Elie Mystal is no stranger to telling people the truth and how it is. As a commentator and lawyer, Mystal is familiar with law and the power that comes with knowing how to use your words in a powerful way. In his first book, Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy’s Guide to the Constitution, he does just that.
He offers an easily digestible argument primer, offered so that progressives like him can tell the Republicans in their lives why they might be wrong. Mystal brings his trademark humor, snark, and legal expertise to topics as crucial to our politics as gerrymandering and voter suppression, and argues legal concepts such as the right to privacy and substantive due process are under threat from the conservative courts.
Join us as Elie Mystal makes his case with humor and a sharp sense of humor.
This is a free-for-members program. Members: Click on the "Buy Tickets" button above to order your tickets, and select the members link on the left side of the page. Your username is the email you used to sign up as a member. You can also request a password reset if needed. Discount will automatically be applied at checkout.
This is an online-only program; you must pre-register to receive a link to the live-stream event.
We welcome any donations made during registration to support the production of our programming.
Copies of Allow Me to Retort are available for purchase at check-out (for shipment to U.S. domestic addresses only).
We can accommodate a limited amount of complimentary access for those for whom cost is a barrier. Please email programs@commonwealthclub.org.
