Will and Dan try to make sense of the Court’s decisions in the two cases addressing the possibility of preenforcement challenges to Texas’s novel abortion ban.
NPR's Book of the Day - Raekwon of the Wu-Tang Clan on the highs and lows of success
Legendary rapper and integral member of the Wu-Tang Clan, Raekwon, is out with a new memoir called From Staircase to Stage. Born Corey Woods in Staten Island, Raekwon takes a look back at hating school, watching his neighborhood decline during the crack-cocaine epidemic, and then finding success with the Wu-Tang Clan. Raekwon told NPR's Steve Inskeep that success came with both big highs and deep lows.
Read Me a Poem - “Walking Away” by Cecil Day Lewis
Amanda Holmes reads Cecil Day Lewis’s poem “Walking Away.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: podcast@theamericanscholar.org. If we select your entry, you’ll win a copy of a poetry collection edited by David Lehman.
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It Could Happen Here - Neoliberalism Part 4: This is What Democracy Looks Like
In the final part of our Neoliberalism series we watch Reagan and Thatcher destroy the unions, gut the welfare state, and construct an enormous police-prison-slave state in its place.
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They're busy at work making a complete mockery of the law. To call them howler monkeys is an insult to howler monkeys, who I'm sure would at least try their best. Andrew takes us through a couple recent opinions by Trump Judges that remind us why it was so goddamn important both to elect Biden AND to win those two Georgia Senate seats. Let this episode be a motivator! These are the people who end up deciding the most important cases when we let Republicans back in power. Links: VanDyke ABA rating, Duncan v Bolta, Terry A. Doughty, Louisiana v Becerra, Who Are the Scientists Behind the Great Barrington Declaration?, Peter A. McCullough
The Daily Signal - Bonus: A Prosecutor’s Take on Ghislaine Maxwell Trial
The trial of Ghislaine Maxwell—the right-hand woman of deceased financier and convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein—continues this week, with Maxwell’s defense attorneys expected to make their case Thursday. Maxwell is charged with recruiting and grooming four underaged girls to be abused by Epstein.
To better understand the details and nuance of this disturbing case, The Daily Signal spoke with Zack Smith, a former assistant U.S. attorney in the Northern District of Florida and a legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation.
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Dr. Mia Taormina Answers Questions As The Omicron Reaches Chicago
As all Illinois counties enter a “high-transmission” zone and the omicron variant arrives in Chicago, Reset checks back in with Dr. Mia Taormina for the latest public health guidance.
Cato Daily Podcast - Labor Department, ESG, and Risks to Retirees
How the Department of Labor regulates pension funds and other retirement plans holds big implications for retirees, so how do so-called ESG (environmental, social, and governance) preferences change things? Jennifer Schulp comments.
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Federalist Radio Hour - What Does ‘Self-Governance’ Look Like In The Era Of Community Decay?
On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Tony Woodlief, executive vice president of the State Policy Network, joins Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss his book "I, Citizen: A Blueprint for Reclaiming American Self-Governance."
Consider This from NPR - Hunting A Rapid COVID Test For The Holidays? Good Luck With That
Almost two years into the pandemic, at-home rapid tests can still be difficult to find in the U.S. If you do find them, they're often expensive. Other countries are faring better, like the U.K. and South Korea, which provide free tests each day to anyone who wants them.
Why is the U.S. different? NPR's Yuki Noguchi reports.
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Why is the U.S. different? NPR's Yuki Noguchi reports.
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