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Church-State Law Then and Now: 60 Years of Religious Freedom Jurisprudence | Chair Chat
Church-State Law Then and Now: 60 Years of Religious Freedom Jurisprudence | Chair Chat
...e of influential legal tests, and considers how shifting social, political, and constitutional perspectives continue to shape religious liberty in the United States. Douglas Laycock...
Lindsay Chervinsky on the Declaration of Independence at 250
Lindsay Chervinsky on the Declaration of Independence at 250
On this episode of Democracy in Question, host Katie Dunn Tenpas speaks with Lindsay Chervinsky, executive director of the George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon, about the Declarat...
Does the Declaration’s “sacred honor” still exist today?
Does the Declaration’s “sacred honor” still exist today?
On this episode of Democracy in Question, host Katie Dunn Tenpas speaks with Lindsay Chervinsky, executive director of the George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon, about the Declarat...
Americans pull together in crisis
Americans pull together in crisis
On this episode of Democracy in Question, host Katie Dunn Tenpas speaks with Lindsay Chervinsky, executive director of the George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon, about the Declarat...
In 1776, why did Americans think of themselves as British?
In 1776, why did Americans think of themselves as British?
On this episode of Democracy in Question, host Katie Dunn Tenpas speaks with Lindsay Chervinsky, executive director of the George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon, about the Declarat...
Whose Constitution is it Anyway?
Whose Constitution is it Anyway?
The making of India’s Constitution is usually told as the story of the few hundred prominent lawyers, politicians, and intellectuals who comprised the Constituent Assembly—the body tasked with draf...
🟥 DIRECT | Parole aux Auditeurs : Le débat sur le changement de la constitution
🟥 DIRECT | Parole aux Auditeurs :  Le débat sur le changement de la constitution
🟥 DIRECT | Parole aux Auditeurs : Le débat sur le changement de la constitution Le débat sur la révision ou le changement ou pas de la constitution fait rage sur la place publique et sur toutes le..
America at 250: The Enduring Power and Purpose of the United States
America at 250: The Enduring Power and Purpose of the United States
Two hundred fifty years after the Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia, the United States stands at a pivotal moment. The nation that reshaped the global order now faces intensify...
What's relevant about the Declaration of Independence today?
What's relevant about the Declaration of Independence today?
Listen to the full episode here: https://www.brookings.edu/articles/founders-focus-on-naturalization-and-migration-echoes-today/ The Declaration of Independence accused the British Crown of obstru...
What the 14th Amendment says about birthright citizenship
What the 14th Amendment says about birthright citizenship
Listen to the full episode here: https://www.brookings.edu/articles/founders-focus-on-naturalization-and-migration-echoes-today/ The Declaration of Independence accused the British Crown of obstru...
Founders’ focus on naturalization and migration echoes today
Founders’ focus on naturalization and migration echoes today
The Declaration of Independence accused the British Crown of obstructing naturalization and restricting migration to the colonies, grievances that feel especially relevant today. On this episode of...
What the 14th Amendment says about birthright citizenship
What the 14th Amendment says about birthright citizenship
Listen to the full episode here: https://www.brookings.edu/articles/founders-focus-on-naturalization-and-migration-echoes-today/ The Declaration of Independence accused the British Crown of obstru...
Book Talk | The Declaration of Independence: A Radical Experiment in Liberty
Book Talk | The Declaration of Independence: A Radical Experiment in Liberty
In his new book, The Declaration of Independence: A Radical Experiment in Liberty, Bradley Birzer – who has taught the American founding for years to his students at Hillsdale College – examines th...
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For NPR's Steve Inskeep, history helps make sense of the world today | America at 250
For NPR's Steve Inskeep, history helps make sense of the world today | America at 250
"When I study the 1800s, which is where I've spent a lot of time, I find political arguments that resonate with things that people say today. … And some of the anxieties