We the People
A weekly show from the National Constitution Center hosted by Julie Silverbrook and Tom Donnelly where listeners can hear the best arguments on all sides of the constitutional issues at the center of American life.
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Tax reform and the Constitution
What constitutional issues are under debate at Congress?
51 min
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Is the fight against ISIS legal?
Army captain claims President lacks authority
44 min
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Deconstructing the administrative state
The Trump administration’s efforts to roll back government
52 min
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The Emoluments Clause in court
Group sues Trump over gifts
39 min
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The evolution of voting rights
Constitutional challenges to the Voting Rights Act and election law
62 min
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The state of the Second Amendment
Experts discuss after Las Vegas shootings
55 min
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The future of gerrymandering
Supreme Court argues a landmark case
53 min
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The First Amendment and hate speech
Can the courts meaningfully decide what hate speech is?
57 min
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The Supreme Court’s next term
A preview of blockbuster cases
60 min
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What would Madison think today?
A look at Madisonian values today
65 min
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Presidential pardons and the rule of law
A debate over separation of powers and our Constitution
54 min
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Charlottesville and free assembly
Discussing the right to protest in our country
50 min
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War powers and national security
A debate on presidential war powers and Congress’ role in national security.
52 min
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Trump, Twitter and the First Amendment
Can President Trump block citizens from following his own Twitter feed?
53 min
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Civil Rights And Constitutional Change
A special event remembering the Birmingham bombing
63 min
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George Washington’s warning to future generations
Editor-in-Chief of The Daily Beast discusses newest book
73 min
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Jeffrey Rosen at the Chautauqua Institution
A look at two big cases at the Supreme Court next term
76 min
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The debate over President Trump's election comm...
Deborah Archer and Derek Muller on the commission's agenda and challenges to it.
48 min
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Should the 17th Amendment be repealed?
David Schleicher and Todd Zywicki on the text, history, and future of this contested amendment.
47 min
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The future of digital free speech
Cindy Cohn, Judge Alex Kozinski, and Eugene Volokh on current debates about speech online.
54 min
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What just happened at the Supreme Court?
Brianne Gorod and Ilya Shapiro on the busy final weeks of the 2016-2017 term.
48 min
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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
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Government leaks and the Espionage Act at 100
Paul Rosenzweig and Stephen Vladeck on the constitutional debate over leaks and their publication.
56 min
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Loving v. Virginia at 50
Steve Calabresi and Sheryll Cashin on the landmark case and its constitutional legacy.
57 min
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The soul of the First Amendment
Floyd Abrams on why America protects free speech more than any other country in the world.
62 min