Leading legal scholars and historians, including Allen Guelzo, Martha Jones, Darrell A. H. Miller and Kurt Lash discuss the story of Reconstruction, with a particular focus on the intellectual origins, drafting, ratification, and original understanding of the 14th Amendment; the “forgotten Founders” who fought for its ratification and sought to make its promise a reality; and why this key period can be thought of as America’s “Second Founding.” Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., moderates.

Gerrymandering and the Future of American Democracy (Part II) by National Constitution Center

In the Gill case this year, the Supreme Court will determine the constitutional future of partisan gerrymandering. Scholars and advocates whose arguments are at the heart of the case, including Erin Murphy and Nicholas Stephanopoulos, explore whether and how the Constitution might be interpreted to limit partisan gerrymandering and why it matters for American democracy. Recorded 12/11/2018.

Franklin Foer, national correspondent for The Atlantic, explores how tech platforms like Facebook, Apple, Amazon, and Google have transformed the way we think and produced a new culture of misinformation that is trampling values such as privacy, autonomy, and individuality. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates. Recorded: 11/15/2017.

Leading Civil War historian Edward Ayers provides a fresh history of two astounding events at the crux of America’s history as described in his new book, The Thin Light of Freedom. Recored on 10/30/2017.

Hendrik Meijer on Arthur Vandenberg

Mar 29th, 2018 by nccpodcasts

Hendrik Meijer discusses his biography, Arthur Vandenberg: The Man in the Middle of the American Century, on the mid-20th century Michigan senator who evolved from America’s leading isolationist into its leading internationalist and spearheaded coalitions that continue to form the foundation of American foreign and domestic policy today. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates. Recorded 11/7/2017.

Join experts for a debate on one of the most-watched Supreme Court cases this term – Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission – involving free speech, religious liberty, and equal rights. Experts include, Stephanie Barclay of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, Paula Greisen, one of the attorneys representing the same-sex couple at center of the case, and Brendan O'Niell, editor of Spiked Online. Recorded 1/25/2018.

As former deputy national security advisor and one of President Barack Obama’s closest aides, Ben Rhodes provides a behind-the-scenes account of some of the most consequential and controversial moments of the Obama presidency as described in his new book The World as It Is. Mark Bowden, best-selling author and national correspondent for The Atlantic, moderates. Recorded June 21, 2018.

Joshua Matz, author of To End a Presidency: The Power of Impeachment, joins the Center for a deep dive into the history and future of presidential impeachment. Recorded June 19, 2018.tory and Future

National Constitution Center President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen engages in a wide-ranging conversation with U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer. Recorded 3/29/2018.