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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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Ensuring Election Integrity: Insights From Meta’s Oversight Board
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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America’s Most Consequential Elections: From FDR to Reagan
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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The Legacy of Emmett Till: From Tragedy to Activism
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Justice Stephen Breyer on Reading the Constitution
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Lincoln’s Lessons: Then and Now
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Democracy Checkup: Preparing for the 2024 Election
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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The Pursuit of Happiness: A Book Launch and Conversation with Jeffrey Rosen and Jeffrey Goldberg
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Following Tubman’s Trail: Unveiling Stories of the African American Quest for Freedom
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Constitution Drafting Project: A Discussion of Five New Amendments
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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David Hume and the Ideas That Shaped America
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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Unpacking the Supreme Court’s Tech Term
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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Loyalists vs. Patriots and the American Revolution
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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The Taft Court: Making Law for a Divided Nation
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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From Spies to Leakers: The History of the Espionage Act
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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Democracy, Populism, and the Tyranny of the Minority
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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What the Black Intellectual Tradition Can Teach Us About Democracy
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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From Founders to Politicians: Political Divisions at America’s Birth
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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Native Peoples and Redefining U.S. History
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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From FDR to Biden: The Creation of the Modern Presidency
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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The Forgotten Years of the Civil Rights Movement
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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How to Interpret the Constitution: A Citizen’s Guide
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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The History of Religious Liberty in America
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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National First Amendment Summit
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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2023 Annual Supreme Court Review
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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Montesquieu and the Constitution
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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The Modern History of Originalism
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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Clarence Thomas and the Constitutional Stories that Define Him
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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Deliberation and Democratic Norms in America
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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The State of Free Expression in the U.S. and Abroad
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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The Shadow Docket Debate
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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The Evolution of Judicial Independence in America — Part 3
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May 30, 2023 |
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The Evolution of Judicial Independence in America — Part 2
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May 23, 2023 |
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The Evolution of Judicial Independence in America — Part 1
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May 17, 2023 |
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The Future of Affirmative Action
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May 09, 2023 |
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Women and the American Idea
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May 02, 2023 |
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Solicitors General and the Supreme Court
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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Civic Virtue and Citizenship
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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The Constitutional Role of the State Solicitor General
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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Amendment Reform in America and Abroad
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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Lessons from Tocqueville in America
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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Slavery and Liberty at America’s Founding
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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Affirmative Action and the 14th Amendment
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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FDR and the Transformation of the Supreme Court
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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Justice William O. Douglas: Public Advocate and Conservation Champion
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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Cicero and the Constitution
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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The Battle for the American West
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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Thomas Jefferson: The Reader and Writer
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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Justice Stephen Breyer on the Importance of Civics Education
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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Election 2022: Are We Ready?
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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The NCC’s Constitutional Convention Reports: The Proposed Amendments
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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Originalism: A Matter of Interpretation
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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Oligarchies, Monopolies, and the Constitution
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Jul 27, 2022 |
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Abortion Law in the U.S. and Abroad After Roe
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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Restoring the Guardrails of Democracy
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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Juneteenth: Tracing the Origins and Significance
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Jun 22, 2022 |
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Social Media and Public Health: A Conversation Featuring State Attorneys General
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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The United Kingdom and the United States: A Constitutional Dialogue
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May 25, 2022 |
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Rights, Regulations, and the Modern Administrative State
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May 10, 2022 |
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Why the First Amendment Matters Today
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May 03, 2022 |
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America’s Early Justices and How They Shaped the Supreme Court
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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Elections, Speech, and Political Disinformation
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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Former Secretaries of Education on What Education Means for Democracy
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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Adams, Jefferson, and the Turbulent Election of 1800
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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Election Integrity and Voting Rights: Should We Rewrite the Rules?
