Live at the National Constitution Center
Live constitutional conversations and debates featuring leading historians, journalists, scholars, and public officials hosted at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia and across America. To watch National Constitution Center Town Halls live, check out our schedule of upcoming programs at constitutioncenter.org/townhall. Register through Zoom to ask your constitutional questions in the Q&A or watch live on YouTube at YouTube.com/ConstitutionCenter.
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Should President Trump Be Impeached? Part One
Leading constitutional scholars break down the facts at the center of the current impeachment inquiry of President Trump and detail the constitutional conception of impeachment.
36 min
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The Promise and the Thwarting of Reconstruction
Leading historians explore how we define Reconstruction and how that period has been remembered, and misremembered.
62 min
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Eric Foner on The Second Founding
Telling the story of how the Reconstruction amendments transformed the Constitution and the country – acclaimed historian Eric Foner sits down with Jeffrey Rosen.
60 min
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Jeffrey Rosen on Conversations with RBG
National Constitution Center President Jeffrey Rosen unveils his new book Conversations with RBG: Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Life, Love, Liberty, and Law in a live interview with Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick.
67 min
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For Debate: Should the Constitution Be More Dem...
Is the Constitution democratic enough, or should it be reformed and made more democratic? Constitutional scholars Randy Barnett and Vikram Amar debate these crucial questions. Jeffrey Rosen moderates.
58 min
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Richard Stengel on Disinformation
Journalist Richard Stengel discusses how the United States tried — and failed — to combat the global rise of disinformation that eventually spilled into the 2016 election, as told in his new book.
60 min
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Should Roe v. Wade be Overturned?
Reproductive rights experts debate abortion and the Constitution live at the National Constitution Center.
51 min
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Hillary and Chelsea Clinton on Gutsy Women
Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton and her daughter Chelsea unveil their new book "The Book of Gutsy Women" at the National Constitution Center.
52 min
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Supreme Court 2019 Term Preview
In this live recording of our companion podcast We the People, SCOTUSblog’s Amy Howe and John Elwood join host Jeffrey Rosen to preview the Supreme Court’s 2019 term.
63 min
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Impeachment and “The Battle for the Constitution”
Reps. Lance Gooden (R-TX) and Adam Schiff (D-CA) and legal scholars discuss the breaking news of the House’s impeachment inquiry into President Trump in panels hosted by The National Constitution Center and The Atlantic at The Atlantic Festival in DC.
95 min
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Justice Neil Gorsuch
Justice Gorsuch discusses civics and civility, the importance of separation of powers, what originalism means to him, and why he is optimistic about the future of America with NCC President Jeffrey Rosen.
59 min
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Hamilton and the Constitutional Clashes that Sh...
Alexander Hamilton’s clashes with rivals like Aaron Burr, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams shaped the early republic. Historians join host Jeffrey Rosen to explore those clashes.
64 min
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What is Habeas Corpus?
What does habeas corpus mean, where does it come from, and how has it been important throughout history? Professor Amanda Tyler of Berkeley Law discuss her book on the history of habeas.
61 min
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Dissent: An American Tradition
America "didn't create dissent — dissent created us," according to historian Ralph Young. He sits down with NCC Scholar-in-Residence Michael Gerhardt to discuss the ways dissent has shaped American history.
61 min
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Armed in America
Diving deep into the history of the right to bear arms in America from colonial militias to concealed carry, historian Patrick Charles and legal scholar Brandon Denning join the NCC's Lana Ulrich.
61 min
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Slavery and its Opponents at America’s Founding
Was the original Constitution pro-slavery? Historian Sean Wilentz rethinks this question in conversation with Jeffrey Rosen.
69 min
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The Man Who Made the Supreme Court
Chief Justice John Marshall is profiled by his biographer Richard Brookhiser, senior editor of National Review.
58 min
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The Presidents: America's Best and Worst
Presidential biographers rank America's best and worst presidents, diving into the lives of Presidents James Buchanan, William Howard Taft, Jimmy Carter, and more.
73 min
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The Presidents Adams and the Politics of Person...
Detailing the lives and political careers of Presidents John and John Quincy Adams, historians Nancy Isenberg and Andrew Burstein discuss their new book on the father-son duo.
64 min
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George F. Will: The Conservative Sensibility
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist George F. Will shares his thoughts about the evolution of American government and discusses his new book in this fascinating conversation with Jeffrey Rosen.
62 min
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Women and the Civil War: The Untold Stories
Noted historians tell the untold stories of women abolitionists, suffragists, and even soldiers during and after the Civil War.
58 min
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The Supreme Court: 2018-19 Term Recap, and What...
Emily Bazelon of the New York Times Magazine, CNN Legal Analyst Joan Biskupic, Harvard professor Annette Gordon-Reed, and appellate lawyers and former Solicitors General Neal Katyal and Ted Olson all join host Jeffrey Rosen to break down the Supreme Court’s biggest recent decisions.
54 min
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#1AUSA Bonus: Simon Tam and The Slants
Simon Tam and his band The Slants tell their story and perform some of their music.
32 min
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#1AUSA Part Five: Teresa Sullivan, Suki Kim
A panel of college presidents discuss free speech and intellectual diversity on their campuses, and a group of journalists describe the challenges they face reporting in foreign countries.
70 min
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The Human Side of Judging
Moderators Michael Lewis and Jeff Rosen sit down with current and former judges for candid conversations on how they approach their work on the bench.
76 min