Podcast | We the People
Madison’s Vision and Revisions: Looking Back on the Constitution’s Father
With Scholars Mary Sarah Bilder, Robert P. George, and Jonathan Rauch
With Scholars Mary Sarah Bilder, Robert P. George, and Jonathan Rauch
Exploring women’s suffrage and the legacy of the 19th Amendment
The intellectual legacy of two women at the heart of revolutionary thought
Harold Koh and Michael Ramsey explore the constitutional debate over who decides when the nation uses military force
Tomiko Brown-Nagin and Elizabeth Cobbs discuss key women who inspired constitutional change throughout American history
Unpacking the Supreme Court's Decision in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump
New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie joins award-winning journalist Juan Williams for a conversation on Williams’ latest book exploring the emergence of a new civil rights era.
Gary Berton and Scott Cleary explore the revolutionary life, ideas, and legacy of Thomas Paine in celebration of the 250th anniversary of his famous pamphlet, Common Sense
Exploring the ideas and principles of the Declaration of Independence that African American leaders and citizens have invoked throughout American history in the push for a more free and equal America
Examining the lives of the civil servants that make up our government
Legal scholar William Ewald and Jesse Wegman discuss Wegman’s new book, The Lost Founder: James Wilson and the Forgotten Fight for a People’s Constitution
Acclaimed scholars Akhil Reed Amar, David Blight, and Annette Gordon-Reed join for a sweeping conversation about the Constitution and the debates that have shaped America.
Exploring a thousand years of Native history
Exploring the life and legacy of William Buckley
Exploring the lasting importance of Justice Jackson’s jurisprudence
Exploring the integral year behind American independence
Unpacking the oral arguments in Trump v. Slaughter
Exploring the origins, debates, and ongoing challenges of the amendment process
Exploring Benjamin Franklin’s path to “speak not but what may benefit others or yourself”
Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Eric Foner discusses his new collection of essays
Unpacking the genius of the Declaration of Independence’s famous second sentence
Unpacking the oral arguments in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump and Trump v. V.O.S. Selections
Exploring the life and legacy of Alexander Hamilton
A Live Book Launch Conversation From Philadelphia
Exploring how the opposing visions of Jefferson and Hamilton continue to drive today’s debates over government power
Exploring the history and scope of the Insurrection Act
Unpacking the oral arguments in Chiles v. Salazar
Unpacking Chief Justice John Roberts’ 20-year tenure and exploring the major cases in the Supreme Court’s forthcoming term
Unpacking the history and constitutionality of jawboning
A Constitution Day 2025 conversation with Justice Amy Coney Barrett
Explore what “pursuit of happiness” meant to America’s Founders
Unpacking the history and constitutionality of the Federal Reserve and independent agencies
Unpacking the past, present, and future of redistricting
Unpacking the history and future of racial gerrymandering in America
Exploring the ongoing debate over congressional power from the Constitutional Convention to today
Unpacking the history of the anti-abortion movement and its goals in a post-Dobbs landscape
Exploring the life and lasting influence of W.E.B. Du Bois
Unpacking the Supreme Court’s decision in McMahon v. New York
How the media and the political branches influence judicial legitimacy
Exploring the major decisions and trends of the Court’s 2024-25 term
Exploring whether Tennessee can ban medical for Transgender Minors
Unpacking Governor Newsom’s lawsuit against President Trump
Exploring the scope of Article II
The life and constitutional legacy of Senator Charles Sumner
Exploring the Jewish experience from the Revolutionary era to the Civil War
Constitutional scholars debate the scope of the President’s power
Justice Souter’s clerks and colleagues reflect on his life and impact
Exploring the evolution of the presidential pardon From Jefferson to Trump
Reviewing oral arguments in Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond
Remembering the Battles of Lexington and Concord at 250
Examining the scope of the president’s authority to set tariffs.
Federal judges discuss threats to the judicial branch
Examining the lives of the civil servants that make up our government.
Examining the president’s power to carry out deportations
Previewing the judicial response to President Trump’s actions
Putting President Trump’s broad claim of executive power in historical perspective
Exploring the constitutional legacy of Reconstruction
Examining the legal and constitutional stakes of the president’s actions
Recognizing how Black thinkers and artists shaped our nation
Examining President Trump’s second inaugural speech in historical context
The Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton
The Supreme Court hears a First Amendment challenge to the TikTok divestiture bill
Debating how to interpret the Constitution
Remembering the “Penman of the Constitution”
The constitutional legacy of Attorney General Edwin Meese III
The founders’ views on faith in private and public life
Reviewing oral arguments in U.S. v. Skrmetti
The illiberal legacy of America’s 28th president
When is the president able to appoint cabinet officials without Senate confirmation?
The constitutional vision and moral virtues of John Adams and his family
Exploring Native American history and law through the stories of landmark Supreme Court cases
The State of Free Speech, on campus and online
Recapping the oral arguments in the court’s most recent death penalty case
Recapping the Supreme Court oral arguments in Garland v. VanDerStok
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Anne Applebaum discusses her newest book
America’s storyteller Ken Burns receives the NCC’s Liberty Medal award
A Constitution Day 2024 conversation with Justice Neil Gorsuch and Janie Nitze
Best-selling author, philanthropist, and National Constitution Center Trustee David Rubenstein discusses his new book
Patrick Spero of the American Philosophical Society discusses his forthcoming book
Debating Judge Cannon’s decision to dismiss the Trump classified documents case
Debating the core values of the Declaration and the Constitution
Exploring challenges to liberal democracy from the Founding to today
Historians Garrett Graff and Robert Doar discuss lessons from Watergate on the 50th anniversary of Nixon’s resignation
Constitutional historians evaluate President Biden’s reform package
Georgetown law professor Randy Barnett joins to discuss his new memoir, A Life for Liberty: The Making of an American Originalist
Judge David Tatel joins to discuss his new memoir, experiences on the bench, and overcoming blindness
Sai Prakash and Michael McConnell discuss the constitutional history of presidential power and immunity
The Supreme Court on presidential immunity, executive power, and foreign affairs
Diving into the decisions the Supreme Court has released on guns, Chevron deference, January 6, and more
Exploring the development of constitutional interpretation before the Civil War
Yuval Levin and Aziz Rana discuss their latest books
A look at presidential attacks on the judicial system throughout American history
Breaking down the Court’s decision in Alexander v. NAACP, a racial gerrymandering case
Historians Harold Holzer and Sidney Blumenthal discuss lessons from Abraham Lincoln’s legacy on immigration, voting rights, and more
A deep dive into the constitutional principles surrounding speech and protest rights on college campuses