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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551
A reasoned debate about the Second Amendment
Adam Winkler and Nelson Lund on the right to bear arms
49 min
552
Is the Constitution color-blind?
Featuring Theodore Shaw and Michael Rosman
55 min
553
The Constitution and the world
Oona Hathaway and Michael Paulsen on foreign laws and the Constitution
48 min
554
What’s next at the Supreme Court?
A preview of the 2015 Supreme Court term
51 min
555
When religious liberty conflicts with LGBT righ...
A debate on the Kim Davis saga
45 min
556
Explore the new Interactive Constitution
National Constitution Center's Jeffrey Rosen introduces the Center's online Interactive Constitution.
47 min
557
Obamacare, Kim Davis, and religious exemptions
Constitutional challenges to the Affordable Care Act's contraceptive mandate
47 min
558
The Constitution on the 2016 campaign trail
What the 2016 presidential candidates are saying about the Constitution
46 min
559
Texas H.B. 2 and the right to an abortion
A constitutional challenge to a Texas law regulating abortion providers.
37 min
560
The 14th Amendment and birthright citizenship
Current debate over the children of immigrants living in the U.S. illegally
47 min
561
Why the Innocent Plead Guilty
Public misconceptions and systemic failings of America’s criminal justice system
65 min
562
The history and legacy of the 13th Amendment
Jeffrey Rosen is joined by David Rubenstein
60 min
563
Is the Iran nuclear deal constitutional?
The Iran nuclear deal and the constitutional questions about its passage
47 min
564
Voting rights on trial in North Carolina
The 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act approaches
52 min
565
Everything You Need to Know About The Constitut...
Myriad issues, history, and opinions related to the First and Fourth Amendments
53 min
566
Perspectives on a historic Supreme Court term
Looking back at the 2014 term
56 min
567
The Supreme Court decisions on same-sex marriag...
The constitutional aspects of the Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage and election redistricting decisions
58 min
568
Analyzing the Obamacare Supreme Court decision
Obamacare tax subsidies upheld in about three dozen states
40 min
569
Supreme Court rules on license plates, church s...
Four big Supreme Court cases, including decisions on vanity license plates and church signs
49 min
570
Zivotofsky: Which branch controls foreign affairs?
A major ruling on the separation of powers
47 min
571
Reviewing the Supreme Court’s first week of June
The Supreme Court’s headscarf and Facebook decisions
43 min
572
Donor disclosure and anonymous speech
Controversy over non-profits being forced to release the names of anonymous donors
46 min
573
Jeffrey Rosen answers questions about the Supre...
Questions about the Supreme Court and other matters
41 min
574
The Courts, The Constitution and Phone Metadata
The constitutional future of the Patriot Act’s controversial Section 215
45 min
575
Capital punishment returns to the Supreme Court
Supreme Court case about the use of lethal injection
52 min