The Active Center

By David Sepe

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Episode Date
Science, Politics, and Policy: An Analysis of the COVID-19 Scientific Cover-Up and School Closure Mandates
Jul 29, 2026
Eroding the Republic: How a Transition to True Socialism Would Redefine American Freedoms (Part I)
Jul 27, 2026
Integrity, Evidence, and the Rule of Law: The Case Against Barry Bonds’ Hall of Fame Induction
Jul 24, 2026
What Does “Affordable Housing” in California Even Mean?
Jul 23, 2026
A Barney Miller Fan, A Financial Background, and an Ai Assisted Rewrite of a Classic Barney Miller Episode
Jul 22, 2026
The Illusion of Choice: How Ranked Choice Voting Undermines Representative Democracy and Violates Madisonian Principles
Jul 21, 2026
Decentralized Excellence: The Case Against Nationalizing Youth Athletics in the United States
Jul 20, 2026
Falling on His Sword in Anaheim: A Lifelong Fan’s Plea for Mike Trout’s October
Jul 17, 2026
The Cost of State Control: How Government Intervention Inflates Housing in China and California
Jul 16, 2026
The Moderation of Cosmic Justice: Resolving the Paradox of Damnation
Jul 15, 2026
Capping the Costs: The Trump Administration’s Reclassification of Graduate Nursing Education
Jul 14, 2026
Electoral Consolidation and the Mono-Party: An Analysis of Non-Traditional Voting Systems in California
Jul 13, 2026
The Death of the Chess Match: A Gen X Manifesto on Why ALL MLB Pitchers Should Still Hit
Jul 10, 2026
We Must Stand our Ground against Anti-American and Anti-Humanist, Social-Darwinian Rhetoric.: When Anti-Discrimination Becomes Exclusion
Jul 09, 2026
Comprehensive Legal, Contractual, and Tactical Guide to High School Altercations
Jul 08, 2026
The Lens of Skepticism: Analyzing the Gell-Mann Amnesia Effect in Modern Media Consumption
Jul 07, 2026
The Normalization of the Unacceptable: A Moderate’s Query into Why We Let Black People Die in Such Large Numbers and as an Example…Chicago’s Urban Violence
Jul 06, 2026
Hey Baby, It’s the 4th of July: Capitalism and the Constitutional Republic on the Semiquincentennial
Jul 04, 2026
The Impact of Transgender Biological Male Athletes on Women’s Sports: An Objective Analysis
Jul 03, 2026
C’mon, Man…Enough of California Progressive Ideology: Why California’s July 1 Gas Tax Hike is a Punch to the Throat for the Middle and Working Classes
Jul 02, 2026
The Summer of '78: A Boy, A Cincinnati Reds Hat, and the Beautiful Game
Jul 01, 2026
The Day After: From a New England Backyard to the Modern Classroom
Jun 30, 2026
The Call of the Wolverines: Red Dawn and the Modern Echo on America’s 250th “Birthday”
Jun 29, 2026
The Currency of Time
Jun 25, 2026
The Digital Baton: Debating Creativity and Agency in the Age of Ai Music Generation
Jun 24, 2026
California Doesn’t Have to Suck Politically and Economically: A California Moderate’s Plea for Sanity
Jun 23, 2026
The Soundtrack of Shadow and Synth: Why Choosing One Depeche Mode Song is Impossible
Jun 22, 2026
June 18, 1988: A Quick Journal Entry
Jun 20, 2026
Policy Briefing: Comparing the 2015 JCPOA (Obama) and the 2026 Trump-Iran MOU
Jun 19, 2026
Wade Meckler: The Triumph of Determination
Jun 18, 2026
E Pluribus Unum: Individual Liberty, Public Goods, and the True Meaning of American Unity
Jun 17, 2026
The Octagon on the South Lawn: A Moderate's Reflection on a Surprising Night of Unity and Spectacle
Jun 16, 2026
The Ultimate Long Game: Why a Political Moderate and Capitalist is Betting $750 on the SpaceX IPO
Jun 15, 2026
Antifa is Anti-American and the Actual Fascists: Why Extremism Menaces the American Promise
Jun 12, 2026
Perspectives on the Modern Marxist-Inspired LGBTQ+ Movement and the Pride Flag
Jun 11, 2026
Far-Left Collectivism vs. Far-Right Monarchism: An Analysis of Power, Property, and Structure
Jun 10, 2026
Credit Where It’s Due: A Moderate’s Take on the May 2026 Jobs Report
Jun 09, 2026
Restoring Trust in the Golden State: A Reasonable Person’s Plea for Election Integrity after June 2, 2026
Jun 08, 2026
The "Band-Aid Bandit" of Easy Company: The Life and Legacy of Edwin "Doc" Pepping
Jun 06, 2026
The Catholic Church's Social, Educational, and Healthcare Footprint in the United States and the Marxist Desire to Erase the Catholic Church
Jun 05, 2026
Jesus Christ as a Social and Political Revolutionary and the Foundations of Freedom and Constitutional Republicanism
Jun 04, 2026
The Engine of Humanity: Why the Free Market is Our Most Inclusive, Innovative, and Just Society
Jun 03, 2026
The Necessary Crucible: Realism, Heroism, and Cautious Optimism in the Iran Conflict
Jun 02, 2026
The Grown-Up in the Room: A Moderate’s Guide to Trump Derangement Syndrome
Jun 01, 2026
The Architecture of Compliance: Social Scoring, Totalitarianism, and the Threat to Western Liberty
May 29, 2026
The Economic Engine of Modernity: Smith vs. Marx on Wealth Accumulation
May 28, 2026
Our Summer Heroes: Bob Horner and the Echoes of 1978
May 27, 2026
The Scale of American Compassion: The Staggering Fiscal Legacy of the U.S. Taxpayer’s War on Poverty Versus War on Other Nations
May 26, 2026
The Cost of the Canopy: A Reflection on Memorial Day and our Sacred Debt
May 25, 2026
Real Estate Investment the Gift of Capitalism
May 22, 2026
Does the City of Orange Have a Plan to Increase Revenue by Leveraging the 2026 FIFA World Cup?
May 21, 2026
Applying Classroom Concepts into the Real World: Anaheim and the 2026 World Cup An Economic Analysis
May 20, 2026
More Proof of American Exceptionalism: Why Americans Say “Soccer” and Always Will, So Help Me Gawd! A Historical and Cultural Perspective
May 19, 2026
The Multi-Billion Dollar Goal: Projecting the Economic and Employment Windfall of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States
May 18, 2026
The Wealth of Time: A Letter to a Graduate
May 15, 2026
Buying vs. Leasing a Vehicle: A Comprehensive Guide
May 14, 2026
A Concise History of Karl Marx’s Theory of Class Conflict
May 13, 2026
The Orange Taxpayer’s Dilemma: A Plea for Accountability in the "Abyss"
May 12, 2026
MLB Ownership Insurance, Economics, and Labor Stoppages
May 11, 2026
From Al Bundy to the Latch-Key-Kid: A Detailed Analysis of the Collapse of the Single-Income Family
May 08, 2026
The Complex Economic and Political Reality of California's Water Distribution Part III
May 07, 2026
The Great Society was Reparations.
