anthony john, esq.

the anthony john, esq. podcast

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Anthony has spent his career in courtrooms and appellate courts, doing the kind of work that requires careful thought about law, power, and what the system actually is versus what it claims to be. The Anthony John, Esq. Podcast brings that same method — a lawyer's instinct for evidence, an appellate advocate's discipline for argument — to a wide range of interests: law, politics, faith, philosophy, and the uncomfortable distance between the stated principles of our institutions and how they actually behave. Some episodes are about cases and courts. Some are about current events. Others trace t...

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On Political Violence: After Saturday Night 29.04.2026 46:17

After the assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, a careful look at when political violence has historically been held to be justified — through the Declaration of Independence and Paul Johnson's account of how Hitler dismantled Weimar — and why we're closer to that line than we should be, but not yet across it. I do not condone political violence. I condemn it. This episo...

Unconditional Positive Regard for SCotUS: A Review of the Genuinely Fun and Informative Book | Last Branch Standing 23.04.2026 19:13

Sarah Isgur's Last Branch Standing is the most accessible Supreme Court book we've come across — and would recommend it for every voter. Full marks. The title of this episode comes from the disposition that makes the book so good. Whether that same disposition is also its one blind spot is a question we take seriously — and answer carefully.

Election Postmortem: The Fraud We’re Not Allowed to Look For 21.04.2026 24:44

A post-mortem on the Wisconsin Supreme Court race, a deep dive into Wisconsin Voter Alliance v. Secord, and an uncomfortable truth: the fraud might be real — we're just not allowed to look for it.

Whatever You Did: Part 3 of 3—Is Christian Nationalism Actually Christian? 16.04.2026 1:20:32

Episode 3 of 3 in a series that looks at what it means to be a Christian American: A patriot, and a follower of Jesus. In this episode, we bring the history home — taking seriously those who claim that the gospel blesses their demands for political power, and examining what scripture actually requires. We ask the questions that Christian faith, honestly applied, will not let us avoid.

The Way Is Broad: Part 2 of 3—Is Christian Nationalism Actually Christian? 14.04.2026 40:14

Episode 2 of 3 in a series that looks at what it means to be a Christian American: A patriot, and a follower of Jesus. In this episode, we trace the history of the Church, particularly in its engagement with government and power, examining the moments and movements that set it on its current course.

In But Not Of: Part 1 of 3—Is Christian Nationalism Actually Christian? 13.04.2026 36:32

Episode 1 of 3 in a series that looks at what it means to be a Christian American: A patriot, and a follower of Jesus. In this episode, we look at what Jesus said and did--and importantly, what he did not do--in the context of the time he was born into: A world that was waiting for a very different kind of Messiah.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court Race and Debate 06.04.2026 19:23

AJ laments the candidates in the race for Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

New World, Same Constitution: A Postmortem of Oral Argument at SCotUS in the Birthright Citizenship Case 02.04.2026 17:40

Review of the Oral Argument at the U.S. Supreme Court in Trump v. Barbara, the Birthright Citizenship case.

Birthright Citizenship On Trial At The U.S. Supreme Court 01.04.2026 31:41

A pre-argument look at the legal questions in Trump v. Barbara, the birthright citizenship case headed to the U.S. Supreme Court. Jus soli, Wong Kim Ark, and what the 14th Amendment actually says.