Tag: public policy

The Minnesota ICE Shooting: What the Law and the Video Show

In this episode of Randy Unscripted, we examine the fatal shooting of a woman in Minnesota by a federal ICE officer. Many discussions around this incident have focused on emotion, politics, or selective interpretations of video footage. Here, we cut through the noise and analyze what Minnesota law actually says…

School Choice in the Mountain State – The Hope Scholarship Debate

In this episode of Randy Unscripted, Randy Black takes a thoughtful, even-handed look at the growing school choice movement in West Virginia, with a particular focus on the Hope Scholarship Program. As the program expands toward universal eligibility, it has sparked intense debate among parents, educators, policymakers, and taxpayers. This…

The Democracy Paradox – NaPodPoMo 2025 #12

In this episode of Randy Unscripted, Randy Black dives into one of the most fascinating and unexpected challenges hidden inside modern democracy: the mathematics of voting systems. Inspired by the Veritasium video Why Democracy Is Mathematically Impossible, the episode explores how even well-designed democratic systems contain unavoidable contradictions, tradeoffs, and…