Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Sarah Isgur and David French discuss Messi flags and The Odyssey in 4D (not IMAX!) before diving into legal topics such as the politics at the Supreme Court, 3rd Circuit defamation and cancellation, and why the Hawaii Supreme Court is wrong.
The Agenda:
–Sarah’s kid gave her a bloody lip
–The politics of the court
–Samuel Alito, a MAGA-Friendly Justice?
–Stephen Miller is totally ignorant
–The passing of U.S. Senior District Judge John E. Steele
–FIRE's campus-deplatforming database
–Wang v. University of Pittsburgh (3rd Circuit)
–Arrogant opinions
–Why The Odyssey is small “c” conservative
Show notes:
thedispatch.com/podcast/advisoryopinions/defy-the-gods
Sarah Isgur and David French discuss Messi flags and The Odyssey in 4D (not IMAX!) before diving into legal topics such as the politics at the Supreme Court, 3rd Circuit defamation and cancellation, and why the Hawaii Supreme Court is wrong.
The Agenda:
–Sarah’s kid gave her a bloody lip
–The politics of the court
–Samuel Alito, a MAGA-Friendly Justice?
–Stephen Miller is totally ignorant
–The passing of U.S. Senior District Judge John E. Steele
–FIRE's campus-deplatforming database
–Wang v. University of Pittsburgh (3rd Circuit)
–Arrogant opinions
–Why The Odyssey is small “c” conservative
Show notes:
thedispatch.com/podcast/advisoryopinions/defy-the-gods










