Loud, fast-talking and deceptively funny, this politically-independent "forward-thinking pragmatist" looks at the events shaping our world through a uniquely American lens. It's smarter than you think, and faster than you expect. "Common Sense with Dan Carlin" is a blend of audio commentary and news analysis by one of the leading thinkers among today's politically independent crowd. Author, reporter and talk show host Dan Carlin takes a look at the issues in the news through the prism of his traditional American "forward-thinking pragmatism" while pushing a fiscally conservative, socially liberal approach to solving problems. Whether he's railing against the "Fat Police", explaining the existence of "The Chicken Little Gene" or continually bringing up historical events no one has ever heard of, Carlin manages to be entertaining and informative in a uniquely non-partisan way. His style has been compared to Seinfeld's George Costanza on steroids whether that's true or not, He does often talk really fast you'll have to keep up. Can common sense be entertaining? Can it be stimulating, refreshing and thought-provoking? You bet! Politically independent host Dan Carlin shows you how radically clear things can be once a little non-partisan Common Sense is applied. http://www.hbnnews.com Tue, 22 Aug 2006 09:55:09 PST en-us dancarlin@hbnnews.com (Dan Carlin) Dan Carlin nateg@intechgra.com (Nate Givon) High Tech Broadcasting 2005 Common Sense with Dan Carlin dancarlin@hbnnews.com libertarian,independent,constitution,freedom,nonpartisan,rights,hbnnews,dan,carlin,politics no Politics http://mp3.intechgra.edgesuite.net/cswdca44.mp3 Have consultants, pollsters and marketers destroyed American politics? Dan looks at the issue and ties together three other seemingly unrelated stories. Oh yeah, there's a Fat Police update too. http://mp3.intechgra.edgesuite.net/cswdca44.mp3 Tue, 18 Apr 2006 20:55:30 PST 52:34 http://mp3.intechgra.edgesuite.net/cswdca43.mp3 Illegal immigration has everyone excited (again). Dan tries to take the Common Sense/long view approach. Also, interview with Andrew J. Bacevich, author of "The New American Militarism" http://mp3.intechgra.edgesuite.net/cswdca43.mp3 Tue, 11 Apr 2006 19:28:55 PST 60:21 http://mp3.intechgra.edgesuite.net/cswdca42.mp3 Is "Fair and Balanced" News leaving us truth deficient? Dan looks at the news media's relation to uninformed voters. Also: Politically Correct Hate and a huge update segment. http://mp3.intechgra.edgesuite.net/cswdca42.mp3 Tue, 04 Apr 2006 20:00:07 PST 54:10 http://mp3.intechgra.edgesuite.net/cswdca41.mp3 Are there any downsides to organizations formed to improve society? Dan suggests at least one. Also: Suing for schools, Puritan Democracy in Afghanistan and Mad Cow Beefgate. http://mp3.intechgra.edgesuite.net/cswdca41.mp3 Tue, 28 Mar 2006 20:34:17 PST 49:42 http://mp3.intechgra.edgesuite.net/cswdca40.mp3 Orwell's book "1984" highlighted a government that knew everything about its citizens. Instead, private and public sectors know more about us than perhaps Orwell even imagined. Is this a problem? Also: "Slacktivism" and Eating T http://mp3.intechgra.edgesuite.net/cswdca40.mp3 Tue, 21 Mar 2006 20:47:14 PST 49:24 http://mp3.intechgra.edgesuite.net/cswdca39.mp3 Dan suggests using an unorthodox punch in our dealings with the Iranians. He also wonders why results don't count in the Free Trade debate. http://mp3.intechgra.edgesuite.net/cswdca39.mp3 Tue, 14 Mar 2006 18:59:37 PST 43:45 http://mp3.intechgra.edgesuite.net/cswdca38.mp3 Dan explains how we all might benefit if a philanthropist gets to build a "Catholic city" in Florida. Also the Libertarian Party is profiled. http://mp3.intechgra.edgesuite.net/cswdca38.mp3 Tue, 07 Mar 2006 19:33:41 PST 44:01 http://mp3.intechgra.edgesuite.net/cswdca37.mp3 Dan spends a whole show looking at U.S. foreign policy in a way that's liable to upset liberals AND conservatives. What should U.S. foreign policy be? Who should decide what our national interests are? Can we maintain our Republic in Imperial tim http://mp3.intechgra.edgesuite.net/cswdca37.mp3 Tue, 28 Feb 2006 13:43:16 PST 51:27 http://mp3.intechgra.edgesuite.net/cswdca36.mp3 The practice of charging employees more for health insurance if they smoke is spreading like wildfire. Dan examines the ramifications, and asks; what's next? Also: The legislative branch caves in over NSA wiretaps, and apparently the end of the worl http://mp3.intechgra.edgesuite.net/cswdca36.mp3 Tue, 22 Feb 2006 12:06:46 PST 54:08 http://mp3.intechgra.edgesuite.net/cswdca35.mp3 Dan suggests that a new government anti-terror tool may have gone too far even for those unafraid of domestic surveillance. Also: The relationship between a new Fat study and the largest Arab TV news network. http://mp3.intechgra.edgesuite.net/cswdca35.mp3 Tue, 14 Feb 2006 01:20:24 PST 54:32 http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca34.mp3 Dan ponders the implications of military-style boot camps for the 'motivationally challenged'. Are these people who would have succeeded in the pre-globalization era? Also, are the Muslim nations too devout for democracy? http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca34.mp3 Tue, 07 Feb 2006 20:47:57 PST 55:31 http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca33.mp3 More job losses and corporate relocating has Dan wondering what average American Joes and Janes are going to do for a living. Also, the 10th Amendment, morality and medical judgments and why we won't be satisfied with any government health care syste http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca33.mp3 Tue, 31 Jan 2006 20:09:16 PST 55:48 http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca32.mp3 How involved should the government be