Power Grab: Supreme Court Delivers for Trump (with Sam Breidbart and Eric Petry)
As the nation approaches its 250th birthday, the Supreme Court has ended its term with a slew of rulings that further undermine our constitutional system of checks and balances and allow more money to...
2 Juli 45min
The Lost Founder (with Jesse Wegman)
In this week’s episode, Jesse Wegman joins Michael Waldman to discuss his new book, The Lost Founder: James Wilson and the Forgotten Fight for a People's Constitution, the first major biography of Jam...
25 Juni 55min
FBI Raids Ohio Voting Registration Group
Last week, the Federal Bureau of Investigation raided the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, the state’s leading voter registration organization. This is part of the latest and most aggressive escalation ...
17 Juni 7min
Voters Demand Solutions to End Corruption (with Dan Weiner and Marina Pino)
At the beginning of his second administration, Trump said about accusations of corruption and conflicts of interest: “I found out that nobody cared, and I’m allowed to.” According to a new Brennan Cen...
11 Juni 42min
Trump’s Supreme Court Showdown — and Other Cases to Watch (with Tom Wolf and Wilfred Codrington)
This month, the Supreme Court will likely finish its work for the year. Already this term, it has aggressively and controversially asserted its authority — most recently gutting the Voting Rights Act ...
3 Juni 1h 8min
The Intellectual Movement Behind MAGA (with Laura Field)
Today, there is a great deal of ferment on the right. The primary ideas and policies are very different from those that previously dominated conservative politics. They are obscure and provocative and...
27 Maj 55min
Hyperpartisanship and the Attack on Voting Rights (with Julian E. Zelizer)
The Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana v. Callais has set off a redistricting race to the bottom. States, particularly in the South, are scrambling to redraw their maps to undercut Black representation...
21 Maj 39min
Understanding the U.S. Constitution (with Melissa Murray)
As a host of the Strict Scrutiny podcast, on MSNOW, in her classes at NYU School of Law, and in op-eds, Melissa Murray is known for her accessible explanations of constitutional law. In her new book, ...
13 Maj 1h
