1 day ago • National Constitution Center

Watch  #AmericasTownHall  live today, May 20, at 12 p.m. ET:  https://youtube.com/live/v782gT2hPaA?feature=share 

Steven Hahn, author of Illiberal America: A History, joins Manisha Sinha, author of The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860–1920, for a conversation exploring America’s historical encounters with illiberalism and its relevance to contemporary challenges confronting American democracy today. 

4 days ago • National Constitution Center

The latest episode of  #WeThePeoplPodcast  is live now:  https://youtu.be/Cxgnkjpm5IM 

Over the past few weeks, protests on college campuses over the war in Gaza have sparked debate about the extent and limits of student and faculty free speech rights. In this episode, two leading First Amendment scholars, Keith Whittington of Princeton University and Geoffrey Stone of the University of Chicago, join Jeffrey Rosen to discuss the current debates over free speech on campus. They also discuss Whittington’s new book, You Can’t Teach That!: The Battle Over University Classrooms. 

6 days ago • National Constitution Center

Watch  #AmericasTownHall  live today, May 15, at 12 p.m. ET:  https://youtube.com/live/uo0yJvcjvfQ?feature=share 

Tech policy experts Mark Coeckelbergh, author of the new book Why AI Undermines Democracy and What To Do About It, Mary Anne Franks of George Washington University Law School, and Marc Rotenberg of the Center for AI and Digital Policy explore the evolving relationship between artificial intelligence and constitutional principles and suggest strategies to protect democratic values in the digital age. Thomas Donnelly, chief content officer at the National Constitution Center, moderates.

This program is made possible through the generous support of Citizen Travelers, the nonpartisan civic engagement initiative of Travelers. 

11 days ago • National Constitution Center

The latest episode of  #WeThePeoplePodcast  is live now:  https://youtu.be/hbvJvqbFP4s 

Richard Hasen, author of A Real Right to Vote, Sarah Isgur, senior editor of The Dispatch, and Lawrence Lessig, author of How to Steal a Presidential Election, join Jeffrey Rosen for a health check on the state of American democracy. They look ahead to potential areas of vulnerability in the run-up to the 2024 election, and identify ways to strengthen our democratic processes in response. This program was streamed live on March 21, 2024, as part of our America’s Town Hall series. 

11 days ago • National Constitution Center

Watch  #AmericasTownHall  live today, May 10, at 12 p.m. ET:  https://youtube.com/live/u2--uc4O-c0?feature=share 

Join A.J. Jacobs, author of The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man’s Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution’s Original Meaning, in conversation with NCC President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen, author of the new book The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America, as they explore what it means to live constitutionally today. 

2 weeks ago • National Constitution Center

The latest episode of  #WeThePeoplePodcast  is live now:  https://youtu.be/ixu6gOwlNqw 

As Meta’s community surpassed 2 billion users in 2019, the company enlisted a board of experts to review the most difficult questions around freedom of expression online: what to take down, what to leave up, and why. Join members of Meta’s Oversight Board, Michael McConnell of Stanford Law School and Kenji Yoshino of New York University School of Law, as they discuss the Meta Supreme Court’s recent work, including the pivotal role played by the board in ensuring free and fair elections in advance of the 2024 presidential election. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates. 

3 weeks ago • National Constitution Center

Watch  #AmericasTownHall  live today, April 29, at 12 p.m. ET:  https://youtube.com/live/0BM9Cdw073Y?feature=share 

As Meta surpassed 2 billion users in 2019, the company created an independent oversight board to review appeals of controversial decisions involving content moderation. Join members of Meta’s Oversight Board, Michael McConnell of Stanford Law School and Kenji Yoshino of New York University School of Law, as they discuss the board’s recent work, including its efforts ensure free and fair elections in advance of the 2024 presidential election.

This program is made possible through the generous support of Citizen Travelers, the nonpartisan civic engagement initiative of Travelers. 

3 weeks ago • National Constitution Center

The latest episode of  #WeThePeoplePodcast  is live now:  https://youtu.be/5qpcAsmTY9Q 

This week the Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Trump v. United States, a case that asks whether the former president is immune from criminal prosecution for conduct that occurred during his tenure in office. In this episode, Professor John Yoo of Berkeley Law School and Smita Ghosh of the Constitutional Accountability Center join Jeffrey Rosen to preview the arguments in the case, review the founders’ views on executive immunity, and discuss how the Court might decide this crucial case. 

1 month ago • National Constitution Center

The latest episode of  #WeThePeoplePodcast  is live now:  https://youtu.be/WebWohfZB6M 

Authors Michael Gerhardt and Andrew Busch explore the pivotal elections of 1932 and 1980, which transformed the Constitution and shaped the nation. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates. 

1 month ago • National Constitution Center

Watch  #AmericasTownHall  live tonight, April 16, at 7 p.m. ET:  https://youtube.com/live/rTH9QEj9evY?feature=share 

Join Michael Gerhardt, author of the new book FDR’s Mentors: Navigating the Path to Greatness, and Andrew Busch, author of Reagan's Victory: The Presidential Election of 1980 and the Rise of the Right, to explore three of America’s pivotal elections that transformed the Constitution and shaped the nation.