Book review of Dissent: The Radicalization of the Republican Party and Its Capture of the Court by Jackie Calmes

Calmes is ready to absolutely element President Donald Trump’s influence on the Supreme Courtroom, the place his three nominees have offered conservatives with a stable, if porous, 6-to-3 majority. This formidable narrative intertwines Kavanaugh’s rise with the story of how Republican leaders went about “weaponizing judicial politics by promising to place confirmed conservatives on the federal bench to reverse rulings on abortion, college prayer, homosexual rights, and extra.”