Ranked #1
Eric Foner on The Second Founding
Eric Foner on The Second Founding
Pultizer Prize-winning historian Eric Foner tells the story of the battle to inscribe equality into the Constitution. Fo... Read more
19 Nov 2019
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1hr
Ranked #2
Madison, the Media, and the Mob
Madison, the Media, and the Mob
National Constitution Center President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen moderates the first gathering of the Goldberg's: Jeffrey Go... Read more
11 Dec 2018
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54mins
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Michael Beschloss: Presidents of War
Michael Beschloss: Presidents of War
Presidential historian Michael Beschloss discusses his new book, Presidents of War, exploring presidential war powers an... Read more
6 Nov 2018
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1hr 4mins
Ranked #4
For Debate: Should the Constitution Be More Democratic?
For Debate: Should the Constitution Be More Democratic?
Is the Constitution “democratic” enough? What does it mean to be a democracy as opposed to a republic—is there a signifi... Read more
5 Nov 2019
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58mins
Ranked #5
The Presidents Adams and the Politics of Personality
The Presidents Adams and the Politics of Personality
Earlier this summer, historians Nancy Isenberg and Andrew Burstein visited the National Constitution Center to discuss t... Read more
31 Jul 2019
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1hr 4mins
Ranked #6
The Fourth Amendment: Past and Present
The Fourth Amendment: Past and Present
Two leading Fourth Amendment scholars join NCC President Jeffrey Rosen to trace the history and interpretation of the Fo... Read more
31 Dec 2019
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44mins
Ranked #7
The Battle for the American Mind
The Battle for the American Mind
Justin Driver provides a provocative account of the role the Supreme Court has played in defining the rights of students... Read more
8 Jan 2019
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1hr
Ranked #8
How to Save a Constitutional Democracy
How to Save a Constitutional Democracy
Are we in the midst of a global crisis of decline in democracy? And is the United States vulnerable to that trend? Shari... Read more
19 Mar 2019
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1hr 1min
Ranked #9
Preet Bharara on "Doing Justice"
Preet Bharara on "Doing Justice"
In a sold out event at the National Constitution Center last week, Preet Bharara discussed his new book “Doing Justice: ... Read more
17 Apr 2019
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58mins
Ranked #10
Slavery and its Opponents at America’s Founding
Slavery and its Opponents at America’s Founding
This year marks the 400th anniversary of the start of American slavery, as the first ship brought enslaved Africans to t... Read more
20 Aug 2019
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1hr 9mins
Ranked #11
Armed in America
Armed in America
In this Town Hall, historian Patrick Charles and legal scholar Brandon Denning take a deep dive into the history of the ... Read more
28 Aug 2019
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1hr 1min
Ranked #12
Michael Tomasky on Polarization and How to Fix It
Michael Tomasky on Polarization and How to Fix It
Michael Tomasky, special correspondent for The Daily Beast, stops by the National Constitution Center to discuss his new... Read more
19 Feb 2019
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1hr 1min
Ranked #13
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. on Reconstruction and Redemption
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. on Reconstruction and Redemption
Last week, the National Constitution Center opened its new permanent exhibit ‘Civil War and Reconstruction: The Battle ... Read more
14 May 2019
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41mins
Ranked #14
We the Corporations
We the Corporations
With 2020 election campaigns gearing up, we’re sharing one of our favorite past programs that explores Citizens United, ... Read more
12 Mar 2019
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1hr 4mins
Ranked #15
The Presidents: America's Best and Worst
The Presidents: America's Best and Worst
The office of the presidency has forged some of our nation’s very best, and very worst, leaders. In this Town Hall, a pa... Read more
6 Aug 2019
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1hr 13mins
Ranked #16
Should President Trump Be Impeached? Part One
Should President Trump Be Impeached? Part One
This week, the National Constitution Center hosted a timely two-part discussion of impeachment. In panel one, leading co... Read more
4 Dec 2019
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36mins
Ranked #17
The Suffrage Movement: Revisiting the Final Campaign
The Suffrage Movement: Revisiting the Final Campaign
Dawn Langan Teele, author of Forging the Franchise: The Political Origins of the Women’s Vote, and Elaine Weiss, author ... Read more
25 Dec 2018
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59mins
Ranked #18
The Human Side of Judging
The Human Side of Judging
How do judges manage the personal challenges that their role often requires them to face, including unconscious bias, ch... Read more
25 Jun 2019
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1hr 16mins
Ranked #19
Revolutionary Constitutions
Revolutionary Constitutions
Constitutional scholar Bruce Ackerman discusses his new book, 'Revolutionary Constitutions: Charismatic Leadership and t... Read more
11 Jun 2019
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1hr
Ranked #20
Justice Neil Gorsuch
Justice Neil Gorsuch
Justice Neil Gorsuch visited the National Constitution Center to celebrate Constitution Day and discuss his new book A R... Read more
24 Sep 2019
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59mins