We the People

A weekly show of constitutional debate hosted by National Constitution Center President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen where listeners can hear the best arguments on all sides of the constitutional issues at the center of American life.

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The Emoluments Clause in court
Group sues Trump over gifts
39 min
377
The evolution of voting rights
Constitutional challenges to the Voting Rights Act and election law
62 min
378
The state of the Second Amendment
Experts discuss after Las Vegas shootings
55 min
379
The future of gerrymandering
Supreme Court argues a landmark case
53 min
380
The First Amendment and hate speech
Can the courts meaningfully decide what hate speech is?
57 min
381
The Supreme Court’s next term
A preview of blockbuster cases
60 min
382
What would Madison think today?
A look at Madisonian values today
65 min
383
Presidential pardons and the rule of law
A debate over separation of powers and our Constitution
54 min
384
Charlottesville and free assembly
Discussing the right to protest in our country
50 min
385
War powers and national security
A debate on presidential war powers and Congress’ role in national security.
52 min
386
Trump, Twitter and the First Amendment
Can President Trump block citizens from following his own Twitter feed?
53 min
387
Civil Rights And Constitutional Change
A special event remembering the Birmingham bombing
63 min
388
George Washington’s warning to future generations
Editor-in-Chief of The Daily Beast discusses newest book
73 min
389
Jeffrey Rosen at the Chautauqua Institution
A look at two big cases at the Supreme Court next term
76 min
390
The debate over President Trump's election comm...
Deborah Archer and Derek Muller on the commission's agenda and challenges to it.
48 min
391
Should the 17th Amendment be repealed?
David Schleicher and Todd Zywicki on the text, history, and future of this contested amendment.
47 min
392
The future of digital free speech
Cindy Cohn, Judge Alex Kozinski, and Eugene Volokh on current debates about speech online.
54 min
393
What just happened at the Supreme Court?
Brianne Gorod and Ilya Shapiro on the busy final weeks of the 2016-2017 term.
48 min
394
EXTRA: A celebration of Lyle Denniston
"The dean of the Supreme Court press corps" reflects on the Court, the Constitution, and his long career.
63 min
395
Government leaks and the Espionage Act at 100
Paul Rosenzweig and Stephen Vladeck on the constitutional debate over leaks and their publication.
56 min
396
Loving v. Virginia at 50
Steve Calabresi and Sheryll Cashin on the landmark case and its constitutional legacy.
57 min
397
The soul of the First Amendment
Floyd Abrams on why America protects free speech more than any other country in the world.
62 min
398
EXTRA: Trump, Comey and obstruction of justice
Alan Dershowitz and Laura Donohue join our Jeffrey Rosen
35 min
399
Your constitutional questions, answered
National Constitution Center president and CEO Jeffrey Rosen on the Preamble, judicial power, and more.
52 min
400
The life and legacy of John Marshall
Michael Gerhardt and Kevin Walsh on the influential career of the nation's longest-serving chief justice.
51 min