What Does Peak Fascism Look Like?
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Leah and guest co-host Somil Trivedi discuss recent legal news related to fascism and Christian nationalism, followed by an interview with Jesse Wegman about his book on James Wilson.
Huge news for lawyers: You can now listen to Strict Scrutiny for CLE credits in California, New York, Texas, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Washington, and Oregon! More info at crooked.com/strict_cle Leah is joined by guest co-host Somil Trivedi, advocacy director & senior counsel at Court Accountability, to run through last week’s legal news, which involves a whole lot of straight up fascism, the corruption that enables it, and the rising tide of Christian nationalism. They also ask the important questions: Who’s the richest SCOTUS justice? And…what exactly is Trump babysitter Natalie Harp’s whole deal? Then Melissa sits down with Jesse Wegman for a conversation about his book, The Lost Founder: James Wilson and the Forgotten Fight for a People's Constitution . Favorite Things: Leah: The Natalie Harp saga; The Five-Star Weekend (Peacock); Lost Weekend , Phoebe Bridgers; He Was Deported to a Country He’d Never Heard Of. He May Never Go Free , Nicholas Casey (NYT); Kate’s conversation with Julia Angwin and Ami Fields-Meyer about their book, On Courage ; The Wrong Kind of American , Julia Curlee (The Atlantic) Somil : Lost Weekend , Phoebe Bridgers…
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