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Douglass, Du Bois, and Garrison and the Search for a More Plural Constitution

National Constitution Center content fellow Trey Sullivan takes a look at the complicated relationship between William Lloyd Garrison and Frederick Douglass, and their acutely different perspectives on the place of the Constitution in our society.

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The Lifelong Pursuit of Virtue

When Benjamin Franklin set out on what he called his “bold and arduous project” of moral perfection, he did not imagine he would arrive at the summit of…

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Catching up with Supreme Court’s busy docket

The U.S. Supreme Court’s winter break ends Friday when the justices gather in their private conference. The traditional break is a time for catching up on…

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Presidents Day at America’s 250th: Reflecting on Washington’s Vision for the Nation

As we celebrate America’s 250th anniversary this year, Presidents Day arrives with special resonance. What began as a commemoration of George Washington’s…

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Supreme Court tackles the question of late-arriving mail-in ballots

With mail-in voting growing in popularity, one of the questions that has arisen is the ability of election boards to count votes postmarked before Election Day…

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