March 29, 2024
Jim Henson and Josh Blank look at actions in the courts that influenced politics in Texas this week involving SB 4, abortion, and Ken Paxton, as well as at the emerging Speaker's race signaled by Rep. Tom Oliverson's candidacy.
References from the discussion.
The review essay by Andrew Marantz referenced near the end of the podcast, "Why We cant Stop Arguing about Whether Trump is a Fascist," published March 27 in The New Yorker.
About the Second Reading podcast. The podcast has been produced by Jim Henson for the Texas Politics Project, with production support from UT's Liberal Arts Development Studio, since 2016. You can find past episodes and subscribe to the Second Reading podcast in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher.