Maybe, Just Maybe Fri, 15 May 2026 09:43:30 -0400 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2605843 en-us © 2026 Maybe, Just Maybe yes 8518cd78-d3b7-5b6e-ab15-f796d073e791 Mikey episodic false Under-represented opinions on politics, policy, and culture, made as simple as possible, by a guy who isn't that smart.

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Current events, politics, commentary, culture, psychology Mikey https://storage.buzzsprout.com/hej9xofagn6zimi11sonogw80pn8?.jpg Maybe, Just Maybe Is My Credit Score a Rip-off? Is My Credit Score a Rip-off? Maybe. Or maybe it's something based a bit on you, a bit on everyone else, and a lot of your reliability.

]]> Maybe. Or maybe it's something based a bit on you, a bit on everyone else, and a lot of your reliability.

]]> Mikey Buzzsprout-19182231 Fri, 15 May 2026 09:00:00 -0400 347 Credit Score, loans, dropped, finance 1 43 full false Is Ford Allowed to Tell Me When I Can't Drive? Is Ford Allowed to Tell Me When I Can't Drive? Maybe. Or maybe this is all downstream of a lot of political and cultural foolishness.

]]> Maybe. Or maybe this is all downstream of a lot of political and cultural foolishness.

]]> Mikey Buzzsprout-19170511 Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400 668 AI, Ford truck, politics, face scan, 1 42 full false Is Virginia's Supreme Court Right About The Voting Period? Is Virginia's Supreme Court Right About The Voting Period? Maybe. Or maybe there's a bigger moral issue baked into all this.

]]> Maybe. Or maybe there's a bigger moral issue baked into all this.

]]> Mikey Buzzsprout-19170503 Wed, 13 May 2026 09:00:00 -0400 203 Virginia, laws, gerrymandering, politics 1 41 full false Can Pizza Be Gerrymandered? Can Pizza Be Gerrymandered? Maybe. Or maybe that's the only way to give everyone what they actually want.

]]> Maybe. Or maybe that's the only way to give everyone what they actually want.

]]> Mikey Buzzsprout-19145677 Fri, 08 May 2026 09:00:00 -0400 553 Politics, Florida, Texas, Virginia, Illinois, gerrymander, gerrymandering, current events 1 40 full false Am I "Moving the Goal Posts"? Am I "Moving the Goal Posts"? Maybe. Or maybe you aren't allowed to move the goal posts for me.

]]> Maybe. Or maybe you aren't allowed to move the goal posts for me.

]]> Mikey Buzzsprout-19127519 Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400 332 Politics, moving the goal posts, rhetoric, conversation 1 39 full false Is the White House Ballroom a Vanity Project? Is the White House Ballroom a Vanity Project? Maybe. Or maybe it comes with bigger aspirations.

]]> Maybe. Or maybe it comes with bigger aspirations.

]]> Mikey Buzzsprout-19127475 Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400 163 Trump, white house ballroom, white house, politics 1 38 full false Do America's Christian Roots Matter Today? Do America's Christian Roots Matter Today? Maybe. Or maybe they're the most important thing to consider.

]]> Maybe. Or maybe they're the most important thing to consider.

]]> Mikey Buzzsprout-19103380 Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400 136 Christian nationalism, founding fathers, Christianity, Bible, politics, current events 1 36 full false Should You Press the Blue Button? Should You Press the Blue Button? Maybe. Or maybe the "Red Button, Blue Button" question is picking a fight.

]]> Maybe. Or maybe the "Red Button, Blue Button" question is picking a fight.

]]> Mikey Buzzsprout-19084994 Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400 292 Philosophy, red button blue button, 1 34 full false Is Gerrymandering Such a Problem? Is Gerrymandering Such a Problem? Maybe. Or maybe most folks do not understand how Congressional Representation actually works 

]]> Maybe. Or maybe most folks do not understand how Congressional Representation actually works 

]]> Mikey Buzzsprout-19108489 Fri, 01 May 2026 09:00:00 -0400 573 Gerrymandering, racist, Texas, Louisiana, Virginia, voting districts, politics, current events 1 37 full false Should the Minimum Wage be a Living Wage? Should the Minimum Wage be a Living Wage? Maybe. Or maybe there's an untapped workforce that doesn't need that much.

