Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz speak with Peter S. Canellos, author of “Revenge for the Sixties: Sam Alito and the Triumph of the Conservative Legal Movement,” his extraordinary rise, close links to the Federalist Society, crusade against Roe v. Wade, and his multiple scandals.

Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz are joined by author Peter Canellos to discuss Justice Sam Alito's legacy on the court and the destructive triump of the conservative legal movement.

Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz review Trump’s lunacy, from his raging against leaders of the Western alliance to Bruce Springsteen to Davy Crockett, Trump being proclaimed Jesus, and his endless freefall into madness.

Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz investigate the firing of Attorney General Pam Bondi with Dave Aronberg, former Palm Beach State Attorney and Legal AF podcaster. We discuss her transformation into a MAGA fanatic, yet insufficiently vicious in her results for Trump, what Aronberg knows about the original Epstein probe in Palm Beach, and the future of the Democratic Party in Florida.

Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz speak with journalist and historian John Avlon on the spread of antisemitism among young Republicans, its connection to racism, why JD Vance believes there are no enemies on the right, and the international alliance of Trump and Putin for autocrats.

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Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz speak with journalist and historian John Avlon on “The Nazi Problem in the GOP,” how Trump gives permission to extremism and the radicalization of the GOP.

Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz discuss Trump acting out the “madman theory” without the theory, how he has made himself the Iranian hostage, and how he went to war based on firing experts and relying on ignorance and stupidity.

Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz investigate the insider trading surrounding Trump’s announcement of “negotiations,” the new Jack Smith revelation of Mar-a-Lago monetization, Trump’s strange “present,” and the DHS scandal.

Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz discuss the clash between justices Brett Kavanaugh and Ketanji Jackson over the conservative manipulation of the shadow docket,  the court’s self-destruction through its “passive vices,” and conservative victimology as an ideology with Leah Litman, professor at the University of Michigan Law School and author of Lawless.

Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz discuss the Mississippi mail-in ballots case before the Supreme Court, its partisan exploitation of the shadow docket and abandonment of even the pretense of judiciousness with Leah Litman, professor at the University of Michigan Law School and author of Lawless.