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Political Gabfest - Open the Damn Schools

Emily, John and David discuss the Supreme Court’s abortion decision, reopening schools--with guest Emily Oster, and Russia’s bounties for U.S. Troops.

Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:

Melissa Murray for The Washington Post: “The Supreme Court’s Abortion Decision Seems Pulled From The ‘Casey’ Playbook”

Linda Greenhouse for The New York Times: “How Chief Justice Roberts Solved His Abortion Dilemma”

Jeffrey Toobin for The New Yorker: “John Roberts Distances Himself from the Trump-McConnell Legal Project”

Emily Oster for the Atlantic: “Parents Can’t Wait Around Forever”

Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom Is Wrong--and What You Really Need to Know by Emily Oster

Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool by Emily Oster

Charlie Savage, Mujib Mashal, Rukmini Callimachi, Eric Schmitt and Adam Goldman for the New York Times: “Suspicions of Russian Bounties Were Bolstered by Data on Financial Transfers”

Susan E. Rice for The New York Times: “Why Does Trump Put Russia First?”

Carl Bernstein for CNN: “From Pandering to Putin to Abusing Allies and Ignoring His Own Advisers, Trump's Phone Calls Alarm US Officials”

David Plotz for Business Insider: “What If Your Boss Acted Like This?”

This Day in Esoteric Political History: “The Man Who Didn't Sign The Declaration (1776)”

Ross Douthat for the New York Times: “The Ghost of Woodrow Wilson”

David W. Blight for the Washington Post: “Yes, the Freedmen’s Memorial Uses Racist Imagery. But Don’t Tear It Down.

Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory by David Blight

Here are this week’s cocktail chatters:

John: Jen Doll for Mental Floss: “How A Wrinkle in Time Changed Sci-Fi Forever”; Money Heist

Emily: Alison Dirr for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: “Milwaukee Election Commission Executive Director To Stay On For Time Being, Filling Leadership Void”;

Scott Neuman for NPR: “Federal Court In Wisconsin Upholds Voting Restrictions Favored By Republicans”; Derry Girls

David: Call My Agent

Listener chatter from Randy Koehn @noonan66: Matthew Rosenberg @AshcanPress’s Twitter thread with a beautiful story about Carl Reiner, who passed away this week.

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For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment David, Emily, and John discuss whether history should be taught backwards.

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Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

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