New and improved audio for this episode, Wilkes v Wood and the rule of law as opposed to law and order, Operation Metro Surge, Jesse Jackson’s legacy, and an album recommendation.

Show Notes:

Rule of Law Primer from UVA Law School:

https://karshinstitute.virginia.edu/news/what-rule-law-and-why-does-it-matter

Law and Order:

https://brownpoliticalreview.org/from-nixon-to-trump-how-crime-became-a-political-weapon/

Wilkes v Wood:

https://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/amendIVs4.html

John Ganz on Jesse Jackson:

https://open.substack.com/pub/johnganz/p/the-age-of-jackson?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

New York Times Piece on Operation Metro Surge:

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/us/minnesota-trump-crackdown-immigration-takeaways.html?smid=url-share

The Ghost of Tom Joad:

https://brucespringsteen.net/albums/the-ghost-of-tom-joad/

Today’s episode features FDR’s background and some of his own words, some comment about race and the Presidency, and a classic post-World War 2 movie recommendation.

Show Notes:

Fireside Chat 12/9/1941

https://youtu.be/cAGnPSJP5YQ?si=tQ4ziNGhl7fZX03Q

FDR Biography - FDR Presidential Library & Museum

https://www.fdrlibrary.org/

Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) - IMDb

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0055031/

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This episode packs a punch in a short time with a nod to Ike’s Farewell Address, an episode from the Korean Conflict, some reflections on the Department of Defense, some baseball talk, and closes with some Hannah Arendt.

Show Notes:

Home | Eisenhower Presidential Library

https://www.eisenhowerlibrary.gov/

https://www.nytimes.com/article/trump-drug-boat-strikes-timeline.html?unlocked_article_code=1.MFA.y6cy.1s20hEjp08x7&smid=nytcore-ios-share

Excerpt From

The Origins Of Totalitarianism

Hannah Arendt

https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-origins-of-totalitarianism/id1602697110

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