May 18, 2017
Carol Berkin, professor of history at City University of New York, discusses her new book, A Sovereign People, and explores how George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and John Adams navigated the nation through four major crises and caused the first stirrings of American nationalism.
Tom Donnelly, senior fellow in constitutional studies at the National Constitution Center, moderates.
Exploring the lasting importance of Justice Jackson’s jurisprudence
Scholars John Q. Barrett, Gerard Magliocca, and G. Edward White discuss Justice Robert Jackson’s influential concurrence in…
Starting in January 2026, the Supreme Court will resume hearing arguments in several high-profile cases, including debates about…
For our final Fun Friday Session of the 2022-2023 school year, MSNBC’s Ali Velshi returns, joining National Constitution Center…
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