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Feb 22, 2022 |
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The Rule of Law in America and Abroad
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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The First Amendment and the Censor’s Dilemma
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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Justice Breyer on Precedent, Pragmatism, and the Supreme Court (Rebroadcast)
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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India and America: A Constitutional Dialogue
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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The Meaning of Equality
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Dec 21, 2021 |
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Poetry and the Constitution
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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Lincoln’s Speeches and the Refounding of America
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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Does the Presidency Need Reform?
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Nov 30, 2021 |
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Native Americans and the Constitution
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Nov 24, 2021 |
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Black Women, Representation, and the Constitution
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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Akhil Amar on Understanding American Ideas
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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The Founders' and the People's Constitutions
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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Constitutionalism in the American Revolution
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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Patriotism and Dissent in America
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Oct 20, 2021 |
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Should Qualified Immunity for Police Officers Be Reformed?
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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Religious Exemptions From the Founding to Today
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Oct 06, 2021 |
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Federal Judges on Major Supreme Court Cases
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Sep 28, 2021 |
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2020-21 Supreme Court Term Review
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Jul 21, 2021 |
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Freedom of Speech in France and America
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Jul 14, 2021 |
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Should More Power Be Returned to the People?
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Jul 07, 2021 |
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Laboratories of Democracy: State Constitutions
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Jun 30, 2021 |
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Free Speech, Media, Truth and Lies
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Jun 23, 2021 |
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Great Justices: Founders, Dissenters, and Prophets
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Jun 16, 2021 |
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The State of Congress Today
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Jun 09, 2021 |
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Justice Breyer on Precedent, Pragmatism, and the Supreme Court
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Jun 02, 2021 |
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The Founders’ Library
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May 25, 2021 |
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Literature and the Constitution
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May 18, 2021 |
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The Words That Made Us
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May 11, 2021 |
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Do We Need a Third Reconstruction?
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May 05, 2021 |
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Voting Rights Today
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Apr 28, 2021 |
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Constitution 101 with Jill Lepore
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Apr 20, 2021 |
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Religious Liberty in France and America
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Apr 14, 2021 |
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The Fights for Abolition and Women's Rights
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Apr 06, 2021 |
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The Girl in the Picture
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Mar 31, 2021 |
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Congress, the Constitution, and Compromise
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Mar 24, 2021 |
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Why Do the Innocent Plead Guilty?
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Mar 16, 2021 |
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The Equal Rights Amendment Through History
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Mar 10, 2021 |
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The Story of the 14th Amendment
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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Lincoln and His Mentors
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Feb 23, 2021 |
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Revolutionary Prophecies
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Feb 17, 2021 |
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How to Restore the Guardrails of Democracy
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Feb 10, 2021 |
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The Past, Present, and Future of Presidential Elections
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Feb 03, 2021 |
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Two State Attorneys General on Federalism and States’ Rights Today
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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Akhil Amar on Timeless Constitutional Lessons
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Dec 29, 2020 |
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Lynne Cheney on The Virginia Dynasty
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Dec 22, 2020 |
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Should the Equal Rights Amendment be Revived?
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Dec 15, 2020 |
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What the Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans
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Dec 08, 2020 |
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Shakespeare and the Making of America
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Dec 01, 2020 |
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Church-State Separation and the Constitution
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Nov 25, 2020 |
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The Past Four Years: What Have We Learned?
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Nov 18, 2020 |
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Can America Come Together Again?
