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In this mailbag episode, hosts Ron Steslow and Mike Madrid answer listener questions on various political topics and discuss a Pope's encyclical regarding accountability in decision making.

In this mailbag episode of The Weekly, Ron Steslow and Mike Madrid sit down to answer listener questions, on Latino dealignment, whether states should call a second constitutional convention, whether a hot war with China is coming, and whether a future administration could prosecute its predecessor without sliding into retribution. In Politicology+, they dig into Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas and use the Pope's choice between "constructing Babel" and "rebuilding Jerusalem" to confront what happens when we hand life-and-death decisions to machines that can't be held accountable. POLITICOLOGY+ Not yet a Politicology+ member? Don’t miss all the extra episodes on the private, ad-free version of this podcast. Upgrade now at politicology.com/plus. SPONSORS & PROMO CODES: https://bit.ly/44uAGZ8 Send your questions and ideas to podcast@politicology.com or leave a voicemail at ‪(703) 239-3068‬ Follow this week’s panel on X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/RonSteslow https://x.com/madrid_mike Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Ron Steslow, Mike Madrid

Topics covered

• listener questions
• Latino dealignment
• constitutional convention
• China relations
• prosecution of predecessors
• Pope's encyclical
• accountability in decision making

Keywords

• mailbag
• Latino dealignment
• constitutional convention
• China
• prosecution
• Pope Leo XIV
• Magnifica Humanitas
• accountability
• decision making

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Organizations: Politicology

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