CAFE InsiderCAFE InsiderBonus: How Will Joe Biden’s Presidency Be Remembered?Pardon My Executive OrdersBonus: Death of a Statesman (with Ian Bremmer) What’s in Jack Smith’s Report?Stay Tuned Bonus 1/9: Death Row CommutationsThe Battle Over Jack Smith’s ReportDOGE 1.0 (with David Osborne)Stay Tuned Bonus 12/19: Dr. Laurie SantosDrone OnThe Daniel Penny Trial (with Rikki Klieman)Stay Tuned Bonus 12/12: George PackerPreemptive Pardons, Mangione, & Trans RightsPresidential Pardons & the Death Penalty (with Rachel Barkow)Stay Tuned Bonus 12/5: Sam HarrisKash Rules Everything Around MeCases ClosedTrump’s Puzzling Free Speech Proposals (with Lee Bollinger)Stay Tuned Bonus 11/21: Garry Kasparov Gaetz of WrathThe OLC Memos & Presidential Immunity (with Trevor Morrison)Stay Tuned Bonus 11/14: Astead HerndonTrump Nominations & Recess AppointmentsWill the Trump Prosecutions Go Away? (with Barb McQuade)Covering Kamala Harris (with Marisa Lagos)Stay Tuned Bonus 10/31: Donald Trump and the Logan ActSome Trump 2.0 Worst Case ScenariosWhat's the Deal with TikTok? (with Asha Rangappa)Stay Tuned Bonus 10/24: Douglas BrinkleySecuring the Vote (with Marc Elias)The Menendez Brothers (with Jesse Weber) Ghost Guns & Election Day Terror PlotDiddy’s Indictment & More Thoughts on Jack SmithStay Tuned Bonus 10/10: Gillian TettIn Defense of Jack SmithStay Tuned Bonus 10/2: David FrumTrump Hack, Assassination Attempt & Fraud AppealNYC Mayor Eric Adams Indicted (with Barb McQuade)Stay Tuned Bonus 9/26: Aaron Zebley & Andrew GoldsteinCAFE Insider 9/24: Could SCOTUS Decide the Election? (with Dahlia Lithwick)Stay Tuned Bonus 9/19: Listener Q&ACAFE Insider 9/17: Trump Assassination Attempt & Terror Groups Charged (with Mimi Rocah)Stay Tuned Bonus 9/11: Rick WilsonCAFE Insider 9/10: Heroism & Trump’s Cowardice (with Jeffrey Goldberg)Stay Tuned Bonus 9/5: Ruchir SharmaCAFE Insider 9/3: Trump & TelegramCAFE Insider 8/20: Justice for Matthew Perry (w/ Barb McQuade)Stay Tuned Bonus 8/15: Karim SadjadpourCAFE Insider 8/13: Trump Timing & Homeless EncampmentsStay Tuned Bonus 8/8: Bob BauerCAFE Insider 8/6: Trump's Egypt Connection? (with Carol Leonnig & Joyce Vance)Stay Tuned Bonus 8/1: Joanne FreemanCAFE Insider 7/30: SCOTUS Reforms & Trump Legal BattlesNote from Elie 7/26: Let’s Knock Off the 25th Amendment TalkStay Tuned Bonus 7/25: Jonathan KarlNote From Barb 7/24: The Mission of JusticeStay Tuned Bonus 7/23: Joyce VanceNote from Elie 7/19: The Secret Biden Tape That We Shouldn’t HearStay Tuned Bonus 7/18: Ezra KleinNote From Joyce 7/17: Don’t Stop Political DebatesStay Tuned Bonus 7/16: Joyce VanceNote from Elie 7/16: Judge Cannon’s Ruling: Probably Wrong, But Not CrazyNote from Elie 7/12: After the Supreme Court’s Immunity Ruling, All Four Trump Cases are in TroubleStay Tuned Bonus 7/11: Ian BremmerNote from Asha 7/10: Is Political Neutrality on Social Media Impossible?CAFE Insider 7/9: Immunity’s ConsequencesStay Tuned Bonus 7/2: Joyce Vance, Rachel Barkow & Elie HonigNote from Rachel 7/2: The Imperial CourtNote from Elie 7/01: ImmunityNote from Elie 6/28: The Supreme Court and Jack Smith’s Impending January 6 DilemmaStay Tuned Bonus 6/27: Steve VladeckNote From Barb 6/26: Bringing Light To Dark MoneyCAFE Insider 6/25: Open Season on PrecedentNote from Elie 6/21: How Trump’s SEAL Team Six Assassination Response Has Distorted the Presidential Immunity ArgumentStay Tuned Bonus 6/20: Melissa MurrayNote from Rachel 6/19: UnpardonableCAFE Insider 6/18: Abortion, Guns & AsylumNote from Elie 6/14: The Supreme Court’s Make-Or-Break Decision on TrumpStay Tuned Bonus 6/13: George PackerNote from Asha 6/12: Democracy — Use It or Lose ItCAFE Insider 6/11: Hunter Biden ConvictedNote from Elie 6/7: Hunter Biden is Almost Surely Guilty — But His Prosecution Makes Little SenseStay Tuned Bonus 6/6: Cyrus Vance Note from Joyce 6/5: "Trump's Latest Myth"CAFE Insider 6/4: After the VerdictNote from Elie 5/31: The Manhattan DA’s Frankenstein Case is a Winner -- The Trump Jury Did Its Job, but Deep Problems Persist Stay Tuned Bonus 5/30: Nicholas KristofNote from Barb 5/29: What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Verdict?CAFE Insider 5/28: Trump Trial Closing ArgumentsNote from Elie 5/24: Could the Trump Jury Hang?Stay Tuned Bonus 5/23: Frank BruniNote from Rachel 5/22: Judicial IntemperanceCAFE Insider 5/21: Prosecution & Defense Rest in Trump TrialNote from Elie 5/17: The Trump Trial — What if Everyone’s a Horrible Liar?Note from Asha 05/15: Analysis Paralysis — Judge Cannon Stalls AgainCAFE Insider 5/14: Cohen in CourtNote from Elie 5/10: Will Donald Trump Take the Stand?Stay Tuned Bonus 5/9: David IgnatiusNote from Joyce 5/8: But, Can We Trust the Jury?CAFE Insider 5/7: Spotlight on StormyNote from Elie 5/3: The Tape that Will Roil the Trump TrialStay Tuned Bonus 5/2: David SangerCAFE Insider 4/30: Trump Fined & Weinstein OverturnedNote from Barb 04/29: Hiding in Plain SightNote from Elie 4/26: Donald Trump — Gagged But Hardly SilencedNote from Rachel 4/24: The Line Between Protest and Criminal ObstructionCAFE Insider 4/23: Trump Trial OpensNote from Elie 4/19: Presidential Immunity: Not As Ridiculous As You’ve HeardStay Tuned Bonus 4/18: Rikki KliemanNote from Asha 4/17: Section 702: Mischief Managed (For Now)CAFE Insider 4/16: Picking Trump’s JuryNote from Elie 4/12: Donald Trump’s Rorschach TrialStay Tuned Bonus 4/11: Doris Kearns GoodwinNote From Joyce 4/10: Crystal Mason Made a MistakeCAFE Insider 4/9: Trump’s Delay DesperationNote from Elie 4/5: How on Earth Do You Pick a Jury For a Trump Trial?Stay Tuned Bonus 4/4: Evan OsnosNote From Barb 4/3: Judicial Bite to Meet the BarkCAFE Insider 4/2: Trump Gagged AgainNote from Elie 3/29: The Texas Immigration Law is DoomedStay Tuned Bonus 3/28: Fareed ZakariaNote from Rachel 3/27: Sam Bankman-Fried