Week 24: Nine Justices, One July 4th

On Saturday, June 13, 2026, Max and Blake examine what happens when executive power, legislative authority, and the courts reach for control at the same time — and why three Supreme Court cases due before the Fourth of July are the clearest test of that friction in a generation. - Federal Reserve independence: Trump's attempt to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook challenges a century of precedent and raises real questions about what a politicized board means for inflation expectations and bond markets. - Birthright citizenship: Eight words in the 14th Amendment — "subject to the jurisdiction thereof" — are at the center of a constitutional fight that could produce the first limitation on birthright citizenship since Reconstruction. - Mail-ballot grace periods: Watson v. RNC could force fourteen states and D.C. to rewrite election procedures before the 2026 midterms, though the legal question before the Court is narrower than most coverage suggests. The episode closes with a local action item: read the 43-word citizenship clause, check your state's mail-ballot deadline, and have a honest conversation with the next generation about what citizenship means right now. New episodes every Saturday.