Men in Black

I’ll admit: I approached *Men in Black* skeptical of yet another ‘activist judges’ jeremiad, but Levin’s audiobook won me over with its relentless specificity. The moment Riggenbach’s voice—think a cross between a seasoned prosecutor and a late-night AM radio host—launches into the *Dred Scott* parallels, you realize this isn’t just theory. Levin doesn’t just *tell* you the Court oversteps; he *shows* you, case by case, how rulings on everything from eminent domain to enemy combatants hinge on what he calls ‘judicial whim.’ Riggenbach’s narration is the secret weapon: his pauses before delivering Levin’s zingers (‘*The Constitution isn’t a Rorschach test*’) make them land like gavel strikes. That said, the audiobook isn’t without flaws. Levin’s tendency to conflate *all* judicial review with activism will frustrate moderates, and Riggenbach’s cadence sometimes turns didactic during the denser sections (the *Kelo* dissection, while brilliant, risks losing casual listeners). The production is clean but unremarkable—no frills, just Levin’s argument front and center. What sticks with me isn’t the broadsides (though they’re satisfying) but the quiet moments, like Levin’s reading of Madison’s notes on judicial restraint, where Riggenbach’s delivery softens just enough to let the Founders’ warnings breathe. If you’re exhausted by ‘both sides’ legal punditry, this audiobook’s unapologetic partisanship might feel like a bracing antidote—or a provocation. Either way, it’s impossible to ignore.