholeness” (Ave Maria Press). Paul’s book available at: https://sophiainstitute.com/product/one-lord-one-faith-one-church/ Follow and learn more about Paul at: h…
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There are certain legal terms and cases that most people don’t know about, at least until their used to bite someone in the backside. One of those terms is Chevron Deference, or Chevron Doctrine. It comes from a 1984 case where the Supreme Court came up with the great idea that, when Congress isn’t specific, the bureaucrats get to decide. While the…
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Meet the Author with Ken Huck – July 18, 2024 -Max Engel “On the 8th Day: A Catholic Theology of Sport” and Haley Stewart “Women of the Catholic Imagination: Twelve Inspired Novelists You Should Know”
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Ken talks with Max Engel “On the 8th Day: A Catholic Theology of Sport” (Cascade Books) and Haley Stewart “Women of the Catholic Imagination: Twelve Inspired Novelists You Should Know” (Word on Fire). Max’s book available at: https://www.amazon.com/Eighth-Day-Catholic-Theology-Sport-ebook/dp/B0B4FLTKK3?ref_=ast_author_mpb and Haley’s book at: https…
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When the delegates to the Constitutional Convention debated the role of the chief executive, many expected George Washington to become our first king. Between Mr. Washington’s humility, and the delegates recent experience with a king, they decided we'd be better off with a President rather than a king. With the recent case of Trump v. United States…
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Meet the Author with Ken Huck – July 18, 2024 – Mike Aquilina “Feasts of Our Fathers: Praying the Church Year with the Early Christians” and Mark Brumley “God is Ever New: Meditation on Life, Love, and ...
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Ken talks with Mike Aquilina “Feasts of Our Fathers: Praying the Church Year with the Early Christians” (Catholic Answers Press) and Mark Brumley “God is Ever New: Meditation on Life, Love, and Freedom” by Pope Benedict XVI (Ignatius Press). Mike’s book available at: https://shop.catholic.com/feasts-of-our-fathers-praying-the-church-year-with-the-e…
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Rarely does a single sentence so completely crystalize the situation as the first line of the court order in Tennessee v. Cardona. The case involves the attempts by the Biden Administration to rewrite Title IX’s protections of women in education and their access to competitive sports. The single sentence? “There are two sexes: male and female.” Tha…
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Meet the Author with Ken Huck – July 11, 2024 – Shaun McAfee “All Things Catholic: A Guide from A to Z” and Jason Jones “The Great Campaign Against the Great Reset”
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Ken talks with Shaun McAfee “All Things Catholic: A Guide from A to Z” (Sophia Institute Press)and Jason Jones “The Great Campaign Against the Great Reset” (Crisis Publications/Sophia Institute Press). Shaun’s book available at: https://sophiainstitute.com/product/all-things-catholic/ and Jason’s book at: https://sophiainstitute.com/product/the-gre…
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When does a rifle become a machine gun? That is the question asked in the Supreme Court case Garland v. Cargill. When the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives suddenly decided to redefine bump stocks as machine guns, many Americans simply complied. However, when Michael Cargill surrendered his bump stocks to the ATF, he did so under…
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Things looked bleak for the colonies in 1776. The question of freedom had life and death consequences. Those 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence knew they were committing treason against their king. They knew that freedom would cost them greatly. Yet they still pledged to each other their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor. Today, grou…
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Reinventing Parking is the official podcast of the Parking Reform Network! Why not join? This week, I ran a short training session about parking policy and challenged the participants with four questions that prompted them to examine their parking assumptions. In this edition of Reinventing Parking I share the questions with you and discuss some le…
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Meet the Author with Ken Huck – June 27, 2024 – Bill Donohue “Cultural Meltdown: The Secular Roots of Our Moral Crisis” and John-Mark Miravalle “Thinking Clearly: Catholic Philosophy for a Culture in Chaos ...
