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A weekly show of constitutional debate hosted by National Constitution Center President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen where listeners can hear the best arguments on all sides of the constitutional issues at the center of American life.
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1 Are Religious Charter Schools Constitutional? 56:32
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On April 30, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond , which examines the constitutionality of religious charter schools. In this episode, Michael McConnell of Stanford Law School and Steven Green of Willamette University join Jeffrey Rosen to recap the oral arguments, debate the meaning and history of the Free Exercise and Establishment Clauses, and survey the Court’s other religion cases from this term. Resources: Fulton v. City of Philadelphia (2021) Carson v. Makin (2022) Michael McConnell and Nathan S. Chapman, Agreeing to Disagree: How the Establishment Clause Protects Religious Diversity and Freedom of Conscience (2023) Steven Green et al. Brief of Historians and Legal Scholars as Amici Curiae In Support of Respondent , Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond Michael McConnell et al. Brief for Amici Curiae Religious Liberty Scholars In Support of Petitioners , Catholic Charities Bureau v. Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Commission Michael McConnell et al. Brief for Professors Douglas Laycock, Richard W. Garnett, Thomas C. Berg, Michael W. McConnell, and David M. Smolin as Amici Curiae In Support of Petitioners , Mahmoud v. Taylor Stay Connected and Learn More Questions or comments about the show? Email us at podcast@constitutioncenter.org Continue the conversation by following us on social media @ConstitutionCtr. Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly , our email roundup of constitutional news and debate. Follow, rate, and review wherever you listen. Join us for an upcoming live program or watch recordings on YouTube . Support our important work. Donate…
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On May 15, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case challenging the constitutionality of President Trump’s executive order which seeks to end birthright citizenship for the children of undocumented immigrants. Legal scholars Gabriel Chin of the University of California, Davis School of Law; Amanda Frost of the University of Virginia School of Law; Kurt Lash of the University of Richmond School of Law; and Ilan Wurman of the University of Minnesota Law School join Jeffrey Rosen to debate the scope of the citizenship clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Resources Gabriel J. Chin and Paul Finkelman, “Birthright Citizenship, Slave Trade Legislation, and the Origins of Federal Immigration Regulation,” UC Davis Law Review (April 8, 2021) Ilan Wurman, “Jurisdiction and Citizenship,” Minnesota Legal Studies Research Paper No.25-27 (April 14, 2025) Amanda Frost, “The Coming Assault on Birthright Citizenship,” The Atlantic (Jan. 7 2025) Kurt Lash, “Prima Facie Citizenship: Birth, Allegiance and the Fourteenth Amendment's Citizenship Clause,” SSRN (Feb. 22, 2025) Amanda Frost, Testimony Before the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government , U.S. House of Representatives (Feb. 25, 2025) Stay Connected and Learn More Questions or comments about the show? Email us at podcast@constitutioncenter.org Continue the conversation by following us on social media @ConstitutionCtr. Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly , our email roundup of constitutional news and debate. Follow, rate, and review wherever you listen. Join us for an upcoming live program or watch recordings on YouTube . Support our important work. Donate…
In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, historians Rick Atkinson , author of The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777 ; Mary Beth Norton , author of 1774: The Long Year of Revolution ; and Rosemarie Zagarri , author of Revolutionary Backlash: Women and Politics in the Early American Republic , join Jeffrey Rosen to explore the events leading to the first shots of the American Revolution, the battles themselves, and the colonists’ response to this pivotal moment in history. Resources Rick Atkinson, The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777 (2019) Mary Beth Norton, 1774: The Long Year of Revolution (2020) Rosemarie Zagarri, Revolutionary Backlash: Women and Politics in the Early American Republic (2008) Stay Connected and Learn More Questions or comments about the show? Email us at podcast@constitutioncenter.org Continue the conversation by following us on social media @ConstitutionCtr. Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly , our email roundup of constitutional news and debate. Follow, rate, and review wherever you listen. Join us for an upcoming live program or watch recordings on YouTube . Support our important work. Donate…
