Sam Alito Clearly Thinks He’s Untouchable

Maddow Talks 2024 • AI Publishing Threat • Wall Street’s Insurgents [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( Sam Alito Clearly Thinks He’s Untouchable Another week, another Supreme Court scandal involving Samuel Alito. Secret [recordings]( of him and his wife, Martha-Ann, “are a testament” to the couple’s “arrogance,” Rep. Hank Johnson [told]( Eric Lutz. “They are extremists,” added Johnson, just days before the right-wing majority delivered a radical, progun [decision](. Elsewhere this week, Charlotte Klein [talked]( to Rachel Maddow about the history of authoritarianism in America and the upcoming election; Brian Stelter [discussed]( AI and publishing with Katie Drummond and Sara Fischer on Inside the Hive; and Jon Skolnik [caught up]( with Nathaniel Popper about his new book chronicling Wall Street’s insurgents. Plus, Katherine Eban [provided]( a bear’s-eye view of the war in Ukraine. Thanks for reading, and we’ll see you again Monday. —Michael Calderone, editor [Image may contain: Samuel Alito, Face, Head, Person, Photography, Portrait, Adult, People, Frown, Sad, Crowd, and Accessories]( [Sam Alito Clearly Thinks He’s Untouchable]( By [Eric Lutz]( [In an interview with Vanity Fair, Congressman Hank Johnson attacked the “arrogance” of the Supreme Court justice and his wife, both of whom were caught expressing deeply partisan views in secret recordings: “They are extremists.”]( [Read more button](   [“It’s the Wild West”: Why Silicon Valley’s AI Race Could Leave the Media in Tatters]( By [Brian Stelter]( [Wired global editorial director Katie Drummond and Axios senior media reporter Sara Fischer discuss whether news publishers are saving their necks—or signing their own death wish—by playing ball with companies like OpenAI.]( [Read more button](   [“We Have a Recurring Problem”: Rachel Maddow Isn’t Done Dredging Up America’s Fascist History]( By [Charlotte Klein]( [The MSNBC star plunges back into America’s ultraright with a second installment of her Ultra podcast, a little-known saga with striking parallels to Donald Trump’s demagoguery. History “piles up,” says Maddow. “So seeing what we’re standing on is really helpful.”]( [Read more button](   [WallStreetBets, GameStop, and the “Swirl of Distrust” That’s Electrifying the Stock Market]( By [Jon Skolnik]( [In an interview with Vanity Fair, Nathaniel Popper traces the origins of an unprecedented financial saga—and explains how it’s given rise to a new class of retail investors that are keeping institutional investors on their toes: “They very much realize the power of this young online world.”]( [Read more button](   [Image may contain: Tie, Accessories, Accessory, Electrical Device, Microphone, Human, Person, Suit, Coat, and Clothing]( [A Bear’s-Eye View of Mike Johnson’s Ukraine-Aid Stall Tactics]( By [Katherine Eban]( [The plight of Chada, a rare Himalayan bear who awoke from hibernation to find her country spiraling, underscores the real-world costs of American political gamesmanship.]( [Read more button](   Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn](   This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2024 Condé Nast