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Sarah Isgur and David French discuss several topics on their podcast "Advisory Opinions," including reactions to Justice Kavanaugh's reflections on 9/11 and the controversial redistricting decision by the Missouri Supreme Court that favored Democrats. They also review articles by Andy Smarick and Caleb Nelson, focusing on issues related to constitutional interpretation and the unitary executive theory. The podcast takes a non-partisan but conservative perspective on these political and legal matters.
Written by the local model on 2026-09-15,
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On a recent episode of The Dispatch's podcast Advisory Opinions, hosts Sarah Isgur and David French discussed the Missouri Supreme Court's decision to block a new congressional map, which they argue favors Democrats. The debate centered around a column by David in the New York Times detailing how the court's move could prevent Republicans from gaining an advantage through redistricting ahead of the 2024 elections. This event highlights ongoing political tensions over gerrymandering and its impact on electoral outcomes in Missouri.
Written for “Constitutional Crisis Averted” on 2026-09-15,
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Sarah Isgur and David French debate David’s latest New York Times column on the Missouri Supreme Court blocking a congressional map.
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Then, the two review two law articles: Andy Smarick of the Manhattan Institute’s elegantly simple piece on unenumerated rights, and University of Virginia law professor Caleb Nelson’s amazing yet horrifying publication on the unitary executive.
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The Agenda:
–Paying tribute to the victims and those who sacrificed their lives on 9/11
–The redistricting fight that favors Democrats in Missouri
Advisory Opinions is a production of The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective.
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To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including access to all of our articles, members-only newsletters, and bonus podcast episodes—click here.
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If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member by clicking here.
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[keys jangling]
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I was born ready.
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We will start with September 11th and some of the things that Justice Kavanaugh said while reflecting on that day in the White House, and some of the reactions to what Justice Kavanaugh said reflecting on that day in the White House, as well as I will pick a fight with David over the redistricting shenanigans in Missouri.
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And we've got two articles, one by Andy Smarick on text, history, and tradition, and the three questions judges should ask if they wanna do it right, as well as a unitary executive take-down by conservative professor Caleb Nelson, who says, "Oh, you wanna do originalism?
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Can I introduce you to the Necessary and Proper Clause?"
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And then we've got that Second Circuit case on the teachers with the pride flags in their classroom.
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What are these teachers allowed to have in their classroom, and why does this feel like every case we are doing right now?
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David's got feelings on Garcetti and Pickering again.
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All this and more coming up on Advisory Opinions.
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All right, David, let's start with some news that happened on September 11th.
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First of all, we continued our tradition of bringing all of the Briskets' classmates to a fire station nearby and dropping off goodies and treats and cards.
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But David, this was a new fire station [laughs] this year for September 11th, obviously, 'cause we're in Texas.
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This station had real fire poles.
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And I don't know if you've actually seen firefighters respond to a call in, like, real time, but we're there, a call comes, there are four fire poles situated in this firehouse.
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Men start streaming down poles.
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Um, like it was raining men in a literal sense.
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