Corey Brettschneider
Professor of political science at Brown University. Author of The Oath and the Office.
The Oath and the Office, a podcast with Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang
New episode · October 22, 2026
Report the News, Risk Deportation? Stanford Students Take On Trump
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Can writing an article put you at risk of deportation? The Stanford Daily editor George Porteous joins Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang to explain how deportation fears are silencing student journalists—and why his newspaper took the Trump administration to court. After a major district-court victory, the administration is appealing. At stake: freedom of the press and the First Amendment rights of noncitizens.
From the episode
"Just the sense that the existing public record, a record of dissent and speech and spirited opinions, that all of that could be shut down this quietly and that it could just be erased this quietly."
George Porteous, on Report the News, Risk Deportation? Stanford Students Take On Trump ·
The show
Hard-hitting constitutional analysis meets razor-sharp comedy.
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.
John Fugelsang
Host of The John Fugelsang Show on SiriusXM Progress 127. Author of Separation of Church and Hate.
The new book
The Presidents and the People
Five Leaders Who Threatened Democracy and the Citizens Who Fought to Defend It
Winner, American Bar Association Silver Gavel Award, 2025
American presidents have often pushed the boundaries established for them by the Constitution; this is the inspirational history of the people who pushed back.
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"[A]n essential survey… [The Presidents and the People] is an invaluable breakdown of present-day concerns in an illuminating historical context."