The State of Us

Who will win the 2020 election? Justin and Lace take a look at Allan Lichtman's keys to the presidency and his prediction for 2020.tags: tsou, presidential election, trump, biden, 2020, pandemic, politics, democrat, republican, Justin weller, keys, voting, electoral college, charisma, economy, jobs, protests

There might be danger on the horizon, and it might include your wallet. COVID-19 has plunged most of the world into a recession, but government stimulus checks and consumer optimism are painting a confusing picture. Justin and Lance are joined by Joe Minarik to discuss how the decrease in our nation's output will affect your pockets. tags: tsou, economy, economics, politics, global, pandemic, recession, money, covid-19, corona virus, jobs, gdp, output, salary, saving, Justin weller, lance jackson, joe minarik

With the democratic and republican national conventions coming to a close, there is a lot to unpackage. Justin and Lance highlight their biggest takeaways from both unprecedented conventions and discuss if they even mattered at all. tags: tsou, DNC, RNC, democrat, republican, politics, president trump, vice president biden, election, voting, speech, Justin weller, lance jackson, covid-19, pandemic

Problems have been plaguing the oil industry for years and the pandemic has highlighted those issues. Justin and Lance discuss what's happening in the multi-trillion dollar industry, and whether we should save it, or let it die. tags: tsou, oil, car, gasoline, plastic, economy, government, covid-19, pandemic, environment, industry, politics, Justin weller, lance Jackson, jobs, money, college, education, Bradley Butsch

COVID-19 has unintentionally made huge cuts to global carbon emissions. Justice and Lance discuss the sacrifice the human race must make, and what we can all do on an individual level to fight climate change. tags: tsou, climate change, covid-19, corona virus, pandemic, emissions, economy, green, fossil fuels, coal, oil, electric vehicles, Justin weller, lance Jackson

With the 2020 election around the corner, Biden and Trump are making their case to voters. The key is who they are making their case to. Justin and Lance discuss the progression of white evangelicals support for Trump, and the divide between the coasts and middle America. tags: tsou, america, trump, biden, politics, religion, white, christianity, voting, election, 2020, middle America, coasts, Justin weller, lance Jackson

Should you rent the American dream instead of buying it? Justin and Lance discuss why the American Dream is for rent and why millennials are buying it. tags: tsou, rent, ownership, house, millennials, gen z, apartment, debt, money, economy, college, lance Jackson, Justin weller, Bradley Butsch

227 million Americans are estimated to be purchasing goods online in 2020. Justin and Lance breakdown how covid-19 is changing shopping, retail jobs, and grocery stores, as well as discuss how grocery stores engineer themselves to make you spend more. tags: tsou, grocery, retail, shopping, spending, Walmart, Kroger, money, economy, online, quick list, Justin weller, lance Jackson, amazon, covid-19

With a worldwide pandemic and an unconventional presidential election underway, you may think that these are the most pressing issues we are facing. Justin and Lance examine the U.S reducing troops in Germany and South Korea, the thousands protesting in Russia, the suppression of ethnic groups in China, and refugees with no place to go. tags: tsou, usa, protest, global, ethnic, protests, china, russia, germany, south korea, refugee, troops, trump, politics, economy, justin weller, lance jackson

Will 100 million Americans lose access to TikTok? And if they did, would it be a good thing? Justin and Lance breakdown why TikTok has been in the limelight recently, and how the Chinese government could potentially be using American's information to spy on and manipulate them. tags: tsou, tiktok, china, technology, social media, Microsoft, trump, politics, manipulation, data, information, knowledge, gen z, Bradley Butsch, lance Jackson, Justin weller