The Pursuit

Government, big or small, really does impact people’s lives. And more than that, it sets the tone about what people beli... Read more

Many people who are proponents of the drug war believe that an important component of waging the drug war is to take awa... Read more

We hear life, liberty and property, the Lockean version, or life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, which was somet... Read more

In 2018, just under 3% of all federal sentences were the outcome of a jury trial. An overwhelming amount were the conseq... Read more

Due to the lack of transparency across most states and within the federal government, we simply don’t know whether peopl... Read more

If you are convicted of a crime, can the police take hold of your personal property as part of your sentence? Forfeiture... Read more

Prior to November 2018, felons in Florida were barred from the voting booth for life. That meant that about 10% of the v... Read more

Shownotes:When left untreated, individuals with severe mental illness can occasionally end up in jail for minor charges.... Read more

This episode is a re-release of Episode 3 from Season One of the Pursuit.Government, big or small, really does impact pe... Read more

Shownotes:Over the course of the early 20th century, a series of amendments and court cases slowly expanded the FDA’s pu... Read more