America's Town Hall Programs
The National Constitution Center is offering a series of America’s Town Hall programs about constitutional issues in the news. Join these programs for free from your home computer, laptop, or any mobile device by registering below. And watch replays at any time.
Upcoming America's Town Hall Programs
The First Amendment and Artificial Intelligence
Join us for a special keynote conversation examining the intersection of the First Amendment and artificial intelligence. Technology and constitutional scholar Jonathan Zittrain and Distinguished Professor of Law at Rutgers Law School Ellen Goodman will examine how constitutional values can help guide emerging technologies and what the future of free expression looks like in the digital age.
The First at 250 With Governors Spencer Cox and Josh Shapiro
Join Gov. Spencer Cox (R-UT) and Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) for an honest, lively conversation about the ideas that unite and divide us—and why how we talk to each other matters more than ever. Set against the backdrop of America's 250th birthday, this landmark evening brings together two leaders for a candid fireside chat on the First Amendment, free expression, and how we can rekindle values at the heart of our democracy by learning to disagree better. The program will be moderated by The New York Times' Lulu Garcia-Navarro.
What the Founders Learned From the Ancients
The National Constitution Center and the University of Pennsylvania Department of Classical Studies present a conversation with renowned Enlightenment scholar and Stanford University Professor Caroline Winterer on how the American founders drew inspiration from not only classical Greece and Rome, but other civilizations in the ancient world, including Carthage, Rome’s mortal enemy.
Rediscovering America's Forgotten Founders: Architects of the Constitution
This Constitution Day, join the National Constitution Center for a conversation exploring the lives and legacies of four influential yet often overlooked founders: John Dickinson, Gouverneur Morris, Roger Sherman, and James Wilson.
Previewing the Supreme Court's 2026-2027 Term
Join the National Constitution Center for a timely conversation previewing the Supreme Court’s 2026-2027 term. Masha Hansford, partner at Davis Polk & Wardwell, Amy Howe, co-founder of SCOTUSblog, and Greg Stohr, Supreme Court reporter for Bloomberg News, join to break down the biggest cases on the docket, unpack the constitutional questions at stake, and explore the issues that could have the biggest impact on the Court in the year ahead. Thomas Donnelly, lead scholar at the National Constitution Center, moderates.
The Holy Experiment: Religious Liberty, Pennsylvania, and the Making of America
Long before the First Amendment guaranteed the free exercise of religion, William Penn envisioned Pennsylvania as a “Holy Experiment” founded on liberty of conscience. Pennsylvania became a place where people of different faiths sought to live together under laws that protected religious freedom while cultivating civic life. Yet that experiment was also marked by contradiction, compromise, and exclusion. University of Pennsylvania Professor Marci Hamilton and St. Joseph’s University Professor Emeritus Randall Miller join for a conversation exploring how Pennsylvania’s founding shaped the nation’s understanding of religious liberty, what William Penn’s vision achieved, where it fell short, and what this history can teach us about sustaining constitutional democracy today. Julie Silverbrook, chief content and learning officer at the National Constitution Center, moderates.
The Living Declaration: Rediscovering America’s Founding Text
Scholars Ted Widmer, Eric Slauter, and Lucas Morel, join the National Constitution Center for a conversation exploring the long afterlife of the Declaration of Independence and its enduring place in American life. Thomas Donnelly, lead scholar at the National Constitution Center, moderates.
Declaring Independence: From British Subjects to an American People
Lindsay M. Chervinsky, executive director of the George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon, and Jane Kamensky, president and CEO of Monticello, explore how Americans made the extraordinary leap from British subjects to citizens of a new nation. Julie Silverbrook, chief content and learning officer at the National Constitution Center, moderates.
Featured Past Town Hall Videos
The Ideas at the Heart of the Declaration and the Constitution
Three of the country’s leading scholars for a timely and reflective conversation on the founding principles that continue to shape American constitutional democracy.
Women and the American Revolution
The conversation explores how women’s experiences and contributions deepen and expand our understanding of America’s founding.
Past Programs
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