In this episode, I interview my old friend Ben Voth, a professor of rhetoric and the director of debate at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. In 2019, Ben wrote a book called James Farmer Jr.: The Great Debater, which discusses how the strategies of civil-rights icon James Farmer were shaped by his debate training (the subject of Denzel Washington's The Great Debaters). I hope that Mr. Farmer's thoughtful eloquence can provide us with some guidance for the difficult discussions of our times.
"The socialists are coming!" (Or, are they already here?)
Signs of the Times - Does the First Amendment Protect I-35's Giant Billboards?
Why are you striking those Hispanic jurors?
Can a state require vaccinations? And is the Supreme Court's 1905 answer still good?
Too conservative for the Roberts Court? The 5th Circuit goes to Washington.
"But I Don't Want to Wear a Mask!"
The Case of the Missing Mule
The liberty to sell a slave? An 1843 Republic of Texas court case still has a lot to teach us.
"Cancel Culture" and the First Amendment - lessons from a recent 8-8 Fifth Circuit case
Roger Stone's pardon - two concerns (PILOT)
James Throckmorton - should his statue remain in place? (PILOT)
Chiafolo v. Washington - what do "faithless electors" mean for me? (PILOT)
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