Created to Born to Barbara
Akhil and Andy visit a high school in Garden City, NY, to speak with outstanding high school students about Born Equal. In the process, we trace one of America’s great credos - “All Men Are Created E...
25 Mars 58min
A Brief Ecosystem
We’ve been mentioning the birthright citizenship case, Trump v. Barbara, and Professor Amar’s amicus brief in the case. Now we begin to analyze it in depth. We begin with the structure of the brief;...
18 Mars 1h 15min
Attorney Amar's Opening Argument
In this shorter-than-usual episode, you are now a Supreme Court clerk getting ready for the Trump v. Barbara case. What do you do? What do you read? We guide you. And as we think about what will hap...
4 Mars 28min
Tariffs Are A Major Question - Special Guest Vikram Amar
The Court has ruled Trump’s so-called reciprocal tariffs unconstitutional. Vik Amar, who offered important theories that appeared prominently in the opinion, joins us to explain the Major Questions D...
27 Feb 1h 22min
Pillorying the Post
Jeff Bezos emasculated the Washington Post; now he has virtually killed it. Why? And what does this mean for the nation? What is the importance of major newspapers to the American constitutional sy...
18 Feb 1h 21min
Converse-1983 Is A Thing
It’s becoming apparent that the theory that Professor Amar put forth 40 years ago in a now-famous law review article, Of Sovereignty And Federalism, is being taken seriously by more and more legislatu...
12 Feb 1h 12min
A Virtuous Republic, If You Can Keep It
In a wide-ranging episode, we finish looking back - and in doing so, we look into the near future as well. The birthright citizenship case will be heard in oral argument on April 1, and we go back to...
4 Feb 1h 9min
