Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts

Zero-Sum Justice

Jul 15, 2023

01:15:21

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The Unstable Identity of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas

00:56

"The Weight of Expectations:

01:53

Introduction

5min

The Priesthood of Scott Fitzgerald

3min

The Warmest, Nicest, Funniest Person I've Met

3min

Clarence Thomas's Mom Lives in the House in Which She Lives

2min

The Importance of Being a Good Mother

6min

The Importance of Being a Good Student

5min

Clarence Thomas's Relationship With Black Women

3min

The Insidious Dismissal of Women's Pain

2min

The Zero Sum Game That the Supreme Court Is Very Fond of Playing a Game That Ensures Most of Us Lose

5min

10.

The Hidden Costs of Racism in American Politics

3min

11.

The Zero Sum Game

4min

12.

The Zero Sum Argument in the Student Loan Debt Debate Debate

6min

13.

The Role of Racism in Shortchanging Public Goods

4min

14.

The Role of the Courts in the Civil Rights Movement

4min

15.

The Rise and Fall of the Public Pools

5min

16.

The COVID Conversation

5min

17.

The Solidarity Dividend

5min

18.

The Power of Storytelling

2min

19.

The Power of Citizenship

3min

In the first of Amicus’ summer series of conversations about books and podcasts that have helped us look at the Supreme Court from a different angle, Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Joel Anderson, host of Season 8 of Slate’s Slow Burn podcast: Becoming Justice Thomas. They talk about the experiences and people who helped shape Justice Thomas’ worldview and how deeply his jurisprudence is rooted in a kind of “cruel to be kind” ethos from his childhood. And why he was so blind to the challenges and suffering of so many Black women in his life.

Next, Dahlia talks to Heather McGhee, Author The Sum of Us: WHAT RACISM COSTS EVERYONE AND HOW WE CAN PROSPER TOGETHER, about her books and podcast, and what they can teach us about a Supreme Court that is inclined to frame the world as zero-sum.

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