The “Neutral Laws of General Applicability” Edition
Unprecedented presidential pardons, churches win coronavirus exemptions, and former Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull on disinformation with guest host Jamelle Bouie.
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Episode Notes
Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:
Jamelle Bouie for The New York Times: “It Started With ‘Birtherism’”
Greg Nunziata for The Atlantic: “Republicans With Any Love of Country Must Acknowledge That Trump Has Lost”
Spencer S. Hsu for The Washington Post: “Court-Appointed Adviser in Michael Flynn Case Says Justice Dept. Yielded to Corrupt ‘Pressure Campaign’ Led by Trump”
Amy Howe for SCOTUSblog: “Christian School in Kentucky Asks Justices to Intervene in Dispute Over In-Person Classes at Religious Schools”
Emily Bazelon for the New York Times Magazine: “The Problem of Free Speech in an Age of Disinformation”
A Bigger Picture, by Malcolm Turnbull
Here are this week’s cocktail chatters:
Jamelle: Jamelle chatted about the superior experience of watching films on a Blu-Ray player, as opposed to streaming.
John: Caroline Lange for Food52: “A History of The American Milkman”; Matt Novak for Smithsonian Magazine: “The Milkman’s Robot Helper”; Atticpaper.com’s prints from the Mid-century advertising campaign “Beer Belongs”
Emily: The Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans
For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment David, Emily, and John learn about navigating water sports in shark-infested waters from Former Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull.
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Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank.
Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.