Bad policies are sometimes made with the best of intentions. In today’s conversation, Trevor and Aaron look at the moral questions this raises. How much should intent matter when we judge people’s actions in the political sphere? How much of an obligation to each of us have to make sure the policies we vote for will actually accomplish what they want them to?

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The January 6th insurrection was the most conspicuous recent example of homegrown extremist violence, but America has a sad history of this stuff.

To discuss the emergence and evolution of America's contemporary wave of politically motivated violence, we're joined by Patrick Eddington, former CIA analyst and now Cato Institute senior fellow.

* Here's the article of Pat's we discussed on the episode.

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Trevor and Aaron discuss their views of religion and religious faith, as well what role, if any, religious beliefs should play in political decision making.

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