in policing pornography on the Internet? Dan examines Google's refusal to turn over documents to help the government fight online porn. Also: govt. eavesdropping, "Jumping for Osama" and fat lawsuits. http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca32.mp3 Tue, 24 Jan 2006 18:27:36 PST 44:26 http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca31.mp3 If Presidents really do audit those they don't like, this show ought to get poor Dan and _ _ _ on the list. Dan discusses The Unitary Executive Doctrine, and also looks at global warming, mail privacy and the Holocaust on trial in Iran. http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca31.mp3 Tue, 17 Jan 2006 16:54:04 PST 37:45 http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca30.mp3 Dan wonders where the oversight and accountability in government has gone in the wake of news the NSA decided to expand its own spying authority after 9/11. He also rails against Jack Abramoff-style partisan corruption http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca30.mp3 Tue, 10 Jan 2006 13:36:51 PST 43:26 http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca29.mp3 Dan asks whether Americans have considered the price tag, both in dollars, and freedoms, of government-run health care. He also highlights the Republicans in a "Know Your Faction" segment. http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca29.mp3 Tue, 03 Jan 2006 20:17:30 PST 59:54 http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca28.mp3 We have something to fear, and it's fear itself. Dan questions whether a scared people can stay free. Also: Too many lawyers in Congress, jobs for average Joes, and camera surveillance in the U.K.. http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca28.mp3 Tue, 27 Dec 2005 20:30:19 PST 48:11 http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca27.mp3 How far can the Constitution stretch to fight the War on Terror? Eavesdropping revelations and Patriot Act setbacks may test those limits. Also, why do liberal professors outnumber conservative profs on campus? http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca27.mp3 Tue, 20 Dec 2005 17:57:20 PST 51:22 http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca26.mp3 The Fat Police finally come out of the closet and ask Congress in a report to shut down corporate advertising to kids. Dan wonders where parents fit it. He also interviews a combat veteran recently back from Iraq. http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca26.mp3 Tue, 13 Dec 2005 19:27:00 PST 60:07 http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca25.mp3 Dan explores the disconnect between the U.S.'s global responsibilities and the average American's natural "mind your own business" attitude. He also riffs on Iraq, Vietnam and the World Health Organization's "Smokers Not Wanted" http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca25.mp3 Tue, 07 Dec 2005 10:28:11 PST 47:55 http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca24.mp3 Is there any way to realistically look at the world's problems and not become pessimistic about the future? Dan asks that question and looks at the ramifications of the Saddam Hussein trial. http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca24.mp3 Tue, 30 Nov 2005 08:45:25 PST 25:05 http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca23.mp3 How can you win a war on a tactic? Dan assesses the chances of the U.S. winning a war against violent extremism. Also, sex offenders, pre-marital sex opposers and electromagnetic attacks. http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca23.mp3 Tue, 22 Nov 2005 21:19:22 PST 32:40 http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca22.mp3 A BYU professor publishes a paper suggesting aircraft could not have toppled the World Trade Center towers. Dan wonders what to do with such information. He also examines the issue of sex education in public schools in light of a new court ruling. http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca22.mp3 Tue, 15 Nov 2005 19:43:22 PST 36:40 http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca21.mp3 Why is there such a backlash if someone notices African-Americans tend to be athletic? Dan tries to avoid sounding like a racist while addressing this, intelligent design, French riots, and secret terrorism prisons. http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca21.mp3 Tue, 08 Nov 2005 21:13:16 PST 38:30 http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca20.mp3 Dan bemoans yet another Washington D.C. investigation that won't fix anything. He also examines the growing rifts among Republicans over doctrine. http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca20.mp3 Tue, 01 Nov 2005 21:32:48 PST 30:25 http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca19.mp3 Dan forecasts an outbreak of Common Sense-itis among politicians up for re-election...that will likely persist until the day after ballots are counted. He also explains the connection between cheeseburgers and firearms. http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca19.mp3 Tue, 26 Oct 2005 09:32:37 PST 29:47 http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca18.mp3 How far are we willing to go to protect ourselves? Should there be any boundaries? Dan dissects this issue and riffs on the News. http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca18.mp3 Tue, 18 Oct 2005 23:00:08 PST 34:03 http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca17.mp3 Dan gets mad because lifestyle diseases are getting so much of the CDC's attention while bird flu looms. He also has a loud and fast "Root Causes" segment about Individualism vs. The Common