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1 Do the Trump Tariffs Violate the Constitution? 56:39
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Steven Calabresi of Northwestern University and Samuel Estreicher of New York University join Jeffrey Rosen to discuss the statutory authority for President Trump’s tariffs and whether they violate federal law or the Constitution. Resources Samuel Estreicher & Andrew Babbitt, “ Are Tariffs an Emergency Power? ,” Lawfare Blog (April 3, 2025) Steven Calabresi, “ President Trump's New Tariffs Are Unconstitutional ,” Volokh Conspiracy (April 5, 2025) Complaint for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief , Emily Ley Paper v. Trump , 3:25-cv-00464 (N.D. Fla., April 3, 2025) Stay Connected and Learn More Questions or comments about the show? Email us at podcast@constitutioncenter.org Continue the conversation by following us on social media @ConstitutionCtr. Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly , our email roundup of constitutional news and debate. Follow, rate, and review wherever you listen. Join us for an upcoming live program or watch recordings on YouTube . Support our important work. Donate…
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National Constitution Center President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen leads a special panel discussion with Federal Judges Association President Judge J. Michelle Childs of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; Judge M. Margaret McKeown of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and past president of the Federal Judges Association; Judge Beth Bloom of the U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida; and Judge Stephen R. Bough of the U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri. The judges explore threats to the judicial branch and the importance of judicial independence and civic education in maintaining the rule of law. This program was presented in partnership with the Federal Judges Association. Resources Michelle Childs, Justice Jackson Lecture: “The Republic is Safe as Long as the Courts Remain Open” (April 1, 2025) Code of Conduct for United States Judges John Roberts, 2024 Year End Report on the Federal Judiciary (December 2024) Federal Judges Association Civics Challenge Stay Connected and Learn More Questions or comments about the show? Email us at podcast@constitutioncenter.org Continue the conversation by following us on social media @ConstitutionCtr. Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly , our email roundup of constitutional news and debate. Follow, rate, and review wherever you listen. Join us for an upcoming live program or watch recordings on YouTube . Support our important work. Donate…
Best-selling author Michael Lewis discusses his new book, Who Is Government?: The Untold Story of Public Service , with Jeffrey Rosen . As government programs face political headwinds, Lewis and his favorite writers examine the human stories of the heroic civil servants who make government work and why their contributions matter. This conversation was originally streamed live as part of the NCC’s America’s Town Hall series on March 26, 2025. Resources Michael Lewis, ed., Who Is Government? The Untold Story of Public Service (2025) Michael Lewis, “ The free‑living bureaucrat ,” The Washington Post (March 2025) Michael Lewis, “ Directions to a journalistic gold mine ,” The Washington Post (Nov. 2024) Michael Lewis, The Premonition: A Pandemic Story (2022) Michael Lewis, The Fifth Risk (2018) CURE ID Stay Connected and Learn More Questions or comments about the show? Email us at podcast@constitutioncenter.org Continue the conversation by following us on social media @ConstitutionCtr. Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly , our email roundup of constitutional news and debate. Follow, rate, and review wherever you listen. Join us for an upcoming live program or watch recordings on YouTube . Support our important work. Donate…
