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Live at the Atlantic Festival: The Battle for the Constitution

September 25, 2019

Since its beginnings, the Constitution has been the subject of intense debate, over issues including executive power, freedom of speech, privacy, and voting rights. How do we interpret, protect, and build on its doctrines, now in 2019? Join the National Constitution Center on the road at The Atlantic Festival for a symposium to discuss these topics and more. Aretae Wyler, chief administrative officer of Atlantic Media and COO of The Atlantic, provides welcome remarks. 

This program is presented in partnership with The Atlantic and co-sponsored by the John Templeton Foundation

 


Participants

Panel One

  • Martha Jones, Society of Black Alumni Presidential Professor of History, Johns Hopkins University
  • Quinta Jurecic, Managing Editor, Lawfare
  • John Malcolm, Vice President, Institute for Constitutional Government, Heritage Foundation
  • Jeffrey Rosen, President and CEO, National Constitution Center

Panel Two

Panel Three:

 Panel Four:

 

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