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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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#1AUSA Part 4: Nancy Gibbs, Dean Baquet, James ...
Part four of our series #1AUSA features Nancy Gibbs, Dean Baquet, Marty Baron and others exploring the crucial role of the free press in American democracy.
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Revolutionary Constitutions
Prof. Bruce Ackerman explores how constitutional change happens and discusses his new book 'Revolutionary Constitutions'.
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#1AUSA Part Three: Michael Hayden, Tom Ridge, F...
Gen. Michael Hayden, former director of the NSA and the CIA, and former Sec. of Homeland Security and Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge, and others, explore what happens when press freedom collides with the interests of national security.
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A Dangerous Idea: The History of Eugenics in Am...
This panel discussion explores the dark sociopolitical and constitutional history of the eugenics movement.
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#1AUSA Part Two: John Kasich, Hugh Hewitt, Mary...
Hear stories of ordinary citizens who have had an extraordinary impact on the First Amendment in part two of our special series #1AUSA.
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. on Reconstruction and Re...
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. tells the story of Reconstruction and Redemption in conversation with NCC President Jeffrey Rosen.
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#1AUSA Part One: RBG, Noel Francisco, Juan Will...
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Solicitor General Noel Francisco, journalist Juan Williams, and others explore the First Amendment's past, present, and future.
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Can the President Use Emergency Powers to Build...
Debating whether the president has the constitutional and legal authority to use emergency powers to build a border wall—Rich Lowry and Jonathan Turley join moderator Jeffrey Rosen.
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Joan Biskupic on "The Chief"
CNN legal analyst and renowned Supreme Court biographer Joan Biskupic discusses her new biography of Chief Justice John Roberts.
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Preet Bharara on "Doing Justice"
Preet Bharara shares his views on what it means to uphold the rule of law and do justice.
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When Religious Liberty Collides with LGBTQ Rights
What happens when religious liberty collides with anti-discrimination laws protecting LGBTQ people or other minorities? Scholars and advocates from all sides of the debate join host Jeffrey Rosen for a civil dialogue to address this question head on.
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