# Standing Athwart

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Ep 80: Leonard Leo's Winning Strategy to Rebuild Institutions, Accelerate Innovation, and Save Our Country

Leonard Leo is one of the most effective agents of legal and cultural change in America today. What's his playbook?  How can we apply it to other broken areas of society?  And why should the technology world be especially interested in his work? In the mid-20th century, the U.S. judicial system to‮…

Called to Be Faithful in the Here and Now

Perhaps the strongest antidote for optimism or for misplaced faith in our fellow man is watching the news. Of course, much of the media we consume is voyeuristic, so in a sort of supply-and-demand scenario, bad news makes headlines more than good news. At the same time, this is more than a problem‮…

Sell Out With Me, or: Standing Athwart the Herd of Independent Minds

Back on the ‘pod this week is Naomi Kanakia, author of the just released novel The Default World. We talk about Vekhi, a 1909 collection of essays from ex- and never-Marxist Russian intellectuals; Thomas Chatterton Williams, the dissident Black liberal writer; internecine battles in the trans woma‮…

WOF 282: Called Into the Depths (Naval Academy Address, Part 1 of 2)

Today we share the first half of Bishop Barron's 2020 address at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, titled "Called Into the Depths." He discussed three sailors from the Bible: the patriarch Noah, the prophet Jonah, and our Savior Jesus Christ. The sea can be thought of as somethi‮…

WOF 284: Called Into the Depths (Naval Academy Address, Part 2 of 2)

Today we share the second half of Bishop Barron's 2020 address at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, titled "Called Into the Depths." He discussed three sailors from the Bible: the patriarch Noah, the prophet Jonah, and our Savior Jesus Christ. The sea can be thought of as somethin‮…

Judicial Notice (02.02.25): You’re (All) Fired

The Reed Smith offices in New York (photo by David Lat). Welcome to Original Jurisdiction, the latest legal publication by me, David Lat. You can learn more about Original Jurisdiction by reading its About page, and you can email me at davidlat@substack.com. This is a reader-supported publi‮…

Hour 2 - The State of the Race

Biden confuses Zelensky and Putin, but it looks like he's staying in. Democrat donors hold back money from Biden. Biden's massive spending in battleground states hasn't helped him. Rachel Maddow responds to Biden press conference with ridiculous praise. Trump's VP choice: JD Vance takes commanding‮…

The First Anglican Christmas Carol

Send us Fan Mail Happy Christmas and a Merry New Year!  Here's a little subcast episode on poet Nahum Tate's "While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks," the first Christmas carol sanctioned by the Anglican Church around the turn of the 18th century.Recording: "While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by N‮…

Daily Review with Clay and Buck - Feb 13 2024

What should SCOTUS do? Clay's "bonkers" Trump prediction. Is GA in the bag? Let's talk about AI.Follow Clay & Buck on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/clayandbuck See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Standing Athwart the UFO Discourse with a Spray Bottle Yelling "Stop!"

Trump may shut down the government and he's suing media figures like Ann Selzer. It’s grim out there. Plus, we have to talk about the UFOs. This latest panic shows us why humoring people who make epistemically foolish claims is a bad idea.     Show Notes: Lawsuits against ABC and Ann Selzer:‮…