Beverly Gage on J. Edgar Hoover, plus Erwin Chemerinsky on Originalism

<p>We know a lot about the bad things J. Edgar Hoover did, but it turns out there’s a lot we didn’t know. Historian Beverly Gage joins the podcast to explain. Her new book is “G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover &amp; the Making of the American Century.”</p><p>Also: Should the Supreme Court base its decision on what it can discern about the original intent of the framers? That’s what the “originalists” say – and they dominate today’s court. Erwin Chemerinsky comments. Chemerinsky is dean of the law school at UC Berkeley and author most recently of “Worse Than Nothing: The Dangerous Fallacy of Originalism.”</p><p><em>Subscribe to </em>The Nation<em> to support all of our podcasts: </em><a href="https://thenation.com/podcastsubscribe" rel="nofollow"><em>thenation.com/podcastsubscribe</em></a><em>.</em></p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>