Good. http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca17.mp3 Tue, 12 Oct 2005 12:04:49 PST 33:28 http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca16.mp3 Dan wonders how different government ethics might be if the accused had to face juries comprised of members of the public instead of other politicians. Also includes an "Update" section http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca16.mp3 Tue, 06 Oct 2005 12:47:55 PST 27:38 http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca15.mp3 Can U.S. workers compete with lower-paid foreign competition? What if they can't? Dan examines that question and also looks at the issue of competence in government. http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca15.mp3 Tue, 05 Oct 2005 12:47:10 PST 29:36 http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca14.mp3 Is abortion playing too dominant a role in U.S. politics? Dan examines what's behind the issue's staying power while asking whether it's possible for government to control the culture in a free society. http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca14.mp3 Tue, 05 Oct 2005 12:42:21 PST 33:06 http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca13.mp3 Does the U.S. President have more power than he should? Dan looks at the issue, and also outlines the history of the Democratic Party. http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca13.mp3 Tue, 13 Sep 2005 23:40:21 PST 30:15 http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca12.mp3 Is the U.S. heading for a financial crisis? Dan looks at the threat and also discusses floods, faulty poverty statistics and cars that confound drunks. http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca12.mp3 Tue, 06 Sep 2005 23:42:21 PST 27:18 http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca11.mp3 Public schools in the United States need changes and Dan throws out some thoughts on the matter. He also examines why every nation worth its salt wants a nuke. http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca11.mp3 Tue, 30 Aug 2005 21:42:21 PST 25:20 http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca10.mp3 Dan is torn over showing still-classified Iraq abuse photos... but he's totally sure the lifestyle police have gone overboard over French Fries and Tanning addiction. http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca10.mp3 Tue, 23 Aug 2005 21:22:45 PST 25:19 http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca09.mp3 Dan lays out his case for why he favors the media showing flag-draped coffins and American military casualties. He also talks about the root causes for the Iraq conflict and offers solutions. http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca09.mp3 Tue, 16 Aug 2005 23:29:41 PST 27:17 http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca08.mp3 A new study linking second-hand smoke with childhood obesity drives Dan over the edge. Methamphetamine, pollution-causing cows and "intelligent design" theories on life's origins also make the conversation cut. http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca08.mp3 Tue, 09 Aug 2005 23:33:14 PST 23:44 http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca07.mp3 Dan confronts the question of whether the use of atomic weapons in World War Two was a war crime. He also proposes some simple solutions for breaking the partisan idea monopoly in Washington D.C. http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca07.mp3 Tue, 02 Aug 2005 22:22:45 PST 27:38 http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca06.mp3 Dan hammers the Patriot Act as the wrong way to fight the War on Terror and spotlights the Green Party in the "Know Your Faction" segment http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca06.mp3 Tue, 26 Jul 2005 23:29:42 PST 00:00:00 http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca05.mp3 Dan asks if science has become too compromised to be trustworthy and also chastises Republicans for favoring government secrecy too much and personal privacy too little http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca05.mp3 Tue, 19 Jul 2005 23:52:12 PST 00:00:00 http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca04.mp3 Dan suggests that letting violent sex offenders live among us may not be the best idea. Also, Islamic silence over terrorism, new polls favoring the politically independent, and the latest push by the fat police. http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca04.mp3 Tue, 12 Jul 2005 23:52:12 PST 00:00:00 http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca03.mp3 Dan attacks the practice of using tax dollars to change people's legal behavior and looks at the quandary liberals face over (supposedly) racist Mexican postage stamps http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca03.mp3 Tue, 05 Jul 2005 22:37:16 PST 00:00:00 http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca02.mp3 Dan wonders why there's never a debate on whether Americans want to be the world's policemen and looks at the connection between free trade and China's attempt to buy Unocal http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca02.mp3 Tue, 28 Jun 2005 22:12:34 PST 00:00:00 http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca01.mp3 Less is more when it comes to voters and a discussion of who the Neo-Cons are http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca01.mp3 Tue, 21 Jun 2005 21:52:12 PST 00:00:00 http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca00.mp3 Dan explains the show's mission, challenges the idea that common sense is boring, and revels in the freedom of being out of traditional radio http://www.hbnetworks.net/bcast/cswdca00.mp3 Tue, 14 Jun 2005 22:24:48 PST 00:00:00