Jan 7, 2022
In this episode, Kathryn speaks with professor and author Ruth Colker about her path to legal academia and how she came up with the concept for her new book. Ruth discusses why conservatives have been able to win the rhetorical battle on so many issues using insults, and how progressives can flip the script. She also talks about how the insult playbook has played out in relation to #MeToo cases, and the current SCOTUS term.
Episode Resources
- https://wgss.osu.edu/people/colker.2
- https://directory.cbalaw.org/profile/ruth-colker
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https://www.amazon.com/Ruth-Colker/e/B001HPGCJK%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share
Episode Highlights - Why did Ruth decide to go to law school? - 1:03
- Does she think that the liberal and progressive idea that the courts can save us has led us to a dead-end fundamentally? - 2:11
- As an academic, how does she balance the need for a dichotomy between practicality and the academic sort of answer? - 3:51
- The twist and turns: The process of how Ruth went into the academic path. - 5:17
- Shaping the political landscape took hold on Ruth. - 7:24
- Tracing the effectiveness of strategies through multiple avenues. - 9:03
- With the #MeToo and Black Lives Matter Movements, is the power of insult still going to be important? - 10:39
- Ruth worries that the best responses show the positive attributes of victims and create an image of what the victims should look like - 13:06
- Is there a moment for hope in terms of reproductive freedom in this court? - 14:43
- Conceptualizing the different tools to use to respond to insults. - 20:14
- Are there any chances for a Supreme Court reform? - 21:49
- The big issues that we should be looking at besides reproductive freedom - 23:14
- Advice or hope for those who want to get involved or not feel
terrible about some of the news we’re hearing all the time. -
25:23
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