Larry Tribe, Finally

Larry Tribe is widely regarded as the greatest American constitutionalist not to sit on the United States Supreme Court. In this touchingly personal interview, he tells us of his upbringing, of his parents, of their relationship, of his birth in Shanghai and of his maturation in intellectual curiosity and kindness. He also offers insight on his former students President Barack Obama and Chief Justice John Roberts; on his fateful decision in 1987 to testify against Robert Bork’s SCOTUS nomination; on the nexus of that decision with then-Senator Joe Biden; on his first-ever Supreme Court argument and its moving connection to his own father; on his current feelings about Jewishness and Israel; and on what he perceives are the dangerous storm clouds of fascism now gathering across the Western world. Laurence Tribe is 82 years old. There may never be another such interview in his lifetime. Join me in learning from this gentle legend.

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