and the Absurdity of Federal Sentencing CAFE Insider 3/26: Bond. Trump’s Bond. Note from Elie 3/22: Will We See Any Trump Trials Before the Election?Stay Tuned Bonus 3/21: Vinod KhoslaNote from Asha 3/20: The Clock is Tik-Tok-ingCAFE Insider 3/19: Trump Delays, Willis Survives & Cannon’s Crazy OrdersNote from Elie 3/15: The Failure of DOJ’s Special Counsel System — From Robert Mueller to Robert Hur, It Simply Hasn’t WorkedStay Tuned Bonus 3/14: Mark LeibovichNote From Joyce 3/13: Trump’s Flirtation with FascistsCAFE Insider 3/12: Trump’s Pretrial GamesNote from Elie 3/8: Joe Biden's Looming Nightmare PardonsStay Tuned Bonus 3/7: David LatNote From Barb 3/6: No, You’re Violating My First Amendment Rights!CAFE Insider 3/5: A Predictable SCOTUS RulingNote from Elie 3/5: Crash and Burn — The Cost of the Doomed, Hubristic 14th Amendment CampaignNote from Elie 2/29: The Supreme Court Doesn’t Give a Damn About Jack Smith’s Timeline (And It Shouldn’t)Stay Tuned Bonus 2/29: Barb McQuadeNote from Rachel 2/28: The Birth of a New Era in Reproductive RegulationCAFE Insider 2/27: Embryos & Gag OrdersNote from Elie 2/23: Michael Cohen’s Moment of Truth Has ArrivedStay Tuned Bonus 2/22: Jake TapperNote from Asha 2/21: Smirnov on IceCAFE Insider 2/20: Trump’s NY State of MindNote from Elie 2/16: The Real Biden Documents Scandal (It’s Not the Old Man Stuff)Stay Tuned Bonus 2/15Note From Joyce 2/14: Prosecuting the Parents isn’t EnoughCAFE Insider 2/13: The Hur ReportNote from Elie 2/9: Donald Trump Has a Jury ProblemStay Tuned Bonus 2/8: Jared CohenNote From Barb 2/7: Time to Put Anonymity in the Dog HouseCAFE Insider 2/6: No Immunity for Citizen TrumpNote from Elie 2/2: Fani Willis Has Problems (Upon Problems)Stay Tuned Bonus 2/1: Garrett Graff Note from Rachel 1/31: The Most Immodest CourtCAFE Insider 1/30: Carroll’s Victory & Border BattlesNote from Elie 1/26: How Merrick Garland Saved E. Jean Carroll – and His Own Trump ProsecutionNote from Asha 1/24: The Seriousness of SwattingCAFE Insider 1/23: Trump’s Ineffective CounselNote from Elie 1/19: The Word Jack Smith Will Never SayStay Tuned Bonus 1/18: Dexter FilkinsNote From Joyce 1/17: The New BirtherismCAFE Insider 1/16: Dismissal & DisqualificationNote From Elie 1/12: The Supreme Court’s Silver Bullet Solution to the Fourteenth Amendment ProblemStay Tuned Bonus 1/11: Ian BremmerNote From Barb 1/10: The 25 PercentersCAFE Insider 1/9: Trump Immunity & InsurrectionNote from Elie 1/5: The Trail to 2024 Trump TrialsCAFE Insider 1/2: Do Agencies Have Agency? (with Rachel Barkow)Note from Elie 12/29: 2023 Legal News TriviaNote from Rachel 12/28: The Tragic Decline of ClemencyNote from Elie 12/22: The Danger of Weaponization – No Matter Who Does ItStay Tuned Bonus 12/21: Jill LeporeNote From Joyce 12/21: Are Women Second Class Citizens Now?CAFE Insider 12/19: Obstruction at the InsurrectionNote from Elie 12/15: The Supreme Court Puts Jack Smith in a BindStay Tuned Bonus 12/14: Morgan HouselNote From Barb 12/14: The Search Warrant: A Prosecutor’s Best FriendCAFE Insider 12/12: Mr. Smith Goes to SCOTUSNote From Elie 12/8: The Joe Biden Impeachment Inquiry: Promise Everything, Deliver NothingStay Tuned Bonus 12/7: Jonathan Karl Note from Rachel 12/07: Trump’s Il Duce PlanCAFE Insider 12/5: Trump’s Immunity DefensesNote from Elie 12/1: My Carroll Hardy MomentNote from Asha 11/30: A Post-Thanksgiving Social Media Round-UpCAFE Insider 11/28: Another Rights RollbackCAFE Insider 11/21: Gobble Gobble, Gag OrderNote from Elie 11/17: Take Donald Trump at His WordStay Tuned Bonus 11/16: Fareed ZakariaNote From Barb 11/16: A Power Grab in OhioCAFE Insider 11/14: Supreme Conduct & Trump TrialsNote from Elie 11/10: What Do We Do With Congressional Scoundrels?Stay Tuned Bonus 11/9: Sean CarrollNote from Rachel 11/09: The Road to RahimiCAFE Insider 11/7: Trump Takes the StandNote from Elie 11/3: Why Halfway Cooperation Doesn’t WorkStay Tuned Bonus 11/2: Adam GrantNote from Asha 11/02: Seeing the Five EyesCAFE Insider 10/31: Trick or TrumpNote from Elie 10/27: Watergate, Trump, and How History Speaks to UsStay Tuned Bonus 10/26: Richard HaassNote From Joyce 10/26: The CheckCAFE Insider 10/24: PledNote from Elie 10/20: My NameStay Tuned Bonus 10/19: Dan Senor and Adam BenforadoNote From Barb 10/19: A Line in the SandCAFE Insider 10/17: Super(seding) TuesdayNote from Elie 10/13: The Known Unknowns of Trump’s Immunity DefenseStay Tuned Bonus 10/12: Matthew DesmondNote From Melissa 10/12: SCOTUS Takes On the Administrative StateCAFE Insider 10/10: Fraud & BriberyNote from Elie 10/6: Why Trump Opted Not to Seek Removal to Federal CourtStay Tuned Bonus 10/5: Dr. Vivek MurthyNote from Asha 10/05: 99 Problems and Hunter Biden’s Laptop Lawsuit CAFE Insider 10/3: A New SCOTUS Term (with Dahlia Lithwick)Note From Elie 9/29: The Prosecution’s Worst WitnessStay Tuned Bonus 9/28: Heather Cox RichardsonNote From Joyce 09/28: What I Learned From Being Called Out by Trump on Social MediaCAFE Insider 9/26: Trump’s To-Do Lists (with Elie Honig)Note from Elie 9/22: The Importance of Who Decides, and WhereStay Tuned Bonus 9/21: Ian BremmerNote From Barb 9/21: The Self-Sabotaging ShutdownCAFE Insider 9/19: The President and His SonNote From Elie 9/15: The Forgotten Special Counsel Stay Tuned Bonus 9/14: Malcolm GladwellCAFE Insider 9/12: “Karma Is…”Note from Elie 9/8: The End of UnprecedentedStay Tuned Bonus 9/7: Ryan BurgeNote from Asha 9/07: NSFW: The Meadows Removal HearingNow & Then Backstage 9/6: Looking Ahead: A Viewers’ Guide to Presidential DebatesCAFE Insider 9/5: Musical TrialsNote from Elie 9/1: Speedy Trials and High Stakes in Trump Georgia CaseNote From Joyce 08/31: Donald Trump is Not a Serious PersonNow & Then Backstage 8/30: Looking Ahead to 2024: Conventions, Caucuses, and the Balance of DemocracyNote from