Strict Scrutiny

America's First Civil Rights Movement

Jul 31, 2023

01:16:01

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Episode notes

Introduction

3min

The Latest Dynamo on the Opinion Pages of the Journal

3min

Justice Alito's Thoughts on the Supreme Court

3min

The Misguided Idea That Congress Can't Regulate the Supreme Court

3min

The Ornery Strike of Justice Thomas

4min

The Supreme Court's Decision to Overrule Chevron

3min

The Normalization of the Supreme Court

2min

The Non-Normal Phase of the Supreme Court

5min

Sakara: A Sustainable Sneaker Company With Old-School Style and New School Ethics

2min

10.

The Striking Scope of Civil Rights

3min

11.

The Unforeseen Origins of Slavery

2min

12.

The Free States Before the Civil War

2min

13.

The History of Free Black People

4min

14.

The Persistence of Race in the White North

3min

15.

The Power of the State to Preserve Slavery

3min

16.

The Politics of State Sovereignty

4min

17.

The Tradition of Petitions in the United States

2min

18.

The Pros and Cons of Voting and Petitioning

2min

19.

How to Brighten Your Smile With Smile Actives

2min

20.

The District of Columbia and the Privileges and Immunities Clause in the Constitution

2min

21.

The Importance of Slavery in the United States

3min

22.

The Importance of Localized Apartheid Laws to Prosecute Black Disenfranchisement

2min

23.

The Strange Bed Fellow Coalitions That Formed That Give You Pause

3min

24.

The Rise and Fall of the Anti-Slavery Movement in the United States

3min

25.

The American Colonization Society and Liberia

4min

26.

Lessons for Contemporary Readers to Apply to Our Own Tumultuous Times

3min

27.

The Importance of Race in Reconstruction

3min

28.

The Dobs Version of Abortion History

2min

29.

The History of Abortion in the United States

2min

30.

Strict Sert Needs a Crooked Media Production

2min

First things first, Melissa and Leah break down Sam Alito's latest airing of grievances in the Wall Street Journal. Then, Kate joins them for a lesson in actual history from an actual historian. Kate Masur, author of Until Justice Be Done: America's First Civil Rights Movement, from the Revolution to Reconstruction, joins the trio for a conversation about her Pulitzer Prize-nominated book.