Month: November 2016

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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Trump’s Constitution

In the days leading up to Election Day, conservative legal scholar Orin Kerr explained why he would be crossing the aisle to vote for a Democrat. On this episode, he tells us why the prospect of a President Trump frightened him so much, and what we can expect in the way of checks and balances on executive power for the next four years.

We also speak with Garrett Epps, who wrote in The Atlantic this week that Trump is “a figure out of authoritarian politics, not the American tradition.” Epps observes that Trump has expressed contempt for nearly every article in the Bill of Rights, and deserves to be taken at his word.

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The Gist - The Autopsy

On The Gist, another double feature.

Evan Osnos explains what Trump’s first term might look like, based on reporting he did before the election for the New Yorker.

Reid Wilson, who covers down-ballot politics for the Hill, surveys the Republican gains in statehouses across the country. 

For the Spiel, some introspection. And keep an eye on this feed for more interviews over the weekend. 

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The Gist - More Rock, Less Talk

The Gist isn’t serving up a Spiel today—too many questions, too few answers. Instead, Mike puzzles through the day with a few friends of the show:

Jacob Weisberg reacts to the chants of “not my president.” Weisberg is the chairman and editor-in-chief of The Slate Group and the host of Trumpcast.

The New Yorker’s Adam Davidson expects a poorer country and world under President-elect Donald Trump. He outlines the range of possible economic changes.

John Dickerson, moderator of Face the Nation on CBS, delves into the details of Hillary Clinton’s loss. Dickerson is also a political columnist for Slate and author of Whistlestop: My Favorite Stories from Presidential Campaign History. 

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