Elie 8/25: The Purgatory of the Trump Co-ConspiratorsStay Tuned Bonus 8/24: Chuck Rosenberg Note From Barb 8/24: Hitting Back on Hit ListsNow & Then Backstage 8/23: Pardons: Politics & PowerCAFE Insider 8/22: Georgia on My MindNote from Elie 08/18: The Problem With Pardon-ProofingStay Tuned Bonus 8/17: Greg IpNote From Melissa 8/17: An Ohio August SurpriseNow & Then Backstage 8/16: The Women’s World Cup, Title IX, and PowerCAFE Insider 8/15: The 4th IndictmentNote from Elie 8/11: A Tale of Two JudgesStay Tuned Bonus 8/10: Margaret HooverNote from Asha 8/10: The Indictment We’ve All Been Waiting ForNow & Then Backstage 8/9: Telling Tales of History: The Florida ProblemCAFE Insider 8/8: Protective Orders & Trump DefensesNote from Elie 8/4: Trump’s 3rd Indictment Is Really Not About Jan. 6Note From Joyce 08/03: Alabama’s Attorney General Wants to Control Your Access to Reproductive Medical CareCAFE Insider Special 8/2: Trump’s Third IndictmentNow & Then Backstage 8/2: Unions, Strikes, and the Public: What Matters?CAFE Insider 8/1: More Trump Classified Docs ChargesNote from Elie 7/28: Donald Trump and the “One More Thing” DefenseStay Tuned Bonus 7/27: Adam FrankNote From Barb 7/27: In Georgia, RICO Charges May Be Worth the WaitNow & Then Backstage 7/26: Barbie, G.I. Joe, and the Gang: Dolls Are UsCAFE Insider 7/25: Indictment Watch IIINote from Elie 7/21: Why Fani Willis Should Stand DownNote From Melissa 7/20: Rookie of the YearNow & Then Backstage 7/19: The Third Party ProblemCAFE Insider 7/18: Two Americas, One SCOTUS (with Michael Dreeben)Note from Elie 7/14: The Supreme Court: Conservative Outcomes, Activist MeansStay Tuned Bonus 7/13: Joshua YaffaNote from Asha 7/13: Making Sense of the Affirmative Action DecisionNow & Then Backstage 7/12: The Titan, the Sea, and What We SeeCAFE Insider 7/11: Trump Delays & Social Media DisinfoNote from Elie 7/7: Where’s Walt?Stay Tuned Bonus 7/6: Kate ShawNote From Joyce 07/06: Protecting Guns, Not PeopleNote From Elie 6/30: Why DOJ’s Trump Trial Should Go FirstNote From Barb 6/29: Trump's Trial Tactic — Playing Out the ClockStay Tuned Bonus 6/29: Suzanne NosselNow & Then Backstage 6/28: The American Nation and Indigenous Nations: Sovereignty & StruggleCAFE Insider 6/27: “Lordy, There Are [Trump] Tapes”Note from Elie 6/23: Skip the Outrage Over Hunter BidenStay Tuned Bonus 6/22: Sally JenkinsNote From Melissa 6/22: Waiting for a Blow (from SCOTUS)Now & Then Backstage 6/21: Presidential Lawyer ProblemsCAFE Insider 6/20: Hunter’s Guilty Plea & Trump’s AdmissionsNote from Elie 6/16: Why Trump Was Charged in Florida, Not DCNote From Asha 6/15: The "Clinton Sock Drawer" — A Smart-Sounding Defense for Dumb PeopleNow & Then Backstage 6/14: There's Something in the WaterCAFE Insider 6/13: Legal Hurdles in the Mar-a-Lago CaseNote From Elie 6/9: Bright Lights Can Make for Ugly TemptationNote From Joyce 06/08: The Silly SeasonStay Tuned Bonus 6/8: Niobe WayNow & Then Backstage 6/7: Texas Tall-Tales, Ken Paxton…and UsCAFE Insider 6/6: Indictment, Part DeuxNote from Elie 6/2: Trump’s Longshot Case for Federal CourtStay Tuned Bonus 6/1: Henry GrabarNote From Barb 6/1: Don’t Dunk on Your OpponentCAFE Insider 5/30: AI & National Security (with John Carlin & Chris Inglis)Note From Elie 5/26: George Santos and the Cold Reality of ConsequencesStay Tuned Bonus 5/25: David Autor Now & Then Backstage 5/24: The American Wellness Continuum: Alternative MedicineCAFE Insider 5/23: Mifepristone In Jeopardy & U.S. Attorney ResignsNote from Elie 5/19: Durham Report - Four Years for This?Stay Tuned Bonus 5/18: Tom Nichols Note From Asha 5/18: Why the Durham Report Falls ShortNow & Then Backstage 5/17: The American Wellness Continuum: Traditional Medicine CAFE Insider 5/16: Santos ScandalsNote from Elie 5/12: What John Roberts Really Meant to SayNote From Joyce 5/11: The Supreme Court v. Federal AgenciesNow & Then Backstage 5/10: Veep: The Real StoryCAFE Insider 5/9: Trump, Tarrio & ThomasNote from Elie 5/5: The Justice Department’s Hunter Biden ConundrumStay Tuned Bonus 5/4: Noah Feldman Note From Barb 5/4: Words That KillNow & Then Backstage 5/3: Not a Joke: Humor as PoliticsCAFE Insider 5/2: Trump’s Trial & Roberts’s TribulationsNote from Elie 4/28: A Trump Trial Will Happen – But When?Stay Tuned Bonus 4/27: Jen PsakiNow & Then Backstage 4/26: Supreme Court Scandals: A Story of JusticeCAFE Insider 4/25: Mifepristone, Bragg, & BaldwinNote from Elie: Decoding Dominion’s Settlement with FoxStay Tuned Bonus 4/20: Joan Biskupic Note From Asha 4/20: Trump's Real Defense Team? House GOPNow & Then Backstage 4/19: Expulsions and Ousters: The Threat in TennesseeCAFE Insider 4/18: High Court Reckonings — Clarence Thomas & the Future of MifepristoneNote from Elie: Judge Merchan Is Admirable - But He Should RecuseNote From Joyce 4/13: What Year Is it?Stay Tuned Bonus 4/13: Maggie Haberman Up Against The Mob – Bonus Episode 07Now & Then Backstage 4/12: Hostages as MessagesCAFE Insider 4/11: Bragg's Challenges, Abortion Pill Rulings & Thomas' FreebiesNote From Elie: In the Trump Case, We’re All Courtroom WatchersNote From Barb 4/6: Equal Justice Under LawUp Against The Mob – Bonus Episode 06Now & Then Backstage 4/5: Canada and the One-Way MirrorNote From Elie: Prosecutors, Turf Battles, and TrumpNote From Melissa 3/30: Telling Tales About AbortionStay Tuned Bonus 3/30: George PackerUp Against The Mob – Bonus Episode 05Now & Then Backstage 3/29: District Attorneys: Where the Rubber Meets the RoadCAFE Insider 3/28: Trump’s “Extortion" "Defense”Disrupting Digital ThreatsNote From Elie: What a Trump Indictment Could Mean for the NationPreview of an Indictment Part II (with Joyce Vance & Barb McQuade)Note From Asha 3/23: It’s Going to Get Worse Before It Gets BetterUp Against The Mob – Bonus Episode 04Now & Then Backstage 