May 06, 2026
Marxists Suck at Trucking in California
May 05, 2026
The Immortal Bambino: Babe Ruth’s Immunity to Elite HoF Pitching
May 04, 2026
Marxists Suck at Holidays: A May Day Analysis of the Human and Economic Cost of Marxist Regimes (1917–Present)
May 01, 2026
The Complex Economic and Political Reality of California's Water Distribution Part II
Apr 30, 2026
Marxists Suck at Racial Integration: A Gen-X Integrationist’s Challenge to the Far-Left’s Embrace of Racism
Apr 29, 2026
How Do You Screw Up Selling Fast Food and Providing Jobs for Low-Income Workers? Ask a California Progressive Democrat. Balancing Interests: A Centrist View on the California Fast Food Council
Apr 28, 2026
The SPLC Federal Indictment, Gutless Far-Left Leadership, and the Charlottesville Controversy
Apr 27, 2026
The Complex Economic and Political Reality of California's Water Distribution Part I
Apr 24, 2026
The Great California Tax Debate: Taxes and Proposition 13
Apr 23, 2026
Vehicle Purchase Cost Comparison: Texas vs. California
Apr 22, 2026
The Great Economic Debate: President Obama and President Reagan and Supply-Side vs. Keynesianism Economics
Apr 21, 2026
President Trump’s Restoration of Order and the Recovery of the Lost: A Necessary Reckoning that the Mainstream Media is Ignoring
Apr 20, 2026
The Nuclear Plowshare: A History of Geographical Engineering
Apr 16, 2026
What if Entire Negro League Organizations Had Integrated MLB Instead of Just Jackie Robinson in 1947? A Diamond Reimagined: The Economics and Legacy of Full Integration
Apr 15, 2026
The 1776 Ideal: A Centrist Teacher’s Classical Liberal Critique of the 1619 Project
Apr 14, 2026
Trump the Nuclear Pragmatist Prince: Assessing the Iranian Threshold Through a Machiavellian Lens
Apr 13, 2026
The Digital Deadbolt: Trump, Chinese AI, and the Iranian Resistance
Apr 10, 2026
Marxists Suck at Competent Leadership on Homelessness: The Fiscal Fiasco on California’s Streets
Apr 09, 2026
A Comparative Study of Michael Corleone and Thomas Shelby OBE: The Psychology, the Physical Presence, and the Economics of the Head that Holds the Crown
Apr 08, 2026
The Costs of a Nuclear Free Iran and the Costs of Iran as a Nuclear Power
Apr 07, 2026
Reflection on Gold Star Spouses Day 2026
Apr 06, 2026
The Active Center: A Biological Blueprint for Civic Action
Apr 03, 2026
The Lunar Economy, 8th Continent, and Lunar Sovereignty, Oh My!
Apr 02, 2026
The Mechanics and Successes of Supply-Side Economics: A Theoretical and Historical Overview
Apr 01, 2026
President Ronald Reagan: A Great President…Not A Perfect President…but a Great President
Mar 31, 2026
MLB Opening Weekend 2026: Offensive Surge vs. Historical Consistency
Mar 30, 2026
The DEI Debate: A Centrist History Teacher’s Reappraisal
Mar 27, 2026
The Digital Eviction: A Gen X Reflection on MLB Opening Night 2026
Mar 26, 2026
Rebutting the "America is Socialist Because it Pays for the Military and…" Argument
Mar 25, 2026
Babe Ruth and the Negro Leagues: A Historical and Economic Perspective
Mar 24, 2026
The Geography of Black Wealth: A Comparative Analysis of the United States and Africa
Mar 23, 2026
The Wise Fool of the Public Square: A Socratic Critique of First Amendment Auditors
Mar 21, 2026
Marxists Suck at Due Process: The Vile, Immediate, Chaotic, Ideological, and Morally Absolute Cancellation and Purge of Cesar Chavez in 24-Hours…
Mar 20, 2026
What Is Supply-Side Economics?
Mar 18, 2026
A Concise History of Communism in Cuba from 1959 to the Present
Mar 17, 2026
The Obama Administration’s 2014 Critical Theory Experiment in School Discipline Has Failed…Can We Go Back and Modify the Proven Discipline Models that Led to More Student and Teacher Success, Please?
Mar 16, 2026
Crisis for the Iranian Women’s Soccer Team
Mar 13, 2026
A Debate on Resource Allocation: Adam Smith vs. Karl Marx
Mar 11, 2026