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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The Future of TikTok
The Supreme Court hears a First Amendment challenge to the TikTok divestiture bill
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For or Against Constitutional Originalism?
Debating how to interpret the Constitution
61 min
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The Life and Constitutional Legacy of Gouverneu...
Remembering the “Penman of the Constitution”
57 min
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The Meese Revolution
The constitutional legacy of Attorney General Edwin Meese III
53 min
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How Religious Were the Founders?
The founders’ views on faith in private and public life
63 min
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Can Tennessee Ban Medical Transitions for Trans...
Reviewing oral arguments in U.S. v. Skrmetti
61 min
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Woodrow Wilson: The Light Withdrawn
The illiberal legacy of America’s 28th president
57 min
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The President’s Power to Make Recess Appointments
When is the president able to appoint cabinet officials without Senate confirmation?
51 min
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The Legacy of John Adams
The constitutional vision and moral virtues of John Adams and his family
82 min
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Native Americans and the Supreme Court
Exploring Native American history and law through the stories of landmark Supreme Court cases
58 min
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How Should We Elect the President?
A debate about the Electoral College
59 min
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The NCC’s 2024 National First Amendment Summit
The state of Free Speech, on campus and online
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The Supreme Court Hears Glossip v. Oklahoma
Recapping the oral arguments in the court’s most recent death penalty case
57 min
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Can the ATF Regulate Ghost Guns?
Recapping the Supreme Court oral arguments in Garland v. VanDerStok
58 min
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Anne Applebaum on Autocratic Threats Around the...
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Anne Applebaum discusses her newest book
53 min
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The 2024 Liberty Medal Ceremony Honoring Ken Burns
America’s storyteller Ken Burns receives the NCC’s Liberty Medal award
69 min
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A Conversation With Justice Neil Gorsuch on ‘Th...
A Constitution Day 2024 conversation with Justice Neil Gorsuch and Janie Nitze
69 min
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‘The Highest Calling’: A Conversation With Davi...
Best-selling author, philanthropist, and National Constitution Center Trustee David Rubenstein discusses his new book
66 min
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The Scientist Turned Spy: André Michaux, Thomas...
Patrick Spero of the American Philosophical Society discusses his forthcoming book
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Can the Attorney General Appoint a Special Coun...
Debating Judge Cannon’s decision to dismiss the Trump classified documents case
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The State of the American Idea
Debating the core values of the Declaration and the Constitution
53 min
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The History of Illiberalism in America
The History of Illiberalism in America
63 min
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The Constitutional Legacy of Watergate
Historians Garrett Graff and Robert Doar discuss lessons from Watergate on the 50th anniversary of Nixon’s resignation
52 min
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President Biden’s Proposed Supreme Court Reforms
Constitutional historians evaluate President Biden’s reform package
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The Evolution of Originalism
Georgetown Law professor Randy Barnett joins to discuss his new memoir, A Life for Liberty: The Making of an American Originalist
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