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The Oath and The Office

The Oath and The Office

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Mixing sharp wit and serious political fire, The Oath and The Office is where hard-hitting constitutional analysis meets razor-sharp comedy. Distinguished political science professor Corey Brettschneider teams up with comedian John Fugelsang to break down the most powerful 35 words in American democracy—the presidential oath of office. Every president swears to “preserve, protect, and defend” the Constitution, but what happens when one openly attacks democracy and the rule of law itself? Each week, Corey and John pull no punches, exposing the latest threats to the rule of law and demanding accountability. Smart, fearless, and wickedly funny—this is the civics lesson you can’t afford to miss.Corey Brettschneider Ciencia Política Política y Gobierno
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  • Trump Loses in Court — But Pressure Remains on the Press and Late Night (with Mike Pesca)

    Trump Loses in Court — But Pressure Remains on the Press and Late Night (with Mike Pesca)
    Feb 26 2026
    Trump just suffered a major Supreme Court defeat. A significant tariffs ruling limits presidential power and reasserts Congress’s authority — applying a doctrine once confined to agencies directly to a president. But don’t mistake this for resolution. A reauthorization attempt could trigger a new wave of litigation and deepen the constitutional fight.

    Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang also examine how Judge Cannon stalled Jack Smith at a pivotal moment — and what the prosecution of a former prince reveals about how accountability for powerful leaders can succeed… and how it can fail.

    Then we widen the lens.

    Mike Pesca (The Gist, NPR) joins us to explore “soft” censorship and the pressure facing American journalism — including the late-night flashpoint. Can regulatory scrutiny, “equal time” rhetoric, and public threats chill speech without an outright ban? We discuss the FCC’s evolving posture, the late-night controversy, the Bari Weiss debate (and Mike’s distinct take), and what citizens can actually do to resist intimidation.

    The courts may be holding.
    But pressure on speech — and democratic guardrails — is intensifying.
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    59 m
  • Title Trump’s FCC Pressures Late Night — Even as Resistance Wins

    Title Trump’s FCC Pressures Late Night — Even as Resistance Wins
    Feb 19 2026
    Trump’s FCC is pressuring late-night TV — and CBS is hesitating. What happens when regulators don’t censor speech outright, but make networks afraid to air it?

    In Minnesota, democratic guardrails held. A far-right witness was exposed in a Senate hearing and a judge blocked cuts to critical public health funding. Proof that pushback can succeed.

    Then the counter-move. Under the Trump administration, the Federal Communications Commission has signaled it will enforce the equal-time rule against late-night and daytime talk shows — a shift that made CBS lawyers nervous about Stephen Colbert’s interview with James Talarico, a Texas Senate candidate. Colbert has blasted the move as political intimidation, and critics argue it reflects a broader effort to chill speech rather than a neutral application of regulatory fairness rules. What happens when government doesn’t censor speech outright — but makes networks afraid to air it?

    Plus: a Presidents’ Day special — five presidents who threatened democracy and the warning signs we’re seeing again. Drawing on The Presidents and The People, Corey Brettschneider connects today’s battles to the deeper history of democratic erosion — and what it takes to stop it.

    📘 Get The Presidents and The People:

    https://www.amazon.com/Presidents-People-Threatened-Democracy-Citizens/dp/1324006277
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    1 h y 4 m
  • DOJ Payback Politics (with Preet Bharara)

    DOJ Payback Politics (with Preet Bharara)
    Feb 12 2026
    Trump is turning DOJ into payback politics—and this week shows the playbook in action: pressure around the Gateway tunnel, a reporter’s home searched, the Clinton subpoena spectacle, and a growing recruiting crisis inside the department.

    Then Preet Bharara on the warning we missed: Trump forcing the showdown that got Preet fired—an early preview of today’s collapse of prosecutorial independence. We break down political prosecutions (Comey, James), the hard edge cases where “law enforcement” gets murky, how the ethics of staying vs. resigning change in a corrupt regime, and where real hope comes from now.
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    58 m
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This podcast has something for everyone to learn. It should be required listening for everyone who has the right to vote! Looking forward to more.

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Love this podcast. Such knowledgeable & decent people with so much to share! I love all the topics they share & how it is presented.. the guests are so insightful as well! Thanks for giving me hope!!!

Warriors for the truth!!

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