Advisory Opinions The Right-Wing Shake-Up
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Dec 23, 2025 The podcast dives into the turmoil at the Heritage Foundation, spotlighting the mass resignation and the shift of legal conservatives to former Vice President Mike Pence's organization. A thorough analysis reveals how interconnected conservative institutions unraveled amid controversy. Discussion includes urgent issues like the Shadow Docket Sunlight Act and defining church autonomy's legal boundaries. Additionally, debates on parody land acknowledgments as free speech highlight ongoing cultural tensions, alongside intriguing listener hypotheticals about the Fourth Amendment.
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Heritage Legal Exodus To AAF
- The Heritage Foundation's legal team and other units left after Kevin Roberts' controversies, migrating to Advancing American Freedom.
- Sarah Isgur describes the move as a deliberate, paced exodus that preserved the legal conservative movement's work under Mike Pence's AAF.
Conservative Movement As A Jigsaw Puzzle
- David French likens the conservative movement to a jigsaw puzzle whose interlocking pieces began to fracture under incompatible influences.
- The breakup reflects long‑building tensions amplified by repeated 'off ramps' like Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes episodes.
Keep FedSoc A Convener, Not An Advocate
- Sarah Isgur welcomes the move of legal conservatives to AAF and urges keeping the Federalist Society out of advocacy roles.
- She recommends separating convener roles (FedSoc) from advocacy and policy houses like Advancing American Freedom.