This week, we revisit one of the most important Supreme Court cases you’ve probably never heard of: Baker v. Carr, a redistricting case from the 1960s, which challenged the justices to consider what might happen if they stepped into the world of electoral politics. It’s a case so stressful that it pushed one justice to a nervous breakdown, put another justic ... Show More
Jun 2023
Part 1: The Viability Line
<p>When the justices heard oral arguments in <em>Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization</em>, the landmark abortion case, one word came up more than any other: viability. The viability line was at the core of <em>Roe v. Wade</em>, and it’s been entrenched in the abortion ri ... Show More
44m 37s
Jun 2023
Part 2: If Not Viability, Then What?
<p>Now that the “viability line” in pregnancy — as defined by <em>Roe v. Wade</em> — is no longer federal law, lawmakers and lawyers are coming up with new frameworks for abortion access at a dizzying rate. In this second part of our series, More Perfect asks: what if abortion la ... Show More
35m 24s
Sep 2024
Why is the voting age 18?
<p>For most of our nation's history, the voting age was 21. So how'd we get it down to 18? In one sense, it was the fastest ratified amendment in history. In another, it took three decades. Our guide to the hard-won fight for youth enfranchisement is Jennifer Frost, author of <a ... Show More
36m 16s
Oct 2024
The World's First Constitution
The world's oldest oldest continuously surviving constitution, was adopted in the tiny country of San Marino on 8th October, 1600.
This was a good 187 years before the United States adopted its own constitution and, during his presidency, Abraham Lincoln frequently held San Mari ... Show More
11m 48s
Jul 2017
Episode 21, Thomas Hobbes's Political Philosophy (Part I)
<p>Everything you could need is on www.thepanpsycast.com! Please tweet us your thoughts at www.twitter.com/thepanpsycast. Few political thinkers can be considered as influential as Thomas Hobbes. Published in 1651, Hobbes's most famous work, the Leviathan (or The Matter, Forme an ... Show More
37m 13s
<p>August 18, 1920. The 19th Amendment is ratified by the United States Congress, granting women the right to vote. This episode originally aired in 2022.</p><p><br></p><ul><li><strong>Support the show!</strong> Join <a href="https://intohistory.com/" rel="noopener nore ... Show More
