15 Episodes

  1. The Rule of Law Under Siege: Judge Dugan Indicted, Roberts' Weak Trump Rebuke, Habeas Corpus Crisis

    Published: 5/14/2025

  2. Bad Vibes & Broken Oaths: Leah Litman on a Lawless Supreme Court

    Published: 5/7/2025

  3. 100 Days of Democratic Destruction: Trump, Executive Orders, and Constitutional Crisis

    Published: 4/30/2025

  4. Lady Justice vs. Trump 2.0: Dahlia Lithwick on Saving Democracy

    Published: 4/23/2025

  5. Trump’s Coup Continues: Supreme Court Defiance and the Ivy League Showdown

    Published: 4/16/2025

  6. Skadden Folds. The Court Wavers. Trump Advances

    Published: 4/10/2025

  7. Who Can We Trust to Uphold the Constitution?

    Published: 4/3/2025

  8. Capitulation or Courage: The ACLU's Fight for Non-Citizens' Rights

    Published: 3/27/2025

  9. Trump's War on Courts Heats Up

    Published: 3/20/2025

  10. Systematically Eliminating Dissent By Dismantling Free Speech

    Published: 3/13/2025

  11. Bravely Standing Up to the Bully in the White House

    Published: 3/6/2025

  12. What We Can Learn From Germany

    Published: 2/27/2025

  13. Resigning to Defend Democracy

    Published: 2/20/2025

  14. Trump vs. The Constitution

    Published: 2/13/2025

  15. Trailer

    Published: 2/11/2025

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Mixing sharp wit and serious political fire, The Oath and The Office is where hard-hitting constitutional analysis meets razor-sharp comedy. Distinguished political science professor Corey Brettschneider teams up with comedian John Fugelsang to break down the most powerful 35 words in American democracy—the presidential oath of office. Every president swears to “preserve, protect, and defend” the Constitution, but what happens when one openly attacks democracy and the rule of law itself? Each week, Corey and John pull no punches, exposing the latest threats to the rule of law and demanding accountability. Smart, fearless, and wickedly funny—this is the civics lesson you can’t afford to miss.