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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Social Media, Election 2020, and Online Speech
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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The President and Immigration Law
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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America’s Contentious Presidential Elections: A History
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Oct 21, 2020 |
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The Hayes-Tilden Election of 1876
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Oct 13, 2020 |
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A Libertarian vs. Progressive Constitution
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Oct 06, 2020 |
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A Conversation with Justice Neil M. Gorsuch
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Sep 29, 2020 |
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In Honor of RBG
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Sep 22, 2020 |
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RESOLVED: Songs of Women’s Suffrage and the 19th Amendment
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Sep 17, 2020 |
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Plato, Aristotle, and the Founders
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Sep 08, 2020 |
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Landmark Cases Lightning Round
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Aug 26, 2020 |
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2020 Supreme Court Term Review
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Aug 19, 2020 |
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19th Amendment: Untold Stories
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Aug 11, 2020 |
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Slavery in America From the Constitution to Reconstruction With Eric Foner
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Aug 04, 2020 |
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Elections in America with Emily Bazelon
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Jul 28, 2020 |
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A Constitutional History of the Right to Vote
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Jul 22, 2020 |
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The Battle for the Constitution Part Two: Coronavirus
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Jul 14, 2020 |
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The Battle for the Constitution Part One: Policing
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Jul 07, 2020 |
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Historians on George Washington
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Jun 30, 2020 |
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Congress in Crisis: Lessons from History
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Jun 24, 2020 |
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Secretary Madeleine Albright
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Jun 17, 2020 |
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Policing, Protests, and the Constitution Part 2
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Jun 09, 2020 |
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Policing, Protests, and the Constitution Part 1
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Jun 09, 2020 |
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George F. Will and Sai Prakash on the Presidency
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Jun 03, 2020 |
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The Story of Plessy v. Ferguson
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May 27, 2020 |
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Trump Subpoena Cases – A Recap
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May 20, 2020 |
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State Attorneys General on Coronavirus
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May 12, 2020 |
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Reviving Trust and Rebuilding Institutions
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May 05, 2020 |
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Why Does the Electoral College Exist?
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Apr 28, 2020 |
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Women Leading Change
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Apr 21, 2020 |
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton: An American Life
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Apr 14, 2020 |
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Announcing Live at the National Constitution Center!
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Mar 10, 2020 |
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Tinker, Korematsu, and Brown on Landmark Cases
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Feb 26, 2020 |
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Justice Louis Brandeis: American Prophet
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Feb 18, 2020 |
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The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln
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Feb 11, 2020 |
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A Primer on Presidential Primaries
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Feb 05, 2020 |
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How Presidents Handled America's Biggest Constitutional Crises
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Jan 29, 2020 |
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Rep. John Lewis on MLK and “Good Trouble”
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Jan 21, 2020 |
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Joshua Matz on When to Impeach, and Why
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Jan 14, 2020 |
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Airstrikes, “Imminent Threats,” and the Constitution
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Jan 07, 2020 |
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The Fourth Amendment: Past and Present
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Dec 31, 2019 |
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RBG on Life, Love, Liberty, and Law
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Dec 24, 2019 |
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The Girl in the Picture: Remembering the Vietnam War
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Dec 18, 2019 |
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Should President Trump Be Impeached? Part Two
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Dec 10, 2019 |
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Should President Trump Be Impeached? Part One
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Dec 04, 2019 |
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The Promise and the Thwarting of Reconstruction
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Nov 27, 2019 |
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Eric Foner on The Second Founding
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Nov 19, 2019 |
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Jeffrey Rosen on Conversations with RBG
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Nov 12, 2019 |
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For Debate: Should the Constitution Be More Democratic?
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Nov 05, 2019 |
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Richard Stengel on Disinformation
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Oct 30, 2019 |
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Should Roe v. Wade be Overturned?
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Oct 22, 2019 |
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Hillary and Chelsea Clinton on Gutsy Women
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Oct 15, 2019 |
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Supreme Court 2019 Term Preview
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Oct 08, 2019 |
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Impeachment and “The Battle for the Constitution”
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Oct 01, 2019 |
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Justice Neil Gorsuch
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Sep 24, 2019 |
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Hamilton and the Constitutional Clashes that Shaped the Nation
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Sep 17, 2019 |
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What is Habeas Corpus?