]]> Maybe. Or maybe there's an untapped workforce that doesn't need that much.

]]> Mikey Buzzsprout-19072729 Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400 137 Child labor, teenage workers, living wage, minimum wage 1 32 full false Are Illegals More Employable than Youths? Are Illegals More Employable than Youths? Maybe. Or maybe a full change in 3 key policies and one cultural expectation could solve this issue without importing a workforce.

]]> Maybe. Or maybe a full change in 3 key policies and one cultural expectation could solve this issue without importing a workforce.

]]> Mikey Buzzsprout-19072634 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400 437 Illegal workers, migrant workers, h2a, worker visas, child labor, teenage workers, minimum wage, mandatory schooling 1 31 full false Is Christianity Socialist? Is Christianity Socialist? Maybe. Or maybe the social sharing done by Christians isn't an economic or governmental model at all.

]]> Maybe. Or maybe the social sharing done by Christians isn't an economic or governmental model at all.

]]> Mikey Buzzsprout-19070768 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400 383 Christianity, socialist, capitalism, charity, church, church history, morality 1 30 full false Is the MAGA Call for a White House Ballroom a Conspiracy? Is the MAGA Call for a White House Ballroom a Conspiracy? Maybe. Or maybe it's just the shared values and expressions that come from something more common, that doesn't need coordination.

]]> Maybe. Or maybe it's just the shared values and expressions that come from something more common, that doesn't need coordination.

]]> Mikey Buzzsprout-19090017 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0400 262 MAGA, white house, ballroom, conspiracy, culture, politics 1 35 full false Are Pro-Life Groups Hypocritical (after the child is born)? Are Pro-Life Groups Hypocritical (after the child is born)? Maybe. Or maybe it's asking too much if them to fulfill every role in raising a child.

]]> Maybe. Or maybe it's asking too much if them to fulfill every role in raising a child.

]]> Mikey Buzzsprout-19066373 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400 365 Pro life, pro choice, charity, family 1 29 full false Another Attempt on President Trump's Life Another Attempt on President Trump's Life Nothing big to think about today. Just frustrated.

]]> Nothing big to think about today. Just frustrated.

]]> Mikey Buzzsprout-19084987 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:00:00 -0400 81 Trump, assassination, politics 1 33 full false Are Political Conversations Pointless? Are Political Conversations Pointless? Maybe. Or maybe we have the wrong expectations of them.

]]> Maybe. Or maybe we have the wrong expectations of them.

]]> Mikey Buzzsprout-19065526 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400 278 Politics, conversation, talking to Democrats, taking to Republicans, culture 1 28 full false Does America Not Have a Culture of Its Own? Does America Not Have a Culture of Its Own? Maybe. Or maybe folks aren't even talking about what a culture is.

]]> Maybe. Or maybe folks aren't even talking about what a culture is.

]]> Mikey Buzzsprout-19059135 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400 528 Culture war, culture, America, politics 1 25 full false Is the SPLC Hypocritical? Is the SPLC Hypocritical? Maybe. Or maybe there's a more, eh, existential fear they are facing these days.

]]> Maybe. Or maybe there's a more, eh, existential fear they are facing these days.

]]> Mikey Buzzsprout-19065506 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0400 221 Spcl, splc indictment, racism, current events, politics 1 27 full false Are Collectivists Dumb? Are Collectivists Dumb? Maybe. Or maybe they aren't encouraged to be smart by the nature of Collectivism.

]]> Maybe. Or maybe they aren't encouraged to be smart by the nature of Collectivism.

]]> Mikey Buzzsprout-19059121 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400 277 Leadership, politics, stupid, sociology 1 24 full false Is the MAGA Movement Honestly Fracturing? Is the MAGA Movement Honestly Fracturing? Maybe. Or maybe the ones cracking it apart don't have a choice.

