We find Florida Man and the crew reacting to Joe Biden’s attempts to tackle the most urgent problem of the modern era: ̶I̶n̶f̶l̶a̶t̶i̶o̶n̶ ̶O̶v̶e̶r̶r̶e̶g̶u̶l̶a̶t̶i̶o̶n̶ ̶U̶n̶e̶m̶p̶l̶o̶y̶m̶e̶n̶t̶... Junk Fees! And sure, fees that get hidden in fine print on airlines and at the bank can be annoying, but could banning them create unintended consequences? Why yes, yes it could…

On this episode of Common Sense Soapbox, Bob’s tweet about pizza results in death threats and terrorist epithets. Seamus explains that the internet can be a great place of learning, but also a forum for baser instincts.

On this episode of Common Sense Soapbox, the gang watches a congressional hearing on the “Twitter files”. Seamus explains the rampant censorship that’s strangled truth and honest discussion since 2020 — and certainly way before that.

On this episode of Common Sense Soapbox, Florida Man shows off his cash-stuffed mattresses as banks collapse. Seamus takes the opportunity to explain how reckless Federal Reserve policy has fueled this collapse.

On this episode of Common Sense Soapbox, Seamus explains why apocalyptic expert predictions are consistently incorrect.

On this episode of Common Sense Soapbox, Ron goes to prison and finds it not so easy to shame his fellow inmates. To make up for this lack, Ron invents an economic system of voluntary exchange. As our suspiciously-voiced narrator explains, that’s called capitalism.

On this episode of Common Sense Soapbox, Sarah utilizes Chat GPT to win a board game in place of her imprisoned husband Ron. Although Chat GPT may know a lot of facts, it's clear that it doesn't fully understand how to apply them to society at large.

On this episode of Common Sense Soapbox, the crew visits Ron in prison. Ron blabbers about the profit motive of private prisons and their runaway exploitation. Seamus calmly explains that private prisons are hardly the main cause of America’s mass incarceration issues.

On this episode of Common Sense Soapbox, Florida Man finds the capital gains tax unfair, as it punishes his financial acumen. Although Sarah argues it forces the rich to pay their ‘fair share,’ Seamus explains it’s anything but — especially when it comes to inflation.

On this episode of Common Sense Soapbox, ChatGPT wants to censor RFK, Jr. after he makes a few sensible (and unsensible) claims. Seamus makes a pitch for open debate in a persuasive and respectful manner.

On this episode of Common Sense Soapbox, Sarah and Bob discuss investing in fine art. Seamus (and Florida Man) deliver an economics lecture about wealth taxes with gator examples and all. Sarah decides that wealth taxes are a massive invasion of privacy.

On this episode of Common Sense Soapbox, Ron finds the socialist utopia of his dreams… in prison. Yeah, it’s not as great as he thinks.

On this episode of Common Sense Soapbox, Seamus gives the crew a lesson on how biased the American justice system really is.

On this episode of Common Sense Soapbox, Seamus explains the practical politics behind the hit song “Rich Men North of Richmond”. In addition, Florida Man wonders how a majority of congressmen are multimillionaires even though their yearly salary is $125,000.

On this episode of Common Sense Soapbox, Seamus and Florida Man explain why we shouldn’t let the chips fall where they may. Biden’s recently enacted CHIPS Act provides a gross amount of money to tech titans to manufacture chips and promote scientific research in the US. But as we’ve learned on CSS, bad things happen when the government attempts to manipulate the market.

On this episode of Common Sense Soapbox, Bob mocks San Francisco influencers and the crap they have to deal with. Instead of falling prey to our own condescension, Seamus suggests we treat these as teachable policy moments.

On this spooktacular episode of Common Sense Soapbox, the crew goes trick-or-treating on the steps of Congress. Seamus explains the ghastly reality of elderly politicians haunting the landscape and hampering progress.

Between international conflicts and Presidential elections, the news has glossed over this story pretty much entirely, but did you know that Fauci finally admitted that the NIH funded gain of function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, adding to mounting evidence that covid was not only created in a lab with notoriously lax safety procedures, but that it was actually sponsored by the US government.

On this episode of Common Sense Soapbox, Seamus explains why Gen Z has a right to feel screwed over financially, but perhaps not to the degree they think (or feel).

On our final episode for Season 8, Ron catches up on headlines from the past year and finds himself at a parole hearing.