3/22: Why Americans Hate (and Love) BanksCAFE Insider 3/21 Programming NoteNote From Elie: The Trump Hush Money Case: Bombshell or Dud?Note From Joyce: What About Standing?Up Against The Mob – Bonus Episode 03Now & Then Backstage 3/15: Women Journalists and Their Fight to Be Heard CAFE Insider 3/14: The 10th Justice (with Michael Dreeben)Note From Elie: Nine Policymakers in Black RobesStay Tuned Bonus 3/9: Zanny Minton BeddoesNote From Barb 3/9: The January 6 Choir is Not a JokeUp Against The Mob – Bonus Episode 02Now & Then Backstage 3/8: Trash and Pollution: Who Pays?CAFE Insider 3/7: Student Loans & SubpoenasNote From Elie: Speech or Debate — Breaking New Constitutional GroundStay Tuned Bonus 3/2: Jia TolentinoNote From Melissa 3/2: Will the Supreme Court Break the Internet?Up Against The Mob - Bonus Episode 01Now & Then Backstage 3/1: Women Change Makers: Three Legal BattlesCAFE Insider 2/28: Full Court PressNote From Elie: The Fulton County Grand Juror and the Irresistible Pull of the SpotlightNote From Asha 02/23: Don't Look UpStay Tuned Bonus 2/23: Bianna GolodrygaNow & Then Backstage 2/22: What UFOs Say About UsCAFE Insider 2/21: Gaetz Outta Jail FreeNote From Elie: Mark Pomerantz, Self-Promoting Prosecutorial TurncoatNote From Joyce 02/16: On Abortion Rights and Conservative HypocrisyStay Tuned Bonus 2/16: Michael MorellNow & Then Backstage 2/15: Congressional Committees...and PowerCAFE Insider 2/14: Subpoenas & SantosNote from Elie: How to Get Rid of George SantosNote From Barb 02/09: Investigating the InvestigatorsStay Tuned Bonus 2/9: David RemnickNow & Then Backstage 2/8: Asian American Identities: A National Story (with Mary Lui)CAFE Insider 2/7: Imminent Charges & Involuntary ManslaughterNote from Elie: How Powerful People Get Away with ItNote From Melissa 02/02: Leaky BlindersStay Tuned Bonus 2/2: Elie HonigNow & Then Backstage 2/1: Advisors and Chiefs of Staff: The Powers of the President’s PeopleCAFE Insider 1/31: Tyre Nichols & Pence DocumentsNote from Elie: Bad Faith in Pursuit of a White WhaleNote From Asha 01/26: Step Right Up, the GOP Circus is in TownStay Tuned Bonus 1/26: Frank BruniCAFE Insider 1/24: Biden, Baldwin & SCOTUS BreachNote from Elie: DOJ & the Coming Constitutional ShowdownNote From Joyce 01/19: Trump in Civil TroubleStay Tuned Bonus 1/19: Tim Heaphy Now & Then Backstage 1/18: Horses, Cats, and Chickens: Animal Power and Us CAFE Insider 1/17: Second Special CounselNote From Elie: What Should We Make of the Biden Documents MatterNote From Barb 01/12: Stopping the Spread of InsurrectionStay Tuned Bonus 1/12: Ruth MarcusNow & Then Backstage 1/11: Things Are Looking Up? A New Year’s ShowCAFE Insider 1/10: Biden Documents & Trump InvestigationsNote From Elie: DOJ and The Cost of Getting There SecondNote From Melissa 01/05: “Lights, Camera, Classroom!”Stay Tuned Bonus 1/5: Ian BremmerCAFE Insider 1/3: Unpacking the Jan 6 ReportNote From Elie: Legal Heroes of 2022Note From Asha: "Let's Kill All the Lawyers"Now & Then Backstage 12/21: Georgia (Voting Rights) On My Mind (with Carol Anderson)CAFE Insider 12/20: Will the Jan 6 Referrals Matter?Note from Elie: End Game for the January 6 CommitteeNote from Joyce 12/15: Democracy for ChristmasStay Tuned Bonus 12/15: Adam LiptakNow & Then Backstage 12/14: Why "Terminating" the Constitution MattersCAFE Insider 12/13: The War on RatsNote from Elie: Loose Lips Sink Ships: Justice Alito and the Supreme Court’s Credibility CrisisNote From Barb 12/7: What If?Stay Tuned Bonus 12/8: Ezra KleinNow & Then Backstage 12/7: FTX, Con Men, and the Power of GriftCAFE Insider 12/6: Documents & DemocracyNote from Elie: An Indictment (or Two) Won't End Trump's 2024 White House BidStay Tuned Bonus 12/1: Aswath DamodaranCAFE Insider 11/29: Pence on the FenceNote From Asha - Midterm PsychologyStay Tuned Bonus 11/23: Maya ShankarCAFE Insider 11/22: Special Counsel SurpriseNote From Elie — Trump Prosecutors: Focus on the People, Not the LabelStay Tuned Bonus 11/17: Barton GellmanNow & Then Backstage 11/16: The Power of the Youth VoteCAFE Insider 11/15: Giuliani, Student Debt, & IRSNote From Elie: On AntisemitismCAFE Insider 11/9: "Mythical Republican Unicorn"Backstage, Now & Then, 11/8Note from Elie: Can a Republican Majority in Congress Derail the Justice Department?Backstage, Now & Then, 11/2CAFE Insider 11/1: Pelosi Attack & the New Trump ProsecutorNote From Elie: Gaetz Skates — Prosecutorial MalpracticeStay Tuned Bonus 10/27: Al FrankenBackstage, Now & Then, 10/26CAFE Insider 10/25: To Testify or Not to TestifyNote From Elie: Donald Trump’s Shot at HistoryStay Tuned Bonus 10/20: Michael BeschlossNote from Joyce 10/20: Will There Be Anything Left of the Voting Rights Act?Backstage, Now & Then, 10/19CAFE Insider 10/18: PremeditatedOffice Hours: The First Amendment Is Alive (with Stuart Brotman)Note from Elie: Time for DOJ to Do its Job on Jan. 6Note From Barb 10/13: Case Closed — The January 6th Committee Will RestStay Tuned Bonus 10/13: Ruth Ben-GhiatBackstage, Now & Then, 10/12CAFE Insider 10/11: The “Mine, Mine, Mine” DefenseNote from Elie: DOJ Subpoenas Mark Meadows (Sort Of)Note From Melissa: Another YOLO Term for the Supreme CourtCAFE Insider 10/4: The CannonsBackstage, Now & Then, 10/4Note from Elie: Nobody Wins with the Special MasterNote From Asha: Trump’s Monkey’s PawStay Tuned Bonus 9/29: Julia IoffeCAFE Insider 9/27: Art of the Steal (with Barb McQuade)Backstage, Now & Then, 9/27Note from Elie: Politics Mar Trump LawsuitNote From Joyce: No Cake For TrumpStay Tuned Bonus 9/22: Nina TotenbergCAFE Insider 9/20: "Damoclean Threat"Backstage, Now & Then, 9/20Note from Elie: Steve Bannon’s Joy Ride is OverDOJ Has a Lot to Chew OnStay Tuned Bonus 9/15: Astead Herndon CAFE Insider 9/13: Subpoenas and Special MastersBackstage, Now & Then, 9/13Note from Elie: