Independence Day, COVID Masks, Russian Bounties, Abortion Rights, Religious Freedom

On this week's show, Mike and Kristin kick things off by discussing some of the recent developments in COVID-19 news and the differences in how governors and the President have handled mask-wearing. They also talk about allegations of Russian bounties on US troops as well as two recent SCOTUS decisions handed down this week, one involving abortion rights (June Medical Services v. Russo) and one involving religious freedom (Espinoza v. Montana), as well as related issues of activist judges and precedent in similar cases. *Mike’s Weekly Recommendation* 1776 ( https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/1776 ) (musical) John Adams: A Life ( https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0195398661/ref=as_li_tf_tl?camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=0195398661&ie=UTF8&link_code=as3&tag=bestpresbios-20 ) , by John Ferling John Adams ( https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=page+smith&cm_sp=SearchF-_-home-_-Results&isbn=&kn=&sts=t&tn=John+Adams ) (two volumes), by Page Smith *Kristin’s Weekly Recommendation* Floor is Lava ( https://www.netflix.com/title/81006858 ) (Netflix) Home Before Dark ( https://www.amazon.com/Home-Before-Dark-Riley-Sager/dp/1524745170/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=home+before+dark&qid=1593876666&s=books&sr=1-2 ) , by Riley Sager *Be part of the discussion* on the Politics Guys ‘ BipartisanPolitics ( https://www.reddit.com/r/BipartisanPolitics/ ) ’ community on Reddit. *Listener support helps make The Politics Guys possible*. If you’re interested in supporting the podcast, go to patreon.com/politicsguys ( https://www.patreon.com/politicsguys ) or politicsguys.com/support ( http://www.politicsguys.com/support ). Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-politics-guys/donations Want to advertise on this podcast? Go to https://redcircle.com/brands and sign up.