]]> Maybe. Or maybe the ones cracking it apart don't have a choice.

]]> Mikey Buzzsprout-19059149 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0400 306 MAGA, civil war, politics, current events, Candace Owens, ticket Carlson, Nick fuentes, Trump, 1 26 full false Should Everyone Be Allowed to Vote? Should Everyone Be Allowed to Vote? Maybe. Or maybe there's something we should consider before extending that right.

]]> Maybe. Or maybe there's something we should consider before extending that right.

]]> Mikey Buzzsprout-19045232 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400 223 Politics, Trump, President, SAVE act, voting, voting rights 1 22 full false Are Billionaires the Enemy? Are Billionaires the Enemy? Maybe some of them actually are...

]]> Maybe some of them actually are...

]]> Mikey Buzzsprout-19033137 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400 241 Politics, taxes, rich, billionaires, eat the rich 1 21 full false Are Billionaires the Enemy? (Part 1) Are Billionaires the Enemy? (Part 1) Maybe. Or maybe some of them do more good than harm.

]]> Maybe. Or maybe some of them do more good than harm.

]]> Mikey Buzzsprout-19033128 Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400 476 Politics, taxes, rich, eat the rich, billionaires 1 20 full false Will "Disarming the Patriarchy" Stop Violence? Will "Disarming the Patriarchy" Stop Violence? Maybe. Or maybe male violence has a different solution.

]]> Maybe. Or maybe male violence has a different solution.

]]> Mikey Buzzsprout-19033106 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:00:00 -0400 246 Masculinity, feminism, politics, policy, violence 1 19 full false Is Qatar Lobbying More than Israel? Is Qatar Lobbying More than Israel? Maybe. Or maybe the concern isn't actually how much money is being spent by which nation.

]]> Maybe. Or maybe the concern isn't actually how much money is being spent by which nation.

]]> Mikey Buzzsprout-18973076 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400 243 Israel, Iran, policy, MAGA, Trump, America first 1 16 full false Did the Iran Negotiations End in Disaster? Did the Iran Negotiations End in Disaster? Maybe. Or maybe international politics takes longer to play out, and there are good reasons for breaking off negotiations.

]]> Maybe. Or maybe international politics takes longer to play out, and there are good reasons for breaking off negotiations.

]]> Mikey Buzzsprout-19023167 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:00:00 -0400 208 Iran, politics, Trump, negotiation, 1 18 full false Is It Really Racism? Is It Really Racism? Maybe. Or maybe it's a sign of something older, deeper, and more painful in the American soul.

]]> Maybe. Or maybe it's a sign of something older, deeper, and more painful in the American soul.

]]> Mikey Buzzsprout-18973043 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400 382 Racism, current events, race relations, 1 15 full false Is Israel Pulling the USA into Iran? Is Israel Pulling the USA into Iran? Maybe. Or maybe America has their own reasons for being there.

]]> Maybe. Or maybe America has their own reasons for being there.

]]> Mikey Buzzsprout-18973032 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400 224 Iran, politics, Trump, war, Israel 1 13 full false Is Racism Based on Hate? Is Racism Based on Hate? Maybe. Or maybe there's a sad, but understandable, reason that it's on the rise.

Disclaimer: I'm not advocating for racism. I'm arguing that the modern incarnation of it comes from somewhere other than its historical source.

]]> Maybe. Or maybe there's a sad, but understandable, reason that it's on the rise.

Disclaimer: I'm not advocating for racism. I'm arguing that the modern incarnation of it comes from somewhere other than its historical source.

]]> Mikey Buzzsprout-18951560 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400 479 Racism, crime, politics, philosophy, 1 12 full false Does the Bible Forbid Christian Nationalism? Does the Bible Forbid Christian Nationalism? Maybe. Or maybe the Bible has something for leaders to think about.

]]> Maybe. Or maybe the Bible has something for leaders to think about.

]]> Mikey Buzzsprout-18950286 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400 438 Christian Nationalism, Bible, Psalm 2, America, government, Christianity, politics 1 11 full false Is Iran the New Military Power? Is Iran the New Military Power? Maybe. Or maybe their effectiveness is being blown out of proportion.