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Sep 10, 2019 |
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Dissent: An American Tradition
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Sep 03, 2019 |
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Armed in America
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Aug 28, 2019 |
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Slavery and its Opponents at America’s Founding
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Aug 20, 2019 |
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The Man Who Made the Supreme Court
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Aug 13, 2019 |
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The Presidents: America's Best and Worst
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Aug 06, 2019 |
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The Presidents Adams and the Politics of Personality
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Jul 31, 2019 |
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George F. Will: The Conservative Sensibility
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Jul 23, 2019 |
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Women and the Civil War: The Untold Stories
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Jul 16, 2019 |
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The Supreme Court: 2018-19 Term Recap, and What’s Next?
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Jul 10, 2019 |
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#1AUSA Bonus: Simon Tam and The Slants
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Jul 03, 2019 |
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#1AUSA Part Five: Teresa Sullivan, Suki Kim
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Jul 02, 2019 |
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The Human Side of Judging
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Jun 25, 2019 |
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#1AUSA Part 4: Nancy Gibbs, Dean Baquet, James O’Keefe
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Jun 19, 2019 |
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Revolutionary Constitutions
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Jun 11, 2019 |
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#1AUSA Part Three: Michael Hayden, Tom Ridge, Floyd Abrams
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Jun 04, 2019 |
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A Dangerous Idea: The History of Eugenics in America
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May 29, 2019 |
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#1AUSA Part Two: John Kasich, Hugh Hewitt, Mary Beth Tinker
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May 21, 2019 |
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. on Reconstruction and Redemption
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May 14, 2019 |
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#1AUSA Part One: RBG, Noel Francisco, Juan Williams
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May 07, 2019 |
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Can the President Use Emergency Powers to Build the Wall?
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Apr 30, 2019 |
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Joan Biskupic on "The Chief"
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Apr 23, 2019 |
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Preet Bharara on "Doing Justice"
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Apr 17, 2019 |
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When Religious Liberty Collides with LGBTQ Rights
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Apr 09, 2019 |
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Can the First Amendment Save Social Media from Itself?
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Apr 02, 2019 |
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Campus Free Speech and Academic Freedom
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Mar 26, 2019 |
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How to Save a Constitutional Democracy
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Mar 19, 2019 |
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We the Corporations
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Mar 12, 2019 |
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Faith and the Founding
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Mar 05, 2019 |
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Notorious RBG in Song
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Feb 26, 2019 |
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Michael Tomasky on Polarization and How to Fix It
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Feb 19, 2019 |
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Civil Rights Across the Centuries
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Feb 12, 2019 |
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Freedom, Equality, and Emancipation
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Feb 05, 2019 |
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Gen. Stanley McChrystal — Leaders: Myth and Reality
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Jan 29, 2019 |
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RBG and On the Basis of Sex
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Jan 22, 2019 |
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Civil Rights and Constitutional Change
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Jan 15, 2019 |
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The Battle for the American Mind
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Jan 08, 2019 |
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Judicial Independence and the Federal Courts: A Historical Perspective
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Jan 01, 2019 |
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The Suffrage Movement: Revisiting the Final Campaign
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Dec 25, 2018 |
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Gerard Magliocca: The Heart of the Constitution
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Dec 18, 2018 |
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BONUS: What Would Madison Think of Democracy Today?
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Dec 14, 2018 |
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Madison, the Media, and the Mob
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Dec 11, 2018 |
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Bonus: Sen. Chris Coons on the Senate and the Constitution
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Dec 05, 2018 |
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Jon Meacham on the American Odyssey of President George H.W. Bush
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Dec 04, 2018 |
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Hamilton: The Man, the Musical, and the Law
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Nov 27, 2018 |
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What is Citizenship?
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Nov 20, 2018 |
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Ken Starr: A Memoir of the Clinton Investigation
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Nov 13, 2018 |
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Michael Beschloss: Presidents of War
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Nov 06, 2018 |
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Why State Constitutions Matter
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Oct 30, 2018 |
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Doris Kearns Goodwin: Leadership in Turbulent Times
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Oct 22, 2018 |