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Trump has invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, a wartime authority, to summarily deport suspected members of a Venezuelan gang. He also invoked a Cold War-era statute to deport a student activist at Columbia University. In this episode, Adam Cox of New York University and Ilya Somin of George Mason University join to discuss the scope of the president’s deportation power and to evaluate whether the administration violated the due process or speech rights of the deportees. Resources Adam Cox and Cristina Rodríguez, The President and Immigration Law (2020) Ilya Somin, Free to Move: Foot Voting, Migration, and Political Freedom (2021) Adam Cox and Ahilan Arulanantham, “ Explainer on First Amendment and Due Process Issues in Deportation of Pro-Palestinian Student Activist(s) ,” Just Security (March 12, 2025) Ilya Somin, “ The Case Against Deporting Immigrants for ‘Pro-Terrorist’ Speech ,” Volokh Conspiracy (March 10, 2025) Ilya Somin, “ What Just Happened: The “Invasion” Executive Order and Its Dangerous Implications ” Just Security (January 28, 2025) Adam Cox, “ The Invention of Immigration Exceptionalism ,” Yale Law Review (November 2024) Bridges v. Wixon (1945) Harisiades v. Shaughnessy (1952) Stay Connected and Learn More Questions or comments about the show? Email us at podcast@constitutioncenter.org Continue the conversation by following us on social media @ConstitutionCtr. Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly , our email roundup of constitutional news and debate. Follow, rate, and review wherever you listen. Join us for an upcoming live program or watch recordings on YouTube . Support our important work. Donate…
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Kate Huddleston , senior legal counsel of litigation at the Campaign Legal Center, and Michael McConnell , Richard and Frances Mallery Professor and director of the Constitutional Law Center at Stanford Law School, join Jeffrey Rosen to debate whether the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has acted lawfully in firing federal workers and freezing federal spending. Resources Campaign Legal Center, Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief , U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (March 3, 2025) Michael McConnell and Laurence Tribe, “ Is Musk’s DOGE Dodging the Law? ,” Open to Debate (March 7, 2025) Stay Connected and Learn More Questions or comments about the show? Email us at podcast@constitutioncenter.org Continue the conversation by following us on social media @ConstitutionCtr. Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly , our email roundup of constitutional news and debate. Follow, rate, and review wherever you listen. Join us for an upcoming live program or watch recordings on YouTube . Support our important work. Donate…
Jonathan Rauch , author of Cross Purposes: Christianity’s Broken Bargain with Democracy , and Julian Zelizer , author of In Defense of Partisanship , join Jeffrey Rosen for a wide-ranging discussion on their new books and the rise of partisanship in America. This conversation was originally streamed live as part of the NCC’s America’s Town Hall program series on March 3, 2025. Resources Julian E. Zelizer, In Defense of Partisanship (2025) Jonathan Rauch, Cross Purposes: Christianity's Broken Bargain with Democracy (2025) Julian E. Zelizer, Abraham Joshua Heschel: A Life of Radical Amazement (2021) Jonathan Rauch, “Christian Renewal and the Future of American Democracy,” Brigham Young University Wheatley Institute (Jan. 24, 2025) Jeffrey Rosen, The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America (2024) Stay Connected and Learn More Questions or comments about the show? Email us at podcast@constitutioncenter.org Continue the conversation by following us on social media @ConstitutionCtr. Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly , our email roundup of constitutional news and debate. Follow, rate, and review wherever you listen. Join us for an upcoming live program or watch recordings on YouTube . Support our important work. Donate…
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1 The Supreme Court and the Trump Administration 47:17
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Jamelle Bouie and David French of The New York Times , Sarah Isgur of The Dispatch , and Melissa Murray of NYU School of Law join Jeffrey Rosen to discuss the relationship between the Roberts Court and the Trump administration. They discuss how the Supreme Court might resolve open legal questions—including impoundment and the unitary executive theory—and debate the Court’s role in maintaining the separation of powers. This conversation was originally recorded on February 22, 2025, as part of the NCC’s President’s Council Retreat in Miami, Florida. Resources Melissa Murray (with Leah Litman and Kate Shaw), “ Yes, We’re in a Constitutional Crisis ” Strict Scrutiny podcast (Feb. 17, 2025) Jamelle Bouie, Michelle Cottle, David French, and Carlos Lozada, “Opinion: Don’t be Fooled, ‘Trump is a Weak President’” The New York Times (Feb. 14, 2025) David French, “ The Trump Crisis Deepens ,” The New York Times (Feb. 6, 2025) Sarah Isgur and David French, “ Lawless or Unwise ?” Advisory Opinions podcast (Feb. 14, 2025) Stay Connected and Learn More Questions or comments about the show? Email us at podcast@constitutioncenter.org Continue the conversation by following us on social media @ConstitutionCtr. Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly , our email roundup of constitutional news and debate. Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you listen. Join us for an upcoming live program or watch recordings on YouTube . Support our important work. Donate…
