Peter Canellos Talks The Great Dissenter

Advisory Opinions

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🗓️ 8 July 2021

⏱️ 67 minutes

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After some brief thoughts about Trump’s lawsuits against Facebook, Twitter, and Google, Sarah and David chat with a special guest: Peter Canellos, editor at large at Politico and the author of a new biography of Justice John Marshall Harlan. Tune in to hear Canellos share some of his research on a man whom he describes as “America’s judicial hero,” a justice who went from Southern slave owner to staunch segregation opponent. Our hosts ask Canellos about Harlan’s famous dissent in Plessy v. Ferguson and what Harlan’s legacy means for the country today. Show Notes: -Trump’s lawsuit against Twitter -The Great Dissenter: The Story of John Marshall Harlan, America's Judicial Hero Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to a special edition of the Advisory Opinions podcast.
0:08.2	This is David French with Sarah Izger as always, but we have a guest.
0:12.6	We have a guest.
0:14.0	And this is a great conversation that's about to follow.
0:19.3	It's with Peter Canellus from Politico who wrote a book called The Great Decentre, the
0:24.4	story of John Marshall Harlan.
0:27.1	And it's not just a story of a Supreme Court justice.
0:32.2	It's a story of a time in American history, a moment in American history, and somebody
0:37.3	who stood alone at a really critical point in American history, alone and right.
0:43.9	And it's a really good, it's a great book.
0:46.3	It's a good discussion.
0:47.6	And the book, Sarah, is number one in one of the top three coolest subgenres in Amazon.
0:54.6	Yeah?
0:55.6	Yeah.
0:56.6	And one in biographies of lawyers and judges.
0:59.4	Well, David, when I was first coming to the dispatch, I published a list of my seven
1:05.4	recommended books to read.
1:06.9	If you were tired of hearing about impeachment, and there's sort of my seven like page turning
1:11.9	go to books.
1:13.2	And I got to tell you this one has rocketed to the top of my list.
1:17.6	You know, I've recommended Destiny of the Republic to people, the story of James Garfield
1:22.0	by Candace Miller and like, woo, this is giving it a run for its money, the great, the center,
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