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Here we are, in the wreckage of another simply wonderful Supreme Court confirmation hearing; who ...

Published October 16, 2020

Here we are, in the wreckage of another simply wonderful Supreme Court confirmation hearing; who better to discuss the aftermath, next steps, and what these hearings do to the court than Ilya Shapiro? As Jonah says, Ilya is likely “the guest most consistently asked to make a comeback – mostly by the guest himself,” but it’s easy to see why. In addition to giving the 411 on why these hearings have transformed into so much “senatorial bloviation,” he also can talk about the bigger picture as a result of the research he did for his incredibly timely new book on the politicization of SCOTUS. It has been a long time coming for this return – and much like Ulysses’ journey back from Troy, it was worth the wait.

Show Notes:

–Supreme Disorder: Judicial Nominations and the Politics of America’s Highest CourtIlya’s book,

– Ilya in USA Today: End confirmation hearings

–Telefon, mind control scene

–Pete Buttigieg’s 5-5-5 Plan

–Barrett: Roe is not a super-precedent

–Barrett’s article on precedent

–Ginsburg’s history with Roe

–The history of an internecine fight on the right about judicial activism

–Ilya Shapiro on “Team Liberty”

– Shapiro on Shapiro

–Lucy.co, promo code DINGO for 20% off all products

–Bradleyfdn.org/Liberty to hear Trent England on the Electoral College

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Jonah Goldberg

Jonah Goldberg is editor-in-chief and co-founder of The Dispatch, based in Washington, D.C. Prior to that, enormous lizards roamed the Earth. More immediately prior to that, Jonah spent two decades at National Review, where he was a senior editor, among other things. He is also a bestselling author, longtime columnist for the Los Angeles Times, commentator for CNN, and a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. When he is not writing the G-File or hosting The Remnant podcast, he finds real joy in family time, attending to his dogs and cat, and blaming Steve Hayes for various things.

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