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The All-In Podcast #185 · June 28, 2024 · 100m
Biden-Trump Debate Fallout, Election Preview, Chevron Overturned
The besties react to the first Biden-Trump debate, Biden's visible decline, and the Supreme Court overturning Chevron deference. Sacks advocates for a new Democratic candidate. Major discussion on regulatory power shifting from agencies to courts.
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The besties discuss Biden's debate performance as a failure of the Stoic dichotomy: he couldn't control his cognitive aging, but he could control whether to step aside. Refusing to accept what he couldn't change put his party — and the country — in jeopardy.
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Chevron's reversal shifts power from technical experts to generalist judges — with enormous consequences
The Supreme Court's Loper Bright decision overturned 40 years of Chevron deference, stripping federal agencies of the power to interpret ambiguous statutes. The besties debate whether this empowers democracy or paralyzes governance.