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Fireside Chats
Mark Schmitt (Roosevelt Institute) and Scott Lemieux (Lawyers, Guns and Money, The American Prospect, The College of St. Rose)
On Fireside Chats, Mark and Scott talk Affordable Care Act. Has Mitt Romney got his message straight on whether the mandate is a tax or a penalty? What's with all the leaks coming from the Supreme Court? Does the constitutionality of the law actually matter, or are the justices just partisan actors? Is there a "conservative cabal" of Supreme Court clerks responsible for the leaks? As far as the politics going forward, Mark thinks the Republicans wouldn't repeal Obamacare, while Scott thinks they just might.
FOLLOW:
Mark Schmitt
Scott Lemieux
Mark Schmitt
Scott Lemieux
- Scott's American Prospect post on John Roberts and the ACA
- Scott's followup post on Roberts
- One more Roberts post from Scott
- The Wall Street Journal criticizes the Romney campaign
- Video of Bill Kristol criticizing Romney
- Edward Lazarus's book "Closed Chambers: The Rise, Fall, and Future of the Modern Supreme Court"
- Jeffrey Toobin's book "The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court"
- Jan Crawford's book "Supreme Conflict: The Inside Story of the Struggle for Control of the United States Supreme Court"
- Crawford's scoop that Roberts switched sides on health care
- Paul Campos reports in Salon that Roberts wrote both the opinion and the dissent
- Mark Tushnet posts about the Roberts switch for Balkinization
- Orin Kerr argues for the Volokh Conspiracy that Supreme Court clerks wouldn't dare leak information
- Mark argues in Salon that Republicans won't repeal the ACA
- A January 2012 poll showing elements of the ACA are popular
Fireside Chats | Jul 9, 2012 | Mark Schmitt & Scott Lemieux
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Canada’s Kennedy
Jonathan Kay and John Moore discuss Justin Trudeau, the handsome liberal political scion who may be the next prime minister. Plus: Is Toronto's mayor a crackhead? Play entire video
Zora Neale Hurston on affirmative action
John McWhorter cites the words of the author of Their Eyes Were Watching God, but Glenn Loury disputes the quote's significance. Plus: Race and employment tests. Play entire video
The ugly truth about fairness
Laurie Santos and Alex Shaw discuss. Plus: The real origins of fairness. Play entire video
The IRS scandal and the perils of bureaucracy
Kevin Glass and CJ Ciaramella argue that big government is at the root of Obama's latest troubles. Plus: How simultaneous scandals could help Obama. Play entire video
Nawaz Sharif 3.0
Neil Bhatiya and Colin Cookman discuss the return to power of Pakistan's former prime minister. Plus: The future of US-Pakistan relations. Play entire video
Is eating organic food conservative?
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis consider. Plus: The politics of scandal. Play entire video
Growing up fundamentalist
Sarah Posner and Sigal Samuel reflect on the complex choices facing Orthodox Jewish women in secular society. Plus: Fighting for the right to pray. Play entire video
Is there a democratic rollback in Latin America?
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