MAKE IT MAKE SENSE: The salooning of America

A major case on guns at the Supreme Court, new limits on the First Amendment, a manifesto from a galaxy much like our own

Oct 08, 2025

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In today’s letter: Does the Supreme Court want to turn America into a Western? Where are the limits of the First Amendment? What can we learn from sci-fi politics?

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THE GIST: The Supreme Court looks back to the Old West

Is the Supreme Court about to turn America into a Western?

MAKE IT MAKE SENSE: The salooning of America

A major case on guns at the Supreme Court, new limits on the First Amendment, a manifesto from a galaxy much like our own

THE GIST: The Supreme Court looks back to the Old West

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