The Pursuit of Liberty: A Book Launch Event With Jeffrey Rosen and Jeffrey Goldberg

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The Constitutional Legacy of Justice Robert Jackson

In this episode, John Q. Barrett, discoverer and editor of Robert H. Jackson's acclaimed book That Man: An Insider's Portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt and writer of the popular blog The Jackson List, joins author and constitutional scholar Gerard Magliocca, author of The Actual A ...  Show more

Amending the Constitution and the Article V Project

In this episode, the National Constitution Center launches its Article V Project, a new initiative exploring the founders’ vision for Article V and an historical look at the use of the Article V process from 1789 to the present. Project contributors and constitutional law experts ...  Show more

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