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Ken talks with Bill Donohue “Cultural Meltdown: The Secular Roots of Our Moral Crisis” (Sophia Institute Press) and John-Mark Miravalle “Thinking Clearly: Catholic Philosophy for a Culture in Chaos” (Our Sunday Visitor). Dr. Donohue’s book is available at: https://sophiainstitute.com/product/cultural-meltdown/ and Dr. Miravalle’s at: https://www.or…
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Probably the most powerful instinct as a parent is to protect our children. Parents work hard, sacrifice, and sometimes risk their own lives to protect their children. Most parents believe the government is there to help them protect their children, but is that true? Take, for example, the case of Parents Protecting Our Children UA v. Eau Claire Ar…
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Meet the Author with Ken Huck – June 20, 2024 – Dan LeRoy “Why We Think What We Think: The Rise and Fall of Western Thought” and T.M. Doran “Seeing Red”
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Ken talks with Dan LeRoy “Why We Think What We Think: The Rise and Fall of Western Thought” (Sophia Institute Press) and T.M. Doran “Seeing Red” (Ignatius Press). Dan’s book available at: https://sophiainstitute.com/product/why-we-think-what-we-think/ and Tom’s book at: https://ignatius.com/seeing-red-seerp/ L'articolo Meet the Author with Ken Huck…
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426 - Fraternal Twin Court Cases Point to the Death of Justice Worldwide
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Late May in the United States is usually a time of cook-outs and remembrance as we memorialize those who gave their lives in service to this country. 2024 however, should be remember for another death, the death of courts of justice. First it was the International Criminal Court. Prosecutor court Karim Khan sought arrest warrants for the leader of …
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Meet the Author with Ken Huck – June 13, 2024 – Ken talks with Thomas Nash “To Whom Shall We Go?: The Biblical Case for the Catholic Church” (Emmaus Road) and Bronwen McShea “Women of the Church: What ...
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Thomas’s book available at: https://stpaulcenter.com/…/to-whom-shall-we-go-the…/ and Bronwen’s book at: https://ignatius.com/women-of-the-church-wcwckp/ L'articolo Meet the Author with Ken Huck – June 13, 2024 – Ken talks with Thomas Nash “To Whom Shall We Go?: The Biblical Case for the Catholic Church” (Emmaus Road) and Bronwen McShea “Women of th…
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According to federal law, if someone is convicted of a crime and punished with more than one year in jail, they loose their rights protected under the Second Amendment. A recent decision by the Ninth Circuit Court not only brought that federal law into question, but decided it was wrong. The court didn’t find that this federal law violated the Cons…
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Meet the Author with Ken Huck – June 6, 2024 -Dr. Scott Hahn “Catholics in Exile: Biblical Wisdom for the Journey Home” (Emmaus Road) and Helen Hoffner “Catholicism Everywhere: From Hail Mary Passes to ...
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424 - When Did the Federal Reserve become the National Treasury?
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Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 of the Constitution states “No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law;” That seems pretty straight forward. So how could Congress establish a government agency funded not by appropriations from the treasury, but by fees paid to another federal entity? This was the ques…
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Meet the Author with Ken Huck – May 30, 2024 – Michael Amodei “Reaching for Heaven: 14 Spiritual Goals as You Grow Older” and Deacon Richard Eason “Spiritual Lightning: Answering Your Call from Jesus to ...