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President Trump’s far-reaching executive actions have given rise to a debate about whether the president is acting within the tradition of presidential power—or whether recent events represent a departure from the constitutional order and precedent. Melody Barnes of the University of Virginia Karsh Institute for Democracy, Charles Cooke of National Review , Joanne Freeman of Yale University, and Yuval Levin of the American Enterprise Institute join Jeffrey Rosen to discuss the American tradition of presidential power and evaluate analogues to our constitutional moment from across U.S. history. This conversation was originally recorded on February 20, 2025, as part of the NCC’s President’s Council Retreat in Miami, Fla. Resources Yuval Levin, “ A Rule of Thumb for the Executive Power Debates ,” National Review Online (February 5, 2025) Melody Barnes et al., Karsh Institute of Democracy Statement of Principles Melody Barnes, Corey D. B. Walker and Thad M. Williamson, “ Introduction: Can We Make American Democracy Work? ,” in Community Wealth Building and the Reconstruction of American Democracy (2020) Charles Cooke, The Conservatarian Manifesto: Libertarians, Conservatives, and the Fight for the Right’s Future (2015) Charles Cooke, “The American System Works, and It Will Work If Trump Wins Again,” National Review (Dec. 15, 2023) Stay Connected and Learn More Questions or comments about the show? Email us at podcast@constitutioncenter.org Continue the conversation by following us on social media @ConstitutionCtr. Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly , our email roundup of constitutional news and debate. Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you listen. Join us for an upcoming live program or watch recordings on YouTube . Support our important work. Donate…
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1 The 14th Amendment and the History of Reconstruction 1:02:35
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Jeffrey Rosen discusses the 14th Amendment with Sherrilyn Ifill, the head of the 14th Amendment Center for Law & Democracy at Howard Law School and the former president of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Pamela Brandwein, author of Rethinking the Judicial Settlement of Reconstruction , and Ilan Wurman , author of The Second Founding: An Introduction to the Fourteenth Amendment . They discuss the historical events that gave rise to the 14th Amendment and debate its original meaning. This conversation was originally streamed live as part of the NCC’s America’s Town Hall program series on February 10, 2025, in partnership with the Federal Judicial Center. Resources Ilan Wurman, The Second Founding: An Introduction to the Fourteenth Amendment (2020) Pamela Brandwein, Rethinking the Judicial Settlement of Reconstruction (2011) Sherrilyn Ifill, “ Why are U.S. courts afraid of the 14th Amendment? Because it’s radical ,” The Washington Post (Nov. 23, 2023) Sherrilyn Ifill, “ Yes, this is America: Why I’m Creating the 14th Amendment Center for Law and Democracy ,” Substack (July 7, 2023) 14th Amendment Title VI, Civil Rights Act of 1964 The Civil Rights Act of 1866 The Reconstruction Amendments Brown v. Board of Education Stay Connected and Learn More Questions or comments about the show? Email us at podcast@constitutioncenter.org Continue the conversation by following us on social media @ConstitutionCtr. Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly , our email roundup of constitutional news and debate. Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you listen. Join us for an upcoming live program or watch recordings on YouTube . Support our important work. Donate…
