The May edition of the ICBW podcast is now available for download or streaming.  It's a real pot pourri of topics this month:  part 1 covers the Canadian election, democracy in Europe, and fictional films with implicit political themes.  In part 2, we explore various aspects of the current state of US politics, including political violence, immigration policy and democratic governance.  And in part 3 we consider two currently controversial civil liberties issues:  academic freedom and "trans rights" in sports competitions.  As always, listeners are invited to participate in the discussion via comments on this post.