Michael’s book available at: https://www.avemariapress.com/products/reaching-for-heaven and Deacon Eason’s at: https://sophiainstitute.com/product/spiritual-lightning/ L'articolo Meet the Author with Ken Huck – May 30, 2024 – Michael Amodei “Reaching for Heaven: 14 Spiritual Goals as You Grow Older” and Deacon Richard Eason “Spiritual Lightning: An…
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Parking Reformer Stories of Action and Impact
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Reinventing Parking is the official podcast of the Parking Reform Network! Why not join? This edition of Reinventing Parking was prompted by a recent bonus episode of the War on Cars podcast which featured listener origin stories. Parking Reform Network President, Tony Jordan, suggested I try something similar here. I sent out an appeal to PRN memb…
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It’s been in the news again lately, the World Health Organization (WHO) Pandemic treaty. Not only does this United Nation want the power to take over the world in a “health emergency”, but numerous politicians and commentators keep claiming that if Joe Biden signs this treaty, it would be legally binding. The truth is, that is just not true, for se…
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Meet the Author with Ken Huck- May 23, 2024 – Archbishop Emeritus Alfred Hughes and Susan De Bartoli
Ken talks with Archbishop Emeritus Alfred Hughes “Spiritual Masters: Living and Praying in the Catholic Tradition” (Ignatius Press) and Susan De Bartoli “Welcoming the Holy Spirit with Padre Pio” (Ave Maria Press). Archbishop Hughes’s book available at: https://ignatius.com/spiritual-masters-spmp/ Susan’s book at: https://www.avemariapress.com/prod…
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422 - What Can the Constitution Do For You
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I meet a lot of people who think the Constitution is useless, while others wonder how people can get away with violating it. While these may appear to be opposing positions, I believe they stem from the same misconception. That the Constitution of the United States is some super hero that will come flying in to save the day. Rather, the Constitutio…
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Meet the Author with Ken Huck- May 16, 2024 – Rich May
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Spring Mariathon and Ken talks with former Radio Maria presenter Rich May about his book “Addressing Moral Confusion: A Pre-apologetics Parent-Teacher Workbook that Addresses the Moral Confusion and Cultural Relativism Our Youth Will Face.” The book is available on Amazon. L'articolo Meet the Author with Ken Huck- May 16, 2024 – Rich May proviene d…
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In one of the many cases against Donald Trump, his attorney’s are claiming that he cannot be criminally charged for an act he performed in his official capacity as President. Why? Because of something called Presidential Immunity. Is there such a thing as Presidential immunity? If so, where is it stated in the Constitution? Or is the idea President…
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420 - Maine Becomes the Latest State to Throw Away The Republic
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Maine's governor allowed an unconstitutional piece of legislation to become "law" without her signature. LD 1578, An Act to Adopt an Interstate Compact to Elect the President of the United States by National Popular Vote is not only foolish and unconstitutional, but the latest attempt to change the United States from a union of republics into a mon…
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419 - Is the Constitution a Threat to National Security
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A policy statement released by the Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget effectively made a very bold statement, that the Constitution of the United States was a threat to national security. Does this not remind you of the saying from Benjamin Franklin? “They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security…
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418 - A Case of Advice or State Intimidation?
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If there is a boogie man in the anti-gun community, it’s got to be the National Rifle Association. Accused of complicity in almost every gun crime from gang violence to mass murder, the NRA has become the lightning rod for the vitriol of those whose fear of firearms has grown to an irrational state. What happens though, when government actors advic…
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417 - Remembering the Battle of Lexington
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Listen, my children, and you shall hearOf the midnight ride of Paul Revere, Paul Revere’s Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Most of us who grew up here in America learned about the battles of Lexington and Concorde from this Longfellow poem. Who does not remember, "One if by land, and two if by sea;" or Paul Revere's cries of "The British are comi…
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I have a lot of issues with TikTok, and it’s one social media platform I refuse to use. However, when I look at how Congress plans to deal with this problem, I see even more. I’ve also read and listened to several commentators about the bill, and find even more problems with their suggestions. So what do We the People do when our representatives in…
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The word “choice” has all but been taken over by the pro-abortion crowd, but that is not what I want to discuss here today. Recent history, both public and private, has displayed the fundamental function choice plays in a person’s independence, liberty, and freedom. Yet said history has shown that many of the American people have given up the abili…
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The gun grabbers in Congress are at it again. Attempts to disarm the American people have only been moderately successful over the past few years. So a bill was recently introduced in the House of Representatives entitled “Preventing Private Paramilitary Activity Act of 2024”. This bill wants to make it a crime for private citizens to work together…
