The Three Whisky Happy Hour: Daddy’s Home
A NATO potentate may—or may not—have said this week that President Trump is the “daddy” of the alliance, but daddy is firmly back in charge here at the 3WHH, as Steve has finally decided to rejoin the American republic after several weeks abroad, during which time John and Lucretia pretty much ran amok.
After noting that Trump is on a roll, with a sharp argument about whether Trump actually has true prudence in his grand strategy as well as tactical skill (John is skeptical), we get down to the main event: the flurry of big, last-day decisions of the Supreme Court. Beyond the case getting the most attention—limited nationwide injunctions from federal district court judges—the other cases, and this term as a whole, has a unifying theme: Parents Win! (Fitting for an episode entitled “Daddy’s Home” don’t you think?)
Having now completed the three most consequential years of conservatives jurisprudence in decades, we end with a brief discussion of where constitutional originalism should go from here. Stay tuned; we take note of sharp and growing divisions among conservative legal thinkers on this issue.
The Three Whiskey Happy Hour
The Three Whisky Happy Hour: Lookism and Imperial Conquest Redivivus
The hosts take on Trump at the 100 Day mark, the latest in lawfare, the dismal Canadian election, and more in this episode of 3 Whisky Happy Hour.
The Three Whisky Happy Hour, with Special Guest Robert Bryce
Robert Bryce joins the hosts in this episode of 3 Whisky Happy Hour.
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