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 State of Partisanship
Confronting the challenges of a divided nation
58 min
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The Supreme Court and the Trump Administration
Previewing the judicial response to President Trump’s actions
47 min
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How Powerful is the President?
Putting President Trump’s broad claim of executive power in historical perspective
48 min
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The 14th Amendment and the History of Reconstru...
Exploring the constitutional legacy of Reconstruction
62 min
80
President Trump’s Executive Orders
Examining legal and constitutional challenges to the president’s actions
55 min
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What the Black Intellectual Tradition Can Teach...
Recognizing how Black thinkers and artists shaped our nation
64 min
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My Fellow Americans: Presidents and their Inaug...
Examining President Trump’s second inaugural speech in historical context
60 min
83
Can Texas Require Age Verification on Adult Sites?
The Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton
70 min
84
The Future of TikTok
The Supreme Court hears a First Amendment challenge to the TikTok divestiture bill
58 min
85
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
88
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
90
Woodrow Wilson: The Light Withdrawn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
87 min
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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
100
A Conversation With Justice Neil Gorsuch on ‘Th...
A Constitution Day 2024 conversation with Justice Neil Gorsuch and Janie Nitze
69 min