]]> Maybe. Or maybe their effectiveness is being blown out of proportion.

]]> Mikey Buzzsprout-18988386 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0400 263 Iran conflict, way, Trump, military, straits of hormuz, politics 1 17 full false Are Guns Too Dangerous to Own? Are Guns Too Dangerous to Own? Maybe. Or maybe they are the sort of danger a safe society needs.

]]> Maybe. Or maybe they are the sort of danger a safe society needs.

]]> Mikey Buzzsprout-18944449 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400 383 Second amendment, guns, gun rights, guns owners, safe zones, weapons, policies, 2nd amendment, politics, society 1 10 full false Does Voting for (Politician) Make You Good or Bad? Does Voting for (Politician) Make You Good or Bad? Maybe. Or maybe we're asking the wrong questions about voting.

]]> Maybe. Or maybe we're asking the wrong questions about voting.

]]> Mikey Buzzsprout-18939523 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400 442 Voting, election, Civic duty, kindness 1 9 full false Is Israel Tricking America in Iran? Is Israel Tricking America in Iran? Maybe. Or maybe people on both sides are ignoring a very basic truth about enemies.

]]> Maybe. Or maybe people on both sides are ignoring a very basic truth about enemies.

]]> Mikey Buzzsprout-18937345 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400 137 Iran, war, Israel, Trump, politics, current events 1 8 full false Is the MAGA Coalition Being Sabotaged? Is the MAGA Coalition Being Sabotaged? Maybe. Or maybe there's a truth about coalitions that's getting missed here.

]]> Maybe. Or maybe there's a truth about coalitions that's getting missed here.

]]> Mikey Buzzsprout-18937339 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400 290 MAGA, coalition, appliances, sociology, politics, right wing civil war 1 7 full false Was America Wrong to Strike Iran First? Was America Wrong to Strike Iran First? Maybe. Or maybe they're getting the result of someone else's bad reputation.

]]> Maybe. Or maybe they're getting the result of someone else's bad reputation.

]]> Mikey Buzzsprout-18930188 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400 437 Iran, politics, Trump, military, first strike, war, psychology, philosophy 1 6 full false Is "Trump Derangement Syndrome" Really Deranged? Is "Trump Derangement Syndrome" Really Deranged? Maybe. Or maybe it's more understandable than we want it to be.

]]> Maybe. Or maybe it's more understandable than we want it to be.

]]> Mikey Buzzsprout-18919478 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400 174 Tds, Donald Trump, Trump Derangement Syndrome, politics, Democrats, elections, psychology 1 4 full false Is Child Sacrifice Really That Bad? Is Child Sacrifice Really That Bad? Maybe. Or maybe there's some good reasoning behind the practice.

]]> Maybe. Or maybe there's some good reasoning behind the practice.

]]> Mikey Buzzsprout-18930177 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400 259 Abortion, history, philosophy 1 5 full false Is the Tech Bubble Popping a Catastrophe? Is the Tech Bubble Popping a Catastrophe? Maybe. Or maybe it's a correction that everyone involved should have seen coming.

]]> Maybe. Or maybe it's a correction that everyone involved should have seen coming.

]]> Mikey Buzzsprout-18917516 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0400 486 Inflation, bubble, economy, artificial intelligence, business, Twitter 1 3 full false Are Rewards Programs a Scam? Are Rewards Programs a Scam? Maybe. Or maybe companies have to think differently than consumers do.

]]> Maybe. Or maybe companies have to think differently than consumers do.

]]> Mikey Buzzsprout-18913579 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0400 643 Economy, rewards, scam, business 1 2 full false Is Trump a Loose Cannon? Is Trump a Loose Cannon? Maybe. Or maybe there's something more personal to his behaviors.

]]> Maybe. Or maybe there's something more personal to his behaviors.

]]> Mikey Buzzsprout-18913564 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0400 231 Donald Trump, president, bullying, current events, politics, Iran, Trump 1 1 full false