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At last, this week’s episode is finally ready! This special episode comes from the hills of Tuscany, where the Three Whisky Happy Hour gang put aside their whisky glasses and took up tasting chianti at Castello de Cacchiano (see below) between academic conferences in Milan and Florence.

So for this week only, we become the Three Chianti Happy hour, though we had many more than three! We had to record this episode in two installments, as the breakfast bell interrupted our first segment, and then returning late in the evening after a long day in the countryside sampling yet more chianti.

We aren’t taking our mind of what is going on back in the states with the Trump transition, however, and begin with an extended discussion of the proposal to use the recess appointments clause of the Constitution so that Trump can get around Senate opposition or delay for his senior cabinet level appointments. Then we briefly dig a grave for the International Criminal Court following its outrageous arrest warrent for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.

And finally we have a discussion and aide memoire of sorts from our extended panel discussion Friday with Adrian Vermeule about his controversial book Common Good Constitutionalism. (You can find Steve’s review of the matter over on the Political Questions Substack.)

So listen here, or wherever your source your favorite podcasts: