Week 22: Remodeling the House

On Saturday, May 30, 2026, Max and Blake argue that three Supreme Court cases dominating the headlines are actually one story about who holds constitutional authority in American life. - Trump v. Slaughter: The Court signals it may end 90 years of independent agency protections, dismantling the constitutional firewall between executive politics and regulatory bodies like the FTC. - Trump v. Cook: A challenge to Federal Reserve independence exposes a market mispricing danger — bond markets are pricing in zero political risk at the Fed, a bet with serious free market consequences. - Trump v. Barbara: The birthright citizenship case tests the 14th Amendment's text against an administration theory that legal scholars note the amendment's own framers never intended. - Little v. Hecox / West Virginia v. B.P.J.: The transgender sports cases are better read as a federalism and constitutional scrutiny story than a culture war flashpoint. The episode closes with a concrete local action item: read the 14th Amendment citizenship clause yourself, then check your senators' confirmation votes before the June rulings land. New episodes every Saturday.