Into the Gerrymandering and Slush Fund Legal Thunder Dome
The Supreme Court drops a bombshell voting-rights ruling, Richard Epstein declares the republic is heading for the rocks, John Yoo says everybody needs to calm down because politicians have always behaved terribly, and Charlie Cooke tries to referee the whole thing before the podcast devolves into anarchy. Along the way: racial gerrymandering, constitutional originalism, the mysterious “Republican Form of Government Clause,” whether Trump can legally settle a lawsuit with… himself, and why both parties suddenly love slush funds when they’re the ones holding the hose. It’s a cheerful little conversation about whether America’s political system is fundamentally broken — and whose fault it is.
Law Talk
Law Talk’s 2025 Supreme Court Recap
Richard Epstein, John Yoo, and Charles C.W. Cooke unpack one of the most consequential Supreme Court terms in recent memory.
Trump v. Everyone: War on Drugs, War on Courts, War on the Fed
A new episode of Law Talk featuring Richard Epstein, John Yoo, and Charles C.W. Cooke.
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The Fifth Circuit’s Chance to Expose the Inflation Reduction Act’s Unconstitutionality
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