Versus Trump: Was Impeachment Good or Bad?
2/6/20 //
Commentary
On this week’s Versus Trump, Charlie and Jason discuss Jason's ongoing essays for the Take Care blog about whether impeachment was good or bad, net-positive or net-negative. This leads them to discuss whether the Democrats should have more aggressively pursued witnesses and whether this whole proceeding did much to vindicate the rule of law. Listen now!
Versus Trump: Vs. The Inaugural Committee, Plus Bolton Update
1/30/20 //
Commentary
On this week’s Versus Trump, Charlie and Jason look at a new lawsuit by D.C. claiming that Trump's inaugural committee overpaid for space at the Trump Hotel and thus "wasted" at least $1 million in charitable funds. Spoiler alert: the lawsuit seems convincing. Listen now!
Versus Trump: Year-End Mailbag
12/29/19 //
Commentary
On this week’s Versus Trump, Jason and Charlie answer listener questions about impeachment, bribery, sanctions, and more! Thanks again for another great year. Listen now!
Trump and Text: An Open Relationship
12/23/19 //
Commentary
President Trump claims he is appointing federal judges who will stick strictly to constitutional text. But he has shown few qualms about ignoring parts of the Constitution he finds inconvenient.
Versus Trump: Method or Manner?
12/19/19 //
Commentary
On this week’s Versus Trump, Easha and Charlie discuss the Trump Administration’s efforts to resume federal executions after a decade-and-a-half hiatus. Listen now!
The Writing Is on the Wall for Obamacare
12/19/19 //
Commentary
With the Trump administration's support, the Fifth Circuit ruled yesterday that the health-care law contains a constitutional flaw—and that most or all of the law may have to be scrapped.
Versus Trump: We're Famous! And There Are Articles
12/12/19 //
Commentary
On this week’s Versus Trump, Jason, Charlie, and Easha respond to Rep. Matt Gaetz's shoutout to this podcast during the Judiciary Committee's impeachment hearings. They then discuss their reactions to the Democrats' strategy with their public hearings and articles of impeachment. Listen now!
Why Regulate Guns?
11/30/19 //
Commentary
When the Supreme Court considers an important Second Amendment case this week, it ought to consider a robust conception of the state's interest in regulating firearms. Properly understood, the state's interest in adopting gun laws includes much more than mere empirical studies about how effective gun laws are at preventing wrongful gun deaths.
The Contempt of William G. Barr
11/22/19 //
Commentary
Attorney General Barr recently said that "the Left that is engaged in the systematic shredding of norms and the undermining of the rule of law." Barr's outright partisanship relies on misunderstandings of history and a misguided view of the role of the attorney general.