
Text the show! Originally Aired: March 31, 2026 What happens when institutions quietly reverse years of policy without ever admitting they were wrong? In this Best Of episode, Chad revisits one of Common Sense's most talked-about investigations into transgender athletics, women's prisons, institutional accountability, and what happens when ideology collides with reality. The conversation isn't simply about transgender policy. It's about something much bigger: When leaders spend years insisti...
Jul 29
49 min

Text the show! Originally aired February 17, 2026. This week's Best Of episode begins with a confession that usually surprises people: I drive an electric Hummer. That doesn't make me less conservative. It actually reinforces one of my core beliefs. People don't reject innovation—they reject being told what they're supposed to like. In this episode, we separate technology from politics and examine how mandates, subsidies, and political messaging have transformed a consumer product into a cul...
Jul 28
40 min

Text the show! What happens when Americans expect FBI-level investigations from departments operating on county budgets? In this Best of Common Sense episode, Chad Law explores the widening gap between federal investigative agencies and the local law enforcement officers responsible for solving the vast majority of crimes in America. Using one nationally watched investigation as a starting point, Chad explains why modern policing increasingly depends on resources many local agencies simply d...
Jul 27
54 min

Text the show! Last week on Common Sense, Chad asked whether government can ever actually get smaller. This week, a single receipt from California turns that question upside down. When electric vehicles reduce smog inspections, what happens to the fees that funded them? When lottery revenue is promised to schools, what happens when the institution becomes more important than the promise? What do tobacco settlements, prison contracts, and legalized sports betting all have in common? This epis...
Jul 26
53 min

Text the show! For one month, the biggest story in Washington was a man who wasn't speaking. The second biggest story was the senator who built an entire career making sure he was. This week on Satire Saturday, we imagine the greatest media rivalry Congress never admitted existed: Mitch McConnell vs. Lindsey Graham—not over policy, but over television cameras. From proof-of-life photos to endless Sunday show appearances, Jurassic Park has never looked more accurate. Sometimes the loudest per...
Jul 25
12 min

Text the show! 🤝 Every policy begins with a handshake. The problem is that Americans rarely receive the same deal they originally agreed to. This week Chad examines one pattern that connects California's bullet train, the border wall, mental health reform, Oregon's Measure 110, broadband expansion, nuclear waste storage, and even an old telephone tax. The promises rarely disappear. They slowly become a different version. In this episode: Why politicians celebrate announcements instead ...
Jul 25
46 min

Text the show! What if the problem isn't that politicians suddenly became worse? What if we've quietly stopped rewarding quality altogether? In this episode, Chad Law traces the surprising chain reaction that transformed American politics—from résumé politics to jersey politics. Along the way, he explores: • Why scandals no longer end campaigns • How celebrity endorsements replaced real vetting • Why viral moments matter more than governing • The hidden danger of safe political districts • T...
Jul 22
55 min

Text the show! George Washington's greatest accomplishment wasn't defeating Britain. It was giving power back. In this episode of Common Sense, Chad Law explores the forgotten principle that built America: stewardship. From Congress and family businesses to churches, corporations, and even our own homes, institutions don't usually collapse because bad people take over. They collapse because caretakers slowly become owners. Using history, psychology, leadership research, and one remarkable pa...
Jul 21
59 min

Text the show! Did America ever agree to becoming one of the most surveilled societies in history? Today there are more than 76,000 automated license plate readers operating across the United States, collecting roughly 20 billion vehicle scans every month. Most of them arrived without public hearings, ballot measures, or meaningful public debate. In this Sequel Sunday investigation, Chad Law follows the paper trail behind America's rapidly expanding surveillance infrastructure—not to argue w...
Jul 20
1 hr 3 min

Text the show! 💨 Nobody has confirmed anything. Nobody's office has commented. But after Chuck Schumer's Senate floor speech this week... ...the internet heard something. And once the audio was isolated? It sounded an awful lot like... "Term limits." 😂 This week on Satire Saturday, Chad Law follows one mysterious sound into a much bigger question: Should Congress have an expiration date? Along the way: ✅ Chuck Schumer's viral Senate moment ✅ Eric Swalwell's infamous MSNBC incident ✅ Depends ...
Jul 18
10 min
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