The Real World Cost of Prosecutorial DelayStay Tuned Bonus 9/8: Anne NeubergerCAFE Insider 9/6: “Outrageous Order” (with Maya Wiley)Backstage, Now & Then, 9/6Note from Elie: All the Former President’s Lawyers Stay Tuned Bonus 9/1: Mark Leibovich Note From Asha: Barr-a-Lago: A New Memo Reveals Lies, Deceit, and TreacheryCAFE Insider 8/30: "Are We Off Base?"Note From Elie: Merrick Garland Holds the LineNote From Joyce: The Magistrate Judge Doesn’t Have The Final SayCAFE Insider 8/23: Skeletons In the ClosetBackstage, Now & Then, 8/23Note From Elie: In Defense of the FifthNote From Barb: 45 Shades of GraymailCAFE Insider 8/16: What's in the Mar-a-Lago Search Warrant?Backstage, Now & Then, 8/16Note from Elie: Making Sense of Mar-a-LagoNote from Preet: Pelosi’s Taiwan Trip, Explained (with Evan Osnos)Stay Tuned Bonus 8/11: John Avlon Note From Melissa: Authoritarianism and Democratic DeliberationCAFE Insider 8/9: Mar-a-Lago SearchBackstage, Now & Then, 8/9Note from Elie: A Chance at RedemptionNote From Preet: Understanding Monkeypox (with Dr. Kavita Patel)Mystery Inc: The Case of the Missing Secret Service Text MessagesCAFE Insider 8/2: DOJ Targets TrumpBackstage, Now & Then, 8/2Note from Elie: Steve Bannon’s Moment of AccountabilityNote From Preet: What Does it Mean That DOJ is Investigating Trump? (with Carol Leonnig)Stay Tuned Bonus 7/28: Joe Kennedy IIINote from Joyce: Razing the Kraken: The Importance of WitnessesCAFE Insider 7/26: 187 MinutesNote from Elie: What If They All Went Along With It?Note From Barb: Where is Merrick Garland?CAFE Insider 7/19: Court of Public Opinion (with Barb McQuade)Backstage, Now & Then, 7/19Note from Elie: Deciphering DOJ’s Jan. 6 Contempt DecisionsNote From Preet: What Does Boris Johnson's Ouster Mean for Us? (with Ed Luce)Stay Tuned Bonus 7/14: Nita FarahanyNote From Melissa: The Least Dangerous Branch?CAFE Insider 7/12: Bannon's Gambit (with Dan Goldman)Backstage, Now & Then, 7/12Note From Elie: DOJ Delay Hurts Its Own CauseNote From Asha: How Could the Jan 6 Committee Impact DOJ?CAFE Insider 7/5: Investigating Domestic Terrorism (with Jim Cavanaugh)Backstage, Now & Then, 7/5Note from Elie: The Supreme Court and the Rule of FiveNote From Preet: What is Substantive Due Process? (with Trevor Morrison)Stay Tuned Bonus 6/30: Jeannie Suk GersenNote From Joyce: The Jury That Matters MostCAFE Insider 6/28: Dobbs Deep DiveCAFE Insider Special 6/24: The End of RoeNote from Elie: What Does it Mean, Exactly, to Know?Stay Tuned Bonus 6/23: Shannon WattsNote From Barb: Donald Trump's Al Capone Moment?CAFE Insider 6/21: "Clear and Present Danger"Note from Elie: Committee Hearings and Criminal Prosecution: Different Ball GamesNote From Preet: Lawyers and LackeysStay Tuned Bonus 6/16: Eric HolderCAFE Insider 6/14: "Teetering Back"Now & Then, Backstage, 6/14Note from Elie: “Dereliction of Duty” Is Far Too Generous to Donald TrumpNote From Preet: Who Will Stay Tuned?Stay Tuned Bonus 6/9: Soledad O’BrienNote From Asha: Yes, The Durham Plotline Was As Dumb As It LookedCAFE Insider 6/7: Navarro Charged, Sussmann AcquittedNow & Then, Backstage, 6/7Note from Elie: The 2nd Amendment, Justice Scalia, and Selective TextualismNote From Preet: Is This Time Different?Stay Tuned Bonus 6/2: Rep. Mondaire JonesNote From Joyce: What to Expect from DOJ’s Review of UvaldeCAFE Insider 5/31: UvaldeNow & Then, Backstage, 5/31Note from Elie: What is DOJ Doing on Matt Gaetz?Note from Preet: The KidsStay Tuned Bonus 5/26: Min Jin LeeNote From Barb: The Terrorism of the Spoken WordCAFE Insider 5/24: Sour GrapesNow & Then, Backstage, 5/24Note from Elie: Latest Jan. 6 Subpoenas: Suboptimal but SensibleNote From Preet: Someone Should Sit This One OutStay Tuned Bonus 5/19: Ian BremmerNote From Melissa: The Twilight of Constitutional LawCAFE Insider 5/17: Racist MassacreNow & Then, Backstage, 5/17Note from Preet: 2014 Harvard Law School Class Day AddressNote from Elie: America’s Chaotic Post-Roe FutureStay Tuned Bonus 5/12: Peter KalmusNote From Asha: What Elon Musk Gets Wrong About the Marketplace of IdeasCAFE Insider 5/10: “Hellish Dystopian Nightmare”Note from Elie: Merrick Garland is Running Out of TimeNote from Preet: Underestimate at Your PerilStay Tuned Bonus 5/5: Symone SandersNote From Joyce: The Virtue of TransparencyCAFE Insider 5/3: Reversing RoeNow & Then, Backstage, 5/3Note from Elie: Dishonest but Not DumbNote From Preet: Code RedNote From Barb: Sunday Night MassacreCAFE Insider 4/26: An Interview with Associate AG Vanita GuptaNow & Then, Backstage, 4/26Note from Elie: On Hunter Biden, Let DOJ Do its JobNote From Preet: Of Musk & MonkeysStay Tuned Bonus 4/21: Bill BrowderNote From Melissa: The Art of the Judicial Long GameCAFE Insider 4/19: “The Devil Made Me Do It”Now & Then, Backstage, 4/19Note from Elie: Criminal Referral: The Ultimate Sugar RushStay Tuned Bonus 4/14: Daniel YerginNote from Asha: When the Right-Wing Eye of Sauron Landed on MeCAFE Insider 4/12: Kidnapping & ContemptNow & Then, Backstage, 4/12Note From Preet: When Joy is on the RunNote from Elie: A New Rule for Confirming Supreme Court JusticesStay Tuned Bonus 4/7: David FrumNote From Joyce: Don’t Leave Your Common Sense at the DoorCAFE Insider 4/5: DOJ Pressure & January 6thNow & Then, Backstage, 4/5Note From Elie: Refuse to Recuse – A Bad Look for Justice Thomas & The CourtStay Tuned Bonus 3/31: Tim UrbanNote From Barb: The Patriotism of Public DefendersCAFE Insider 3/29: Trump Trouble & Thomas Texts (with Dan Goldman)Now & Then, Backstage, 3/29Note from Elie: Defending the Defenders – Judge Jackson's Unique PerspectiveNote from Preet: Reading the RoomStay Tuned Bonus 3/24: Jeffrey RosenCAFE Insider 3/22: SCOTUS Hearings & Hunter's LaptopNow & Then, Backstage, 3/22Note from Elie: Lessons from Prosecuting the NazisNote from Preet: Distrust & VerifyStay Tuned Bonus 3/17: Cori BushNote From Asha: I Want You to Do Me a Favor, ThoughCAFE Insider 3/15: DOJ Report CardNow & Then, Backstage, 3/15Rap On Trial (with Andrea Dennis & Alex Spiro)Note From Elie: Three Reasons for DOJ's Delay on MeadowsNote from Preet: A Date Which Will LiveStay Tuned Bonus 3/10: Jonathan KarlNote From Joyce: Trump in the Pincers of DOJ & the January 6th CommitteeCAFE Insider 3/8: "Ticks & Turns"Now & Then, Backstage, 3/8Note from Elie: Bill Barr's Revisionist BSNote From Preet: An Unlikely HeroStay Tuned Bonus 3/3: Ira GlasserNote From Melissa: The Sum of Her ParchmentsNote From Barb: Ask the ExpertsCAFE Insider 3/1: The Future of the Manhattan DA Trump InvestigationNow & Then, Backstage, 3/1Note from Elie: Manhattan DA Bragg vs. the Trump InvestigatorsCAFE Insider 2/22: Documents, Depositions & DurhamNow & Then, Backstage, 2/22Note From Elie: Where the Constitution is SilentReverberations of a Russian Invasion (with Ian Bremmer)Note From Preet: You Keep Using That WordNote from Asha: Trump's Shadow ArmyCAFE Insider 2/15: “Better Than Therapy” (with Barb McQuade)Now & Then, Backstage, 2/15Note From Elie: Ivanka Trump Is Not A ChildNote from Preet: Don’t Ban Books, Ban ThisStay Tuned Bonus 2/10: Lee BollingerNote From Joyce: Ahmaud Arbery's LegacyCAFE Insider 2/8: "Trump Is Wrong"Now & Then, Backstage, 2/8Note from Elie: Why Age Matters on the Supreme CourtNote From Preet: Touching the Face of GodStay Tuned Bonus 2/3: Indra NooyiNote From Barb: It’s Only Racist If You Think SoCAFE Insider 2/1: Fake Electors & Plea DealsNow & Then, Backstage, 2/1Note from Elie: Rudy’s Downward SpiralCAFE Insider Special 1/27: Breyer RetiresStay Tuned Bonus 1/27: Laura CoatesNote From Melissa: The Supreme Court & The Second AmendmentCAFE Insider 1/25: "The Kraken's Kraken"Now & Then, Backstage, 1/25Office Hours: Rules of Lethal Strikes with Priyanka MotaparthyNote From Elie: The Many Faces of Kevin McCarthyNote from Preet: Dumb and DumberStay Tuned Bonus 1/20: Masha GessenNote From Asha: Making Sense of Seditious ConspiracyCAFE Insider 1/18: Seditious Conspiracy & SiddiquiNow & Then, Backstage, 1/18Note from Elie: Reform the Electoral Count Act NowNote From Preet: Stock and TradeStay Tuned Bonus 1/13: Linda DunikoskiNote From Joyce: Don't Forget to Bake Chocolate Chip CookiesCAFE Insider 1/11: Garland, Hannity & TrumpNow & Then, Backstage, 1/11Note From Elie: Jan. 6 Committee Must Play HardballNote from Preet: Garland's GauntletStay Tuned Bonus 1/6: Ian BremmerNote From Barb: Calling All CitizensCAFE Insider 1/4: “It’s Not Squash”Welcome to CAFE InsiderCAFE Insider 12/21: Should DOJ Charge Trump? (with Barb McQuade)Note From Asha: The Case for Charging Trump with Obstruction — And FastNow & Then, Backstage, 12/21Note From Elie: The Top Legal Heroes of 2021Note From Preet: I Gotta Be HonestStay Tuned Bonus 12/16: Jonathan CapehartCAFE Insider 12/14: PowerPoint CoupNote From Joyce: DOJ Has a Play to Make on Jan 6Backstage, Now & Then, 12/14Note From Elie: Taking the Fifth: The Constitutional Cop-OutNote From Preet: Time for a RantStay Tuned Bonus 12/9: Pramila JayapalCAFE Insider 12/7: Stare Decisis StenchNote From Barb: The Committee's GambitBackstage, Now & Then, 12/7Note From Elie: The MAGA-for-lifers vs. The Prison-AverseNote From Preet: The StenchStay Tuned Bonus 12/2: Scott GallowayCAFE Insider 11/30: SpatchcockingStay Tuned Bonus 11/24: Adam SchiffCAFE Insider 11/23: VigilantesNote From Asha: The Conservative PloybookBackstage, Now & Then, 11/23Note From Elie: Judicial MalpracticeStay Tuned Bonus 11/18: Tom NicholsCAFE Insider 11/17: Facebook & Unheeded Advice (with Joyce Vance and Roger McNamee)Note From Joyce: Hopefully Rittenhouse Won’t Be "Free as F**k" For LongBackstage, Now & Then, 11/16CAFE Insider 11/15: Bannon Indicted, AgainNote From Elie: Aural Closure in a Middle School Gym For AllNote From Preet: A Gateway DrugCAFE Insider 11/9: Quiet RiotNote From Barb: If You Stream It, They Will ComeBackstage, Now & Then, 11/9Note From Elie: “The Importance of Preserving Executive Privilege”Note From Preet: The Remarkable Op-EdCAFE Insider 11/2: "Some Geniuses"Note From Melissa: The Supreme Court Wades Back In on SB 8Backstage, Now & Then, 11/2Note From Elie: Biden Right to Retract Statement on Jan 6 ProsecutionsNote From Preet: A Tale of TwinsStay Tuned Bonus 10/28: Dr. Fiona HillCAFE Insider 10/26: What Will Happen to Steve Bannon?Note From Asha: Attacks on Local Government are "Mini-Insurrections"Backstage, Now & Then, 10/26Note From Elie: A Taxonomy of Trumpworld WitnessesNote From Preet: The Trump CurveStay Tuned Bonus 10/21: Steven Van ZandtCAFE Insider 10/19: Trump v. January 6th CommitteeNote From Joyce: Bannon's Gotta Go 2.0Backstage, Now & Then, 10/19Note From Elie: Trump Has Mastered The Art of DelayNote From Preet: "Discourse" -- Your ThoughtsStay Tuned Bonus 10/14: Darren WalkerInsider Bonus: The Real GoodfellasCAFE Insider 10/12: Extraordinary MeasuresNote From Barb: Hawley's Hollow HowlsBackstage, Now & Then, 10/12Note From Melissa: The Supreme Court: Shadows and LightNote From Elie: The Supreme Court Publicity TourNote From Preet: DiscoarseStay Tuned Bonus 10/7: Chris KrebsInsider Bonus: Mob MentalityCAFE Insider 10/5: Irreparable Harm: Abortion, Insurrection, and the Kitchen SinkBackstage, Now & Then, 10/5Note From Elie: Contempt of Congress Prosecutions are Necessary but FraughtNote From Preet: HypeStay Tuned Bonus 9/30: Gary GenslerInsider Bonus: Babysitting Sammy the BullCAFE Insider 9/28: Fighting for Immigrants (with Joyce Vance & Lee Gelernt)Note From Asha: Never Let Your Skill Exceed Your VirtueBackstage, Now & Then, 9/28Note From Elie: The Failure of John Durham’s InvestigationNote From Preet: Are You in a Quasi-Cult?Stay Tuned Bonus 9/23: Bina VenkataramanInsider Bonus: