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"Release the Kraken!" - the risks of Constitutional myth-making

Nov 22, 20208 minSeason 1Ep. 19
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Episode description

President Trump's die-hard supporters are calling on his lawyers to "Release the Kraken," in the form of (as-yet-unknown) evidence showing alleged election fraud. 

This episode looks at the history of the mythic Kraken, and notes that the sailors who created the myth were afraid to say its name because it was such an alien and powerful force. 

Accordingly, the Kraken may not be the wisest myth to incorporate (or "syncretize") into our modern Constitutional dialogue about election law. 

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