Democracy Doctors

A Real Law & Policy podcast with Mike Alk & friends

Jeff Tischauser, PhD 05/02/2025

Jeff Tischauser, PhD Jeff's work monitoring, documenting and exposing right wing ethnonationalist movements including in relation to the Trump administration and MAGA, broader discussion of nationalism and patriotism in the context of liberal pluralistic democracy, linguistics, semantics, word games, rhetorical branding and domestic democracy, civil rights and rule of law degradation against the backdrop and because of foreign conflict engagements and "forever wars." /episode/index/show/0b127e34-cbcf-4157-864a-c13896621d0e/id/36411600

William Nissen 02/05/2025

William Nissen Naval and community service, criminal justice reform including death penalty abolition and elder parole, continuing education, international securites and futures regulation and litigation and more with retired big law partner William Nissen. /episode/index/show/0b127e34-cbcf-4157-864a-c13896621d0e/id/35161395

Michelle Carey 01/30/2025

Michelle Carey Service and leadership through the Judicial Evaluations Committee of The Chicago Bar Association, motivations for becoming a lawyer and dedication to rule of law, the role of the judiciary in democracy, reflections on the current state of the judiciary and democracy, the importance of civics and an educated public and the value of local engagement and action. /episode/index/show/0b127e34-cbcf-4157-864a-c13896621d0e/id/35080380

Bruce Fein 01/11/2025

Bruce Fein The legendary constitutional, international and human rights lawyer, fomer Justice Department Official, consultant, scholar, author and more on his recent lawsuit against the U.S. Secretary of State, Gaza v. Blinken, on behalf of Palestinians alleging violation of the U.S. Federal Leahy Law via weapons provision to Israel while Israel is engaged in gross human rights violations, the role of lawyers in society, the philosophical origins and dynamics of rule of law and democracy and beyond. /episode/index/show/0b127e34-cbcf-4157-864a-c13896621d0e/id/34819165

John Heiderscheidt 12/11/2024

John Heiderscheidt Immigration and the intersections of economics, national security and criminal law, the threat of mass deportations, fear politics, the spirit/ideals of the U.S., practical and political challenges to consistent sound policy, potential solutions/reforms and much more with the multitalented and interdiscsiplinary attorney John Heiderscheidt. /episode/index/show/0b127e34-cbcf-4157-864a-c13896621d0e/id/34390900

Chuck Wolf 10/23/2024

Chuck Wolf Retired big law partner, University of Chicago law professor, recent Biden administration/Dept. of Labor appointee and renaissance man Chuck Wolf on the election, constitutional and structural design, foundations of democracy and more, for the inagural episode of Democracy Doctors. /episode/index/show/0b127e34-cbcf-4157-864a-c13896621d0e/id/33581737

Placekeeper - Show coming soon or eventually! 09/26/2024

Placekeeper - Show coming soon or eventually! A real law & policy podcast with Mike Alk & friends /episode/index/show/0b127e34-cbcf-4157-864a-c13896621d0e/id/33224697

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