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The “Sick Chicken Case” and an Impending Attack on the Regulatory State

May 27 2021
By Dan A. Farber, author of Contested Ground: How to Understand the Limits of Presidential PowerAlmost ninety years ago today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling known as the “Sick Chicken Case” — or more formally, Schechter Poultry v. United States. Until recently, this New Deal-era case se
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Q&A with Tony Keddie: on Republican Jesus and How the Christian Right Weaponized the Bible

Dec 01 2020
For this year's American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature virtual meeting, scholar Tony Keddie joined us to discuss his new book, Republican Jesus: How the Right Has Rewritten the Gospels. In this conversation, Tony explains why this book is important for understanding today's
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