Deep CoverCAFE Insider 9/21: Durham, Theranos & AbortionNote From Joyce: The Evil Genius of the Texas Anti-Abortion LawBackstage, Now & Then, 9/21Note From Elie: The January 6 Committee is On the ClockStay Tuned Bonus 9/16: Ken BurnsInsider Bonus: Liberty’s Last ChampionCAFE Insider 9/14: State (Malef)actorsNote From Barb: Dangerous Rhetoric Fuels Domestic TerrorismBackstage, Now & Then, 9/14Note From Elie: A Personal Reflection on 9/11Note From Preet: Lessons From 9/11Insider Bonus: The CooperatorCAFE Insider 9/7: The Bounty on RoeNote From Melissa: Form and Function in Texas SB8Backstage, Now & Then, 9/7Note From Elie: Bill Barr’s Cringeworthy Text MessagesNote From Preet: The CourtoomStay Tuned Bonus 9/2: Ian BremmerCAFE Insider 8/31: Courts & KrakenNote From Asha: Big Tech is the New Big TobaccoBackstage, Now & Then, 8/31Note From Elie: A Bridge Too Far on the Eviction MoratoriumStay Tuned Bonus 8/26: Rebecca Kelly SlaughterCAFE Insider 8/24: Covid CourtNote From Joyce: Protecting the Right to VoteBackstage, Now & Then, 8/24Note From Elie: Cuomo Unlikely to Face ChargesNote From Preet: Good FaithStay Tuned Bonus 8/19: Catherine RampellCAFE Insider 8/17: On the Ground in Kabul (with Richard Engel)Note From Barb: Combating Police SuicideBackstage, Now & Then, 8/17Note From Elie: The Coming Congressional Battle Over Jan 6Note from Preet: L’Affaire Big Lie v. L’Affaire UkraineStay Tuned Bonus 8/12: Edward-Isaac DovereCAFE Insider 8/10: Cuomo QuitsNote From Melissa: Dirty Dancing with DobbsNote From Elie: Why Jeffrey Clark MattersNote From Preet: Danny and BobStay Tuned Bonus 8/5: Daniel KahnemanCAFE Insider 8/3: “Just Say the Election Was Corrupt”Note From Asha: Oops, He Did it AgainBackstage, Now & Then, 8/3Note From Elie: The Case Against Tom BarrackNote From Preet: To Engage or to Ignore?CAFE Insider 7/27: Will SCOTUS Overturn Roe?Note From Joyce: Lessons from the First January 6th SentencingBackstage, Now & Then, 7/27Note From Elie: The Uncertainty of Andrew Cuomo’s Political FateNote From Preet: Trimming the MeanStay Tuned Bonus 7/22: Kurt AndersenCAFE Insider 7/20: Protecting the PressNote From Barb: Free Press is Not a Suicide PactBackstage, Now & Then, 7/20Note From Elie: Kevin McCarthy and the Truth About Jan. 6thNote From Preet: Abogado ToastStay Tuned Bonus 7/15: Rep. Ritchie TorresCAFE Insider 7/13: Trump Goes to CourtNote From Melissa: What Just Happened at the Supreme Court?Backstage, Now & Then, 7/13Note From Elie: Hatchet ManNote from Preet: A Trump TaxonomyStay Tuned Bonus 7/8: Elie HonigCAFE Insider 7/6: To Flip or Not to FlipNote from Asha: The Cosby Case and Jan. 6thBackstage, Now & Then, 7/06Note From Elie: Trump Won't Go to JailStay Tuned Bonus 7/1: Derek DelGaudioCAFE Insider 6/29: Trump, Giuliani & BarrNote From Joyce: Turning Covid Guilt Into CompassionBackstage, Now & Then, 6/29Note From Elie: DOJ Stood Its GroundNote From Preet: The Abnormal Return to NormalcyStay Tuned Bonus 6/24: Yamiche AlcindorCAFE Insider 6/22: ACA SurvivesNote From Barb: Cape Up Against Domestic TerrorismBackstage, Now & Then, 6/22Note From Elie: Too Little, Too Late For Don McGahnNote From Preet: On Change and the Status QuoStay Tuned Bonus 6/17: Bill BrattonCAFE Insider 6/15: DOJ's Subpoena SituationNote from Melissa: Pandemics and PrivatizationBackstage, Now & Then, 6/15Note From Elie: DOJ Should Bring Sedition ChargesNote From Preet: A Ripple of HopeStay Tuned Bonus 6/10: Sebastian JungerCAFE Insider 6/8: Why is DOJ Defending Trump?Note from Asha: The Big Lie is a Terrorist IdeologyBackstage, Now & Then, 6/8Note From Elie: Will Trump Be Indicted?Note from Preet: On Mental Health & TennisStay Tuned Bonus 6/3: Heather Cox Richardson & Joanne FreemanCAFE Insider 6/1: Defendant Trump?Note From Joyce: On Prison ReformBackstage, Now & Then 6/1Note From Elie: How Much Is Too Much?Note From Preet: Remembering TulsaStay Tuned Bonus 5/27: Matt LevineCAFE Insider 5/25: Investigating TrumpNote From Barb: We Owe It To HistoryNote from Elie: Ain’t No Sin to Be Glad to Be AliveLimerick from Preet: A Moment of ZenStay Tuned Bonus 5/20: Amy KlobucharCAFE Insider 5/18: Fast Times & Gaetz Got HighNote From Melissa: SCOTUS Wind-down!Note from Elie: Reprehensible or Illegal?Note from Preet: Folly, Fritos, and Forward ProgressStay Tuned Bonus 5/13: Ian MillhiserCAFE Insider 5/11: DOJ Turns It UpNote From Asha: The Law That Could Bring Down RudyNote from Elie: DOJ vs. Giuliani and GaetzNote from Preet: If They Can Do This to MeCAFE Insider 5/4: "Rule of Law is Back, Baby"Note from Joyce: Will Chauvin Get The Sentence He Deserves?Third Degree: Policing & Systemic ChangeNote from Elie: The Other Three Officers Charged In George Floyd’s KillingStay Tuned Bonus 4/29: Clarissa WardCAFE Insider 4/27: Chauvin, DOJ & 2nd AmendmentNote from Barb: First, Do No EscalationThird Degree: After the Chauvin VerdictNote from Elie: Collective Trauma & JusticeNote From Preet: Pride Over PolicingStay Tuned Bonus 4/22: Andrew Ross SorkinCAFE Insider 4/20: A Just VerdictNote From Melissa: Race-ing RoeNote From Elie: Who Are The Chauvin Jurors?Third Degree: The Chauvin Defense RestsNote From Preet: Reflections on CAFECAFE Insider 4/13: The DEA, Chauvin & Gaetz (with Dan Goldman)Third Degree: Reflections on the Chauvin TrialNote From Elie: Enduring the Emotions of TrialNote From Preet: On BullyingStay Tuned Bonus 4/8: Viet Thanh Nguyen and Janelle WongCAFE Insider 4/6: The Chauvin Trial ContinuesNote From Joyce - Why We Should WitnessThird Degree - Chauvin Trial: The ArgumentsNote From Elie: Low-Key Lawyering in Chauvin TrialNote From Preet: On BystandersStay Tuned Bonus 4/1: Dahlia LithwickCAFE Insider 3/30: Minnesota v. Derek ChauvinNote From Barb: It's Raining in GeorgiaThird Degree: Prosecuting SeditionNote From Elie: The Truth About SeditionNote From Preet: Hear These American VoicesStay Tuned Bonus 3/25: Adam GrantCAFE Insider 3/23: When Hate is a CrimeNote From Melissa: American RoyalsNote From Preet: On StandardsThird Degree: How To Strike A JurorNote From Elie: Promising a Trump Prosecution Could BackfireStay Tuned Bonus 3/18: Anne ApplebaumCAFE Insider 3/16: Murder in the ThirdNote From Asha: Guns or Votes?Note From Preet: One YearThird Degree: The JurorNote From Elie: Voting Rights at a CrossroadsStay Tuned Bonus 3/11: Atul GawandeCAFE Insider 3/9: Cuomo, Chauvin & Hate CrimesNote From Joyce - Stop Targeting Trans YouthNote From Preet: Above and BeyondNote From Elie: Law Before ActionStay Tuned Bonus 3/4: Joe NeguseDoing Justice Bonus: Episode 6 (with Bianna Golodryga)CAFE Insider 3/2: The DA, The Gov, & The BossNote From Barb: Get Off My LawnNote From Preet: In Garland Hearing, Echoes of the PastNote From Elie: Pros vs. PretendersStay Tuned Bonus 2/25: Andy SlavittDoing Justice Bonus: Episode 5 (with Bianna Golodryga) CAFE Insider 2/23: "The Work Continues"Note From Melissa: The FourteenthNote From Preet: Trump's EsquiresNote From Elie: History As The Final JudgeDoing Justice Bonus: Episode 4 (with Bianna Golodryga)CAFE Insider 2/16: Acquittal AftermathNote From Asha: Noncompliance and Impeachment Note From Elie: Profiles in CowardiceStay Tuned Bonus 2/11: David FrumDoing Justice Bonus: Episode 3 (with Bianna Golodryga)CAFE Insider 2/9: Trial by IreNote From Joyce: Families Belong TogetherUnited Security: Interview with Courtney ElwoodNote From Elie: A Jury of Your SenatorsNote From Preet: Beyond PoliticsStay Tuned Bonus 2/4: Daniel Goldman and Adam SchiffDoing Justice Bonus: Episode 2 (with Bianna Golodryga) CAFE Insider 2/2: Groundhog DayNote From Barb: Left of BoomNote From Elie: Senate Trial Should Be “Thin to Win”Note From Preet: Impeachment (Pt. 2) Is No Criminal TrialStay Tuned Bonus 1/28: Dana BashDoing Justice Bonus: Episode 1 (with Bianna Golodryga)CAFE Insider 1/26: Out With the Old, In With the NewNote From Melissa: Woman Crush WednesdayUnited Security: Interview with Jim Clapper Part IINote from Preet: Climbing the HillNote from Elie: Faith in JudgesStay Tuned Bonus 1/21: Evan OsnosCAFE Insider 1/19: The Final CountdownNote From Asha: The New Big LieNote From Elie: Get the Big FishNote from Preet: From the Jaws of DefeatStay Tuned Bonus 1/14: Claire McCaskillCAFE Insider 1/12: Insurrection AftermathNote From Joyce: The Cost of the StealUnited Security: Interview with Jim ClapperNote from Elie: Impeach Trump (Again)Stay Tuned Bonus 1/7: Bryan FogelCAFE Insider 1/5: Bad CallStay Tuned Live! (with Bill Browder)Stay Tuned Bonus 12/23: Rachel MaddowCAFE Insider 12/22: Special Counsel Kraken (with Joyce Vance)Cyber Space ft. Jeanette ManfraNote from Preet: SnowboundNote from Elie: Lowering the Barr (Again)Stay Tuned Bonus 12/17: Jeffrey GoldbergCAFE Insider 12/15: Barr, ByeUnited Security - Interview with Matt OlsenNote From Elie: The Worst Lawyering I've Ever SeenNote from Preet: On the Hunter Biden NewsCAFE Insider 12/8: "Hold-My-Beer Presidency"Cyber Space ft James MurrayNote From Preet: Bitter Over TwitterNote From Elie: Death Row Sticks With YouStay Tuned Bonus 12/3: Jelani CobbCAFE Insider 12/1: Pardons, Proof, and the PandemicCAFE Insider 11/24: Turn the PageCyber Space ft. David SangerNote from Elie: The Notorious RSBNote from Preet: Thankful to Fact-CheckersStay Tuned Bonus 11/19: Martha RaddatzCAFE Insider 11/17: Sulkers & LosersUnited Security: Interview with John BrennanUnited Security: Interview with John Brennan (Bonus)Note from Elie: Farewell to the EnablersNote From Preet: A Hopeful LimerickStay Tuned Bonus 11/12: Ian BremmerCAFE Insider 11/10: State of DenialNote From Elie: Imperfect Yet Resilient Constitutional SystemNote From Preet: A 76-Day CountdownUnited Security - Politics Infecting IntelligenceNote From Preet: Never More Proud To Be An AmericanNote From Elie: We’ve Been Off The RailsStay Tuned Bonus 10/29: Garry KasparovCAFE Insider 10/27: What to Expect When You’re ElectingCyber Space ft Sue GordonNote From Preet: Closing Arguments from Trump and BidenNote From Elie: Manufacturing October SurprisesStay Tuned Bonus 10/22: Jon MeachamCAFE Insider 10/20: “October Surprise(s)?”United Security: ISIS on TrialNote From Preet: Confirmation KabukiNote From Elie: A Recusal? Don’t Count On ItStay Tuned Bonus 10/15: Bob Bauer and Jack GoldsmithCAFE Insider 10/13: Don't Spare the RodCyber Space ft. Shawn HenryNote From Elie: A Super-Sized Court? Intriguing, but ImprobableNote From Preet: Politics as Usual or Something Different?Stay Tuned Bonus 10/8: Marc EliasCAFE Insider 10/6: Covid-in-ChiefStay Tuned Bonus 10/05: John King Jr.United Security - Interference & AnarchyNote from Elie: Barr Saws Off One Limb After AnotherNote From Preet: My July 23 PredictionsStay Tuned Bonus 10/1: Errol LouisCAFE Insider 9/29: POTUS & SCOTUSCyber Space ft. Kara SwisherNote From Preet: Grieve or Fight?Note From Elie: We Can All Use a Bit of Humility, Especially AG BarrStay Tuned Bonus 9/24: Melissa MurrayCAFE Insider 9/22: The Glorious RBGUnited Security: Back in the U.S.S.R.Note From Elie: Prosecutors Resign at Major Personal Cost, Not For Some Empty Symbolic GestureNote from Preet: Trump Never Lets the Sting ShowStay Tuned Bonus 9/17: David ChangCAFE Insider 9/15: Durham, Defamation, and DisenfranchisementCyber Space ft. Chris InglisNote From Elie: Reflections on the 19th Anniversary of 9/11Note from Preet: The Excavation Will Be UglyStay Tuned Bonus 9/10: Michael SandelCAFE Insider 9/8: Losers & SuckersNote from Elie: I Was Wrong About the Hatch ActUnited Security: What Is Domestic Terrorism?Note From Preet: Base Conclusions on Evidence, Not Its AuraCAFE Insider 9/1: Web of WaysCyber Space ft. 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