The Ascetic in the Punchbowl
CIB returns from our traditional July 4th break to discuss vacations inside the panopticon, being the judgmental turd in the bachelor party punchbowl, and the latest round of Supreme Court decisions. It’s an all-around good time, so, listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it on Facebook or Twitter, leave a comment on the show’s page on our website, or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!
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Show Rundown
Open — Heartrate goals at the Peachtree Road Race
6:53 — Abe and The Biffler go international, Bob goes to Denver
23:44 — Is it possible to indulge a little bit less than your peers and not seem like such an asshole? Not for all of us, apparently!
50:15 — SCOTUS talk! The Supreme Court hands out its final opinions of the term, and CIB is here to discuss
1:50:54 — Wrap-up! Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny, Gone Girl, The Bear, Planet of the Apes
Relevant Linkage
SCOTUSblog: Supreme Court strikes down Biden student-loan forgiveness program
SCOTUSblog: Supreme Court rules website designer can decline to create same-sex wedding websites
SCOTUSblog: Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action programs in college admissions
NYT: Highlights of the Affirmative Action Opinions and Dissents
Justice Jackson: ‘A tragedy for us all’: Ketanji Jackson’s impassioned affirmative action dissent
Pew Research Center: 1. Demographic trends and economic well-being
Yale: Study finds persistent racial and ethnic health disparities over decades
Minneapolis FED: How the racial wealth gap has evolved—and why it persists
Pew Research Center: As courts weigh affirmative action, grades and test scores seen as top factors in college admissions