Mollie Hemingway joined Dawn Stensland, with Linda Kerns also part of the conversation, to discuss Hemingway’s new book on Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito and his role in reshaping the modern Court. The interview began with Linda sharing a personal story about reading Hemingway’s book Rigged to her father near the end of his life, which led into a broader discussion about election integrity, Pennsylvania, and Linda’s role in helping Hemingway understand the legal and political battles surrounding the 2020 election. Hemingway then explained why she wanted to write about Alito, describing him as a quiet but enormously influential justice whose originalist approach has helped restore constitutional limits and move the Court away from decades of left-wing judicial activism. Much of the conversation focused on the Dobbs decision, the leak of the draft opinion, threats against conservative justices, media bias, and Hemingway’s argument that the left has struggled to accept losing control of the Supreme Court. The interview also covered Alito’s Philadelphia and New Jersey roots, his lifelong Phillies fandom, the state of journalism, America’s 250th anniversary, Hemingway’s Grand Ole Opry backup-singing appearance, and her unexpected side hobby as a successful matchmaker.