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Since January 20, 2025, President Trump has issued dozens of executive orders, several of which have attracted legal challenges. Steve Vladeck of Georgetown University Law Center and Gary Schmitt of the American Enterprise Institute join Jeffrey Rosen to parse the flurry of executive orders and preview the lawsuits they face. Resources White House Presidential Actions “Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions” , Just Security Steve Vladeck, “The Impoundment Crisis of 2025” , One First SubStack (Jan. 28, 2025) Steve Vladeck, “Trump's Guantánamo Memo”, One First Substack (Jan. 30, 2025) Gary Schmitt, “Presidential Impoundment, Explained” , The Dispatch (Jan. 17, 2025) Stay Connected and Learn More Questions or comments about the show? Email us at podcast@constitutioncenter.org Continue the conversation by following us on social media @ConstitutionCtr. Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly , our email roundup of constitutional news and debate. Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you listen. Join us for an upcoming live program or watch recordings on YouTube . Support our important work. Donate…
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1 What the Black Intellectual Tradition Can Teach Us About American Democracy 1:04:54
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New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie and political scientist Melvin Rogers , author of The Darkened Light of Faith: Race, Democracy, and Freedom in African American Political Thought , explore the ways key African American intellectuals and artists—from David Walker, Frederick Douglass, and W.E.B. Du Bois to Billie Holiday and James Baldwin—reimagined U.S. democracy. Thomas Donnelly , chief scholar at the National Constitution Center, moderates. This conversation was originally streamed live as part of the NCC’s America’s Town Hall program series on Nov. 14, 2023. Resources Melvin Rogers, The Darkened Light of Faith: Race, Democracy, and Freedom in African American Political Thought (2023) Melvin Rogers, The Undiscovered Dewey: Religion, Morality, and the Ethos of Democracy (2008) Kate Masur, Until Justice Be Done: America's First Civil Rights Movement, from the Revolution to Reconstruction (2021) Jamelle Bouie, “ How Black Political Thought Shapes My Work ”, The New York Times (Feb. 11, 2023) David Walker David Walker, Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World (1829) Jamelle Bouie, “ Why I Keep Coming Back to Reconstruction ”, The New York Times (Oct. 25, 2022) Martin Delany Jamelle Bouie, “ What Frederick Douglass Knew that Trump and DeSantis Don’t ”, The New York Times (June 30, 2023) Jamelle Bouie, “ The Deadly History of ‘They’re Raping Our Women’ ”, Slate (June 18, 2015) W.E.B. Dubois, The Souls of Black Folk (1903) Stay Connected and Learn More Questions or comments about the show? Email us at podcast@constitutioncenter.org Continue the conversation by following us on social media @ConstitutionCtr. Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly , our email roundup of constitutional news and debate. Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you listen. Join us for an upcoming live program or watch recordings on YouTube . Support our important work. Donate…
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1 My Fellow Americans: Presidents and their Inaugural Addresses 1:00:48
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Jeffrey Rosen interviews three contributors to the recently published compendium My Fellow Americans: Presidents and Their Inaugural Addresses , Michael Gerhardt , Kate Masur , and Ted Widmer . They reflect on President Trump’s second inaugural speech and discuss inaugural addresses throughout American history. This conversation was originally streamed live as part of the NCC’s America’s Town Hall program series on Jan. 21, 2025. Resources: Yuvraj Singh and Ted Widmer, My Fellow Americans: Presidents and Their Inaugural Addresses (2024) Martin Van Buren, Inaugural Address (March 4, 1837) Donald Trump, Second Inaugural Address (Jan. 20, 2025) Andrew Jackson, First Inaugural Address (March 4, 1829) Andrew Jackson, Second Inaugural Address (March 4, 1833) Grover Cleveland, Second Inaugural Address (March 4, 1893) Abraham Lincoln, First Inaugural Address (March 4, 1861) Abraham Lincoln, Second Inaugural Address (March 4, 1865) Franklin D. Roosevelt, First Inaugural Address (March 4, 1933) John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address (Jan. 20, 1961) Joe Biden, Inaugural Address (Jan. 20, 2021) Stay Connected and Learn More Questions or comments about the show? Email us at podcast@constitutioncenter.org Continue the conversation by following us on social media @ConstitutionCtr. Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly , our email roundup of constitutional news and debate. Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you listen. Join us for an upcoming live program or watch recordings on YouTube . Support our important work. Donate…
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