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Minimums to maximums: lessons from the UK
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Reinventing Parking is the official podcast of the Parking Reform Network! Why not join? The United Kingdom has been both a bold parking reformer and a parking reform disappointment. But which is the more important story? That's the focus of this month's episode of Reinventing Parking episode. The nationwide abolition of parking mandates in 2001 an…
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413 - How the 16th Amendment Destroyed the Republic
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As April 15th approaches, and people spend valuable time and money on filing their income tax return. While plenty of people grouse and complain about paying income taxes, most don’t realize that the cause of their pain is the actions of the states back in 1913. When the states ratified the Sixteenth Amendment they did more than just help the feds …
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When can you sue the government? What started out as an erroneous credit report filing has turned into the heart of the question brought before the Supreme Court in the case Department Of Agriculture Rural Development Rural Housing Service V. Kirtz (USDA v. Kirtz). However, what the court found, and how it got there, points to a serious flaw in the…
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Every four years, the United States goes through the ritual of electing a President. I use the term ritual for two reasons. First, most Americans' understanding of the election process is based in custom or rites rather than the law. Second, most of the customs Americans follow directly contradict the actual process of electing a President of the U…
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Reinventing Parking is the official podcast of the Parking Reform Network! Why not join? On November 2, 2023, the Austin City Council voted to end parking mandates, making Austin Texas the largest municipality in the USA to do so. So far. I had a discussion with three of the key people from the Austin Parking Reform Coalition who worked to make it …
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410 - Is Refusing to Wear a Mask Unconstitutional?
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I've spoken repeatedly about the unconstitutionality of most mask mandates. Recently, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals was asked to review two cases where people were punished for attending school board meetings while refusing to wear masks. Sadly, the cases, as described in the Circuit Court opinion, seem poorly founded, thus leading to decision…
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while looking through recent oral arguments at the Supreme Court, I stumbled across the case FBI v. Fikre. At first, I thought it was another simple procedural case, but something about it caught my attention. The oral arguments held before the Supreme Court were about whether Mr. Fikre's case that his rights were violated when he was placed on the…
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I propose that all board elections for non-profit corporations should be run by the state at taxpayer expense. After all, we already have taxpayer funded elections for private organizations. We call them “Primaries”. While this year's presidential primary is pretty much a fait accompli, there are still hundreds, if not thousands of primary election…
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For decades, Congress has been turning over more and more lawmaking power to the Executive Branch. Frequently this is done by legislation giving the head of some agency or department the power to establish rules which have the force of law. What happens when the legislation doesn't explicitly say that such-and-such department has the power to make …
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Reinventing Parking is the official podcast of the Parking Reform Network! Why not join? This month I want to share some parking reform ideas that will probably be new to you. There are six ideas, so I only describe each one briefly. What if we require private off-street parking to report regularly on usage levels? [4:02] Should we turn every decen…
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Have you noticed how often the government of the United States decides how you should live your life? It seems everything from food and drugs to the lightbulbs in your home are regulated by Uncle Sam. And whenever some bureaucrat deems it necessary, they simply roll out another "rule" or "regulation" to clamp down on the American people. It seems t…
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Although I've talked about the recent attempts to keep Donald Trump off the 2024 ballot on the radio program, I realized I haven't taken the time to do an in-depth article here. I apologize for taking so long to broach this extremely important topic in this venue. Unless you've been hiding from everything politics in the United States, you are awar…
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One of the most common ways for an American to seek a redress for some grievance is to file a law suit. This has made the United States a very litigious society. I was not able to determine the number of lawsuits filed, but in 2023 there were more attorneys in the United States (1.33 million) than doctors (1.08 million). As you might imagine, it is…
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There are certain words that are so commonly used we think they have a universal understanding. One of those words is "income". Think about it, what is income? Your paycheck? Dividends on your investments? Profits from your business? When does an increase on the value of something you own become "income"? The answer to that question is important to…
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I don't "do" New Years Resolutions. To me, they're one step above a campaign promise. (At least you intend to keep your resolutions.) That said, the beginning of a new year is a good time to consider your future. What plans do you have for the new year? While I do not make New Years Resolutions, if you do, here are a few ideas I think you should co…
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