How to Start Your Own Country: No Man's Land
Legal and geographic quirks sometimes create "Terra Nullius"—land which no sovereign nation lays claim to. Literally, No Man's Land. In this weird geographic episode, we explore: Iceland, the Oklahoma...
29 Okt 202551min
America's Two Angry Dads: Jefferson and Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton offered two contrasting visions of what America should be and how the Constitution applies to it. Jeffrey Rosen is a legal scholar and the President of the Nati...
23 Okt 20251h 20min
The Ethics of Performing for Dictators
Can comedians ethically perform standup for a despotic regime without endorsing it? Recently the Riyadh Comedy Festival invited furor when some comics schlepped to Saudi Arabia to perform–at great exp...
16 Okt 20251h 7min
(Sneak Peak) From Branding to the Electric Chair
Okay, so what constitutes "cruel and unusual"? Why was it okay to brand horse thieves in the face in old timey days, but it's barbaric now? In the final installment of this year's Judge Week, we go ov...
10 Okt 202527min
How Texas Blocked Pornhub
Pornhub ceased operating in the Lone Star State after Texas implemented an age verification law. Pornhub, and other adult websites, said the compliance was too onerous, and the potential fines too sta...
9 Okt 20251h 44min
The Fight Over Gay Characters in Public Schools
In Mahmoud v. Taylor the Supreme Court affirmed parents rights to remove their children from LGBTQ material used in public schools. The Court ruled that opt-outs preserve separation of church and stat...
8 Okt 202551min
Rogue Judges and Birthright Citizenship
In Trump v. Casa the Supreme Court ruled that district judges cannot issue "universal injunctions" against the federal government… Well, what the hell does that mean? The ruling comes in regard to Tru...
6 Okt 20251h 18min
Katie Herzog Gives Me Advice On My Drinking Problem
I think I probably drink too much, and I ought to curb that before I wrinkle prematurely. Fortunately, there is Katie Herzog. You may know her as the host of the Blocked & Reported podcast, but she is...
1 Okt 20251h 7min
