Episode 11 - Breaking The Law

The Amy Coney Barrett hearings have exposed how badly the left is losing the ideological battle for the courts. Law Professor and expert on conservative legal philosophy Eric Segall exposes the flimsy pretext of the "textualist" judge, journalist and former Bernie Sanders speechwriter David Sirota makes the procedural case for how Democrats could have slowed down the Barrett nomination, and Current Affairs co-founder and editor-in-chief Nathan J. Robinson shares what he learned from a deep dive into ACB's judicial record.

The panel discusses Barrett hearing highlights, court packing strategies, and how to get Democrats to care about the judicial appointments between election cycles.

At the top, Brie and Virgil assess the public response to their debate with Noam Chomsky. A debate which, of course, they won.

Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to support our work and instantly unlock our full premium episode library, including this week's interview with Noam Chomsky: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast   Consider the Bad Faith Instagram, the Bad Faith Twitter, and even the Bad Faith YouTube.   Our panelists:   Nathan J. Robinson (@NathanJRobinson) is the founder and editor-in-chief of Current Affairs   Prof. Eric Segall (@espinsegall) teaches constitutional law at GSU and is the author of Supreme Myths   David Sirota (@davidsirota) was a senior advisor to Bernie 2020 and is the founder and editor-in-chief of the Daily Poster   Consider Supreme Myths, Current Affairs, Why You Should Be A Socialist, the Current Affairs Podcast, & The Daily Poster.   Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

The Amy Coney Barrett hearings have exposed how badly the left is losing the ideological battle for the courts. Law Professor and expert on conservative legal philosophy Eric Segall exposes the flimsy pretext of the "textualist" judge, journalist and former Bernie Sanders speechwriter David Sirota makes the procedural case for how Democrats could have slowed down the Barrett nomination, and Current Affairs co-founder and editor-in-chief Nathan J. Robinson shares what he learned from a deep dive into ACB's judicial record.

The panel discusses Barrett hearing highlights, court packing strategies, and how to get Democrats to care about the judicial appointments between election cycles.

At the top, Brie and Virgil assess the public response to their debate with Noam Chomsky. A debate which, of course, they won.

Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to support our work and instantly unlock our full premium episode library, including this week's interview with Noam Chomsky: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast   Consider the Bad Faith Instagram, the Bad Faith Twitter, and even the Bad Faith YouTube.   Our panelists:   Nathan J. Robinson (@NathanJRobinson) is the founder and editor-in-chief of Current Affairs   Prof. Eric Segall (@espinsegall) teaches constitutional law at GSU and is the author of Supreme Myths   David Sirota (@davidsirota) was a senior advisor to Bernie 2020 and is the founder and editor-in-chief of the Daily Poster   Consider Supreme Myths, Current Affairs, Why You Should Be A Socialist, the Current Affairs Podcast, & The Daily Poster.   Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).