Posts in Politics
The Politics of Star Wars Explained (How the Force Can Fix the World)

The politics of Star Wars explained: Author Stephen Kent joins the show to break down the big-picture themes we can take away from Star Wars. As he explains in the upcoming book HOW THE FORCE CAN FIX THE WORLD, the Star Wars saga's "politics" aren't a partisan weapon but are really more about hope, choice, humility, empathy, redemption, balance, and fear.

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Announcing RIGHT NOW with Stephen Kent on Youtube with Rightly & Al Jazeera

Kent's show will debut on Thursday, according to Politico, which first reported on Al Jazeera's new venture. The outlet's goal, Politico's Playbook states, is to lure "center-right folks who feel left out of mainstream media." Rightly's editor-in-chief will reportedly be Scott Norvell, a veteran of Fox News.

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Biden proposes a federal mask mandate but has no means to implement one (FOX 5 DC)

The legislature could possibly come up with some kind of “necessary and proper” law to govern commerce in the states to require masks, but it would most certainly get caught up in the courts and take months if not years to settle Stephen Kent joined Fox 5 DC alongside Michael Starr Hopkins to opine on the mandate proposal plus how the media handled Kamala Harris’ first week as the Democratic VP pick.

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Bob Iger and the hollow capitalism of Disney - Washington Examiner Magazine

But the reign of Bob Iger wasn’t without hiccups. Disney has found itself at the center of one controversy after another in its bid to reclaim relevance, ranging from high-profile attacks by the likes of Bernie Sanders over worker pay and the unionization of park employees to the waning brand credibility of ESPN as an objective source for sports news.

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