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With Kennedy gone, will Roberts become the swing justice? ... Roe v. Wade, the end of norms, and why democracies die ... Correcting historical myths about FDR's court-packing scheme ... Bill: Ocasio-Cortez's win doesn't mean socialists are ascendant ... Is this the end of American labor unions? ...

Public sentiment and punitive policy on crime ... Glenn and Adaner on crime in America vs. Northern Europe ... Democracy's effect on criminal justice policy ... Does the "New Jim Crow" cause higher incarceration? ... Glenn puts on the hat of a Trump voter on crime and race ... Adaner explains poverty's relationship to crime ... The spectrum of moral culpability and choice ... Adaner responds to Glenn asking if a welfare state would reduce crime ...

What is the Intellectual Dark Web, and does Glenn belong in it? ... The IDW’s proximity to the alt-right ... Bret: The IDW’s commitment to truth supersedes ideology ... Does civility in argument still matter? ... How Trump baits the left into defending the indefensible ... Bret: The Democratic Party rigged the 2016 primary ...

Amanda: Body positivity is a scam ... What causes women to feel badly about their bodies? ... The double-edged sword of looking at bodies on Instagram ... Why Amanda sees her critique as separate from #MeToo ... Why has the fashion world embraced ugly clothes? ... The effect of online shopping on plus-size clothing options ...

Democrats tread carefully reacting to Trump’s North Korea summit ... Has North Korea changed NeverTrump conservatives’ minds? ... Bill: Trump finds common ground with violators of human rights ... Matt: Trump sets himself apart from “metrosexual” world leaders ... The unenviable position of being an elected Republican under Trump ...

Does John “light skinned” privilege? ... Why marrying out-of-race is a loaded issue in the black community ... How anger at structural racism becomes blinding ... John: What makes black oppression in 20th century America unique? ... Why identity built around victimhood is the modern way ... Roseanne Barr and the significance of punching up or down ...

How Wajahat got disinvited from a major Muslim conference ... The Israel-Palestine conflict: Jews vs. Muslims or Jews vs. Arabs? ... Why publishing in The Atlantic fueled the controversy ... Wajahat’s essay takes criticism from left and right ... Worst-case scenarios ... Can the international community change the equation? ... The case against Wajahat, and his response ...

Did Trump make a big mistake by uninviting the Philadelphia Eagles? ... Want a presidential pardon? Have your wife plead your case on Fox! ... Has Trump spurred a left-right realignment? ... Would a non-racist Trump have done better or worse? ... Bill: In South Dakota, #MeToo helped a GOP candidate win ... California's crazy primary night ...

Jason's new book, Letterman: The Last Giant of Late Night ... Letterman's influences: Carson, Allen, and Paar ... Letterman as a postmodern figure ... Looking at Letterman and women through the lens of #MeToo ... Letterman's self-hatred and depression ... How the show changed on CBS and the war with Leno ... Late-period Late Show, a bizarre place to work ... Jason: Letterman helped normalize Donald Trump ...

Bill and Matt review country music podcast Cocaine and Rhinestones ... Dinesh D’Souza’s descent from intellectualism ... Making sense of Trump’s high profile pardons ... Among Roseanne, Samantha Bee, et al., whom would Matt fire? ... What Joy Ann Reid and Ronald Reagan have in common ... Bill previews next week’s California primaries and San Francisco’s mayoral race ...