4 weeks ago
2
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss this week’s Supreme Court decision that validates Trump’s firing of 2 officials without cause thus stealth-overruling a key check on presidents, the power dynamics around who benefits from Trump’s attempts to destroy Harvard, and the challenges and rewards of male friendship in modern life.
Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:
Amy Howe for SCOTUSblog: Supreme Court allows Trump to remove agency heads without cause for now
Kate Shaw for The New York Times (Opinion – Guest Essay): Why Is This Supreme Court Handing Trump More and More Power?
William Baude for The New York Times (Opinion – Guest Essay): The Supreme Court Ruled in Favor of Trump, and That Is OK
William Baude for Divided Argument (Substack): How To Save The Federal Reserve
Todd Phillips for Lawfare: Reversing Humphrey’s Executor and the Problem of the Federal Reserve
The Editorial Board for The Wall Street Journal (Opinion): A Supreme Court Showdown on Trump’s Agency Firings
David A. Graham for The Atlantic: Project 2025’s Architects Are Close To Achieving A Major Goal
Matthew Yglesias for Slow Boring (Substack): The system doesn’t work
Steve Vladek for One First (Substack): The One First “Long Read”: The (Not-So-) Unitary Executive
The Daily Podcast for The New York Times: The Conservative Activist Pushing Trump to Attack U.S. Colleges
Susan Svrluga for The Washington Post: Trump administration targets Harvard again, aims to end more federal contracts
Maggie Haberman for The Washington Post: Harvard Fight Illustrates Trump’s Worldview: If He Attacks, It’s Your Fault
Adam Serwer for The Atlantic: The New Dark Age
Steven Pinker for the New York Times (Opinion – Guest Essay): Harvard Derangement Syndrome
Jason L. Riley for The Wall Street Journal (Opinion): Does the President Want to Fix Harvard or Destroy It?
Kevin Carey for Vox: Trump figured out how to hit Harvard where it really hurts
Sam Graham-Felsen for The New York Times Magazine: Where Have All My Deep Male Friendships Gone?
Tiffany Watt Smith for The Atlantic: How the Passionate Male Friendship Died
Meg Oliver for the CBS Evening News: Behind the sharp decline in mothers’ mental health (YouTube 2:40)
Here are this week’s chatters:
Emily: Emily Davies for The Washington Post: Trump’s clemency spree extends to ex-gangster, artist, former congressmen; Aaron Blake for CNN: ‘No MAGA left behind’: Trump’s pardons get even more political
John: Jason DeParle for The New York Times: How a Generation’s Struggle Led to a Record Surge in Homelessness; Malu Cursino for the BBC: Ancient human fingerprint suggests Neanderthals made art; Cara Tabachnick for CBS News: Last living grandson of 10th U.S. President John Tyler, a link to a bygone era, dies at 96; the Miller Center at the University of Virginia: President John Tyler (1790-1862); Sherwood Forest: More About Sherwood Forest and John Tyler.
David: Sarah Zhang for The Atlantic: The ‘Man Eater’ Screwworm Is Coming
Listener chatter from Jody Litvak in Los Angeles: The Stamp Thief (trailer video 1:58)
For this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode, Emily, John, and David discuss WilmerHale’s court win this week, in which Judge Leon struck down the president’s politically-motivated executive order against the law firm as unconstitutional.
In the latest Gabfest Reads, Emily talks with author Susan Dominus about her new book, The Family Dynamic: A Journey into the Mystery of Sibling Success.
Email your chatters, questions, and comments to [email protected]. (Messages may be referenced by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)
Research by Emily Ditto
English (US) ·