This week, David Plotz and Emily Bazelon discuss the federal court rulings on the F.D.A.-approved abortion medication mifepristone, the expulsion of two Democratic representatives by the Republican-supermajority state legislature in Tennessee, and Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ latest ethics problem.
Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:
Adam Unikowsky for Adam’s Legal Newsletter: “Mifepristone and the rule of law, part II”
Allison McCann for the New York Times: “Inside the Online Market for Overseas Abortion Pills”
Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott, and Alex Mierjeski for ProPublica: “Clarence Thomas and the Billionaire”
Sylvie McNamara for the Washingtonian: “Clarence Thomas’s Billionaire Benefactor Collects Hitler Artifacts”
Chenjerai Kumanyika for This American Life: “Ghost Industrial Complex”
Here are this week’s chatters:
Emily: Vladimir: A Novel by Julia May Jonas
David: The D.C. Sing-Along; The Dropout on Hulu; Air (Amazon Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Listener chatter from David Foreman: Rosemary Mosco for Audubon: “Meet the Little Brown Bird That Holds a Mirror Up to Humanity”
For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, David and Emily discuss the Hitler memorabilia collected by Harlan Crow, Texas billionaire and friend of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
Email your questions and chatters to gabfest@slate.com or tweet us @SlateGabfest. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)
Podcast production by Cheyna Roth
Research by Julie Huygen
Make an impact this Earth Month by helping Macy’s on their mission to bring more parks to more people across the country. Go to macys.com/purpose to learn more.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Legitimate Political Discourse
Am I Normal?
The Breyerwatch Hath Ended
Has It Only Been A Year?
Talking Filibuster
Well, Obviously It’s Jan. 6
Conundrums 2021
Build Back Never
Build Back Later
Ghislaine
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health
Thanksgiving
No Joe Mojo
Presidents Are Not Kings and Plaintiff Is Not President
Gabfest Reads: Kirsten Powers, Saving Grace
Red All Over
Is Facebook Evil?
Great Resignation
Death of Democracy
Profits Over People
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Up First from NPR
The Daily
Tiny Desk Concerts - Video
60 Minutes
Left, Right & Center