Common Sense with Chad Law | Political Commentary
America doesn't have a shortage of opinions. It has a shortage of common sense.
Common Sense with Chad Law is a political and cultural commentary podcast for Americans who are tired of partisan talking points, political theater, and being told what to think.
Hosted by political commentator Chad Law — better known as “The Last Gay Conservative” — the show brings an independent conservative perspective, sharp humor, and a healthy dose of skepticism to the biggest conversations shaping America.
From Washington politics and public policy to economics, technology, media narratives, and cultural controversies, Chad goes beyond the headlines to examine the arguments, incentives, contradictions, and real-world consequences that too often get lost in the political noise.
With original commentary, political satire, deep dives, and Big Tent Thursday interviews featuring voices from across the political and cultural spectrum, Common Sense challenges conventional wisdom — including the conventional wisdom of the political right.
Because common sense isn't a party platform. And asking better questions matters more than repeating the right answers.
Different perspectives. Honest arguments. A little humor. A lot of common sense.
New episodes premiere at 7 PM Pacific.
Episodes
264 episodes
San Francisco's Comeback Exposes Portland's Leadership Failure | Tuesday Special
🌉 San Francisco is making a comeback. Portland is heading in the opposite direction. Two progressive cities. Two Democratic mayors. Two promises to turn things around. So why are the results so different?In this Tuesday Special of Common...
21 Days to Save an Election: Fire Your Consultants | Monologue Monday
With just 21 days to save their campaigns, why are so many Republicans and Democrats struggling in races that should be easy? Political consultants are spending millions on attack ads, polling, and messaging while missing the one thing voters a...
The One Mistake Costing Both Parties Their Voters | Sequel Sunday
Why are Republicans and Democrats losing voters in races they should be winning? Why are independent voters reaching record levels? And why are democratic socialists gaining ground in places where their politics should be a nonstarter?Th...
The Secret Deal That Ended Red Waves and Blue Waves | Satire Saturday
🌊 WHERE DID ALL THE RED WAVES AND BLUE WAVES GO?The New York Times says Democrats may have found the recipe for flipping red-state Senate seats. Chad Law has another theory: the political consultants found the recipe for billing all the ...
The Primary Trap: Why America Keeps Getting Bad Candidates | Freedom Friday
America keeps asking why we end up with such terrible choices in November. But what if the problem isn't the candidates? What if it's the system that picks them?On this Freedom Friday, Chad Law takes on America's broken primary system — ...
Close Governor Races: What Does a Real Builder Look Like? | Thursday Specia
Oregon’s governor race between Tina Kotek and Christine Drazan raises a bigger question: What does a real builder look like in politics? And why do we keep hiring politicians based on who we like instead of what they've actually accompli...
🇺🇸 IS THIS REALLY THE BEST REPUBLICANS CAN DO? | WACKY WEDNESDAY
🎪 BAD CANDIDATES. BAD CAMPAIGNS.🇺🇸 America, have you watched the campaign ads this fall and wondered, is this really the best they could do?Because I have. And this time, I'm asking about my own side.From Ca...
The Conservative Case Against the Death Penalty | Monologue Monday
I supported the death penalty for most of my life. Then I started asking what we were buying—and whether it was working.The Christa Pike case in Tennessee brings that question into focus. But this conversation goes beyond one inmate or ...
The Convenience Economy Is Making You Poorer | Sequel Sunday
Too Much Month at the End of the Money: How the Convenience Economy Is Draining Your PaycheckAre you tired of having too much month left at the end of the money? You're not imagining it. Housing, insurance and groceries really are...
Democratic Socialism Is Just Having Rich Parents | Satire Saturday
America, congratulations. You’ve been adopted. 🇺🇸💳I finally figured out democratic socialism—and I owe the DSA an apology. It’s having rich parents.Rent? Dad. College? Dad. Healthcare? Dad. And if Daddy runs out of money, that’s o...
Europe’s Energy and Immigration Mistakes Are America’s Warning | Freedom Friday
Europe’s energy and immigration mistakes are America’s warning. From refinery closures and foreign fuel dependence to national identity and immigration without an integration plan, Europe has already shown us the consequences. America still has...
The Worst GOP Congress Ever! They’ve Got Nobody Left to Blame. | Wacky Wednesday
Republicans control the House, the Senate, and the White House. They’ve got every key to Washington—and nobody left to blame. So what did they actually deliver?🇺🇸 Tonight on Common Sense with Chad Law, it’s Wacky Wednesday: the worst GO...
They Block the Power. You Pay the Bill. | Tech Tuesday
We’re not out of power. We’re out of permission.America’s innovators are building solar farms, gas plants, batteries, and new ways to harness geothermal energy. Meanwhile, projects wait years to connect—and the companies sending your el...
Washington Brought Back Wolves. Ranchers Got the Bill. | Monologue Monday
Washington wiped wolves out of the West. Then it brought them back and left ranchers to carry the cost.In Oregon, wolf losses look tiny in a statewide statistic. On the ranches where those losses land, the bill includes missing calves, ...
The Homelessness System Pays for Nights, Not Exits | Sequel Sunday
Portland can tow and crush a lived-in RV, then pay nearly $2,900 a month for its former occupant to sleep in a temporary shelter pod. Who gets paid when she stays—and who measures whether she ever gets out?Tonight on Sequel Sunday, we f...
Justice for Hee-Haw: Why Cops Keep Shooting Pets | Wacky Wednesday
A COP SHOT A MINIATURE DONKEY IN HIS OWN PASTURE.His name was Hee-Haw. He was bottle-raised and worked with children at petting zoos. When officers entered his pasture during a search for a missing child, he ran toward them. One officer...
Everything the Data Industry Doesn’t Want You to Know | Tech Tuesday
Your data doesn’t disappear after you click “I agree.” It enters an industry built to collect it, combine it, sell it, and increasingly use it to determine what you pay.I spent years on the buying side of this business. Tonight, I’m bre...
The War on Beautiful Women Backfired | Monologue Monday
America didn’t run out of beautiful women. We stopped allowing them to become icons.For decades, every generation produced a bombshell America could recognize from a silhouette: Marilyn Monroe, Farrah Fawcett, Cindy Crawford, Pamela Ande...
America Needs a Mom: The Case for Sarah Huckabee Sanders | Thursday Special
Republicans spent four days in Dallas asking who should inherit Donald Trump’s movement. They discussed JD Vance, Marco Rubio, Ron DeSantis and Ted Cruz—but almost nobody mentioned Sarah Huckabee Sanders.That may be the biggest oversight...
Flock Cameras, Fetterman and Firefighting Goats | Wacky Wednesday
A Senate candidate shoots a Flock surveillance camera for a campaign ad. John Fetterman spends the weekend at Rupert Murdoch’s Montana retreat. Diesel reaches a record $6.27 per gallon. Twenty-two states sue over a new green-card rule. And the ...
The People Warning You About AI Are Already Using It | Tech Tuesday
Who told Americans to be afraid of artificial intelligence—and what are those people protecting?Washington, Hollywood, and the news media publicly warn Americans about AI while quietly using it themselves. Congressional offices use it to...
You Don't Hate Capitalism. You Hate This. | Monologue Monday
Americans still overwhelmingly like free enterprise. So why are they rapidly souring on capitalism?Chad argues that the anger behind America's “cost of life” crisis is real — but we're giving it the wrong name.Housing, healthcare,...
Make America Gay Again: Grindr Goes Down at the RNC | Satire Saturday
Grindr goes down. The Republican convention comes to town. Coincidence?Dallas is hosting the Republican convention, and reports of problems with Grindr put the city at the top of Downdetector’s map.But Dallas isn’t the first conve...
What the Hell Happened to Jelly Roll? | Satire Saturday
Country star Jelly Roll lost nearly 300 pounds. Then came the divorce, the Jimmy Kimmel guest-hosting gig, the Trump jokes, the fan backlash—and now the skin-removal surgery.So Chad has a theory: somewhere along the way, somebody acciden...
Conservatives Are Wrong About Marijuana | Freedom Friday
Should conservatives support banning marijuana — or regulate it the same way we regulate alcohol?In this Freedom Friday episode of Common Sense, Chad takes the strongest arguments against marijuana seriously: today's dramatically higher ...
FENTANYL IS DOWN. SO WHY DOES THE DRUG CRISIS FEEL WORSE? | Thursday Special
📉 Fentanyl deaths are falling.That's not spin. That's good news.But if America is finally "winning" the fight against fentanyl, why does the drug crisis Americans experience in their neighborhoods still look so familiar?Ton...
THIS WEEK IN ATTENTION-SEEKING: Politics, Protests & the WNBA | Wacky Wednesday
🎙️ Somewhere along the way, America started rewarding people for CAUSING THE BIGGEST SCENE instead of accomplishing the mission.This week’s pile of Wacky Wednesday stories proves it.Chad runs eight stories through one simple test:...
The Lindsay Clancy Trial Exposed a Mental Health Problem Nobody Is Talking About | Monologue Monday
The Lindsay Clancy trial reignited America's argument over postpartum mental health and access to psychiatric care.Chad thinks we're arguing about the wrong thing.During cross-examination, Clancy's psychiatrist was questioned abou...
The Polls Aren’t Wrong. The People Reading Them Are. | Freedom Friday
📊 There’s no such thing as a wrong poll.Yeah, I know. Stay with me.A poll is a measurement. It records what a group of people said at a particular moment.A prediction is something else entirely.So when an elec...
Tech Companies Skipped One Step. It Cost Them $130 Billion. | Thursday Special
America is supposedly turning against artificial intelligence.But the numbers tell a stranger story.Americans are adopting AI while simultaneously fighting the data centers being built to power it. Meanwhile, cities are removing F...
