"And Subject to the Jurisdiction Thereof..."
There's a clause in the 14th amendment that people wanting to change it continue to come back to: "and subject to the jurisdiction thereof." Today on the show, Professor Garrett Epps of The Atlantic j...
30 Loka 201812min
Words Matter
Slate’s April Glaser explains the futility of expelling bigots from one social media platform, only to see them find safe harbor on another. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...
29 Loka 201815min
The Blame Game
While we wait for news on the bomb suspect, a debate between Slate’s Mike Pesca and Mary Harris: Can we blame the potential explosives on provocative political speech? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...
26 Loka 201822min
Does Corruption Matter?
When it comes to the people we vote for, how corrupt is too corrupt? With Herb Jackson, Washington correspondent for USA Today and The Record. We take a whirlwind tour of the U.S. politicians hitting ...
25 Loka 201813min
Midterm Trolls - Online and Off
US Cyber Command launched its first cyber operation to deter Russian interference in the 2018 midterm elections, but is it too late? Clint Watts, the author of Messing With the Enemy, "Oh yeah." Today...
24 Loka 201817min
Who Owns Your DNA Data?
On this week’s If Then, Will Oremus and April Glaser discuss Elon Musk’s other, other project with their Slate colleague Henry Grabar. Not space travel, not electric cars, but the Boring Company, whic...
24 Loka 201832min
Turkey Makes the Most of Its Moment
Slate senior editor Josh Keating explains why Turkey has seized on the disappearance of a foreign journalist to stick it to Saudi Arabia. And Slate writer Aymann Ismail reconsiders going on hajj. We’...
23 Loka 201821min
The Health Care Turnabout
Andrew Gillum began his candidacy as a "Medicare for All" supporter. His subtle slide from that position to another is a small, but telling one. Today on the show, a look into the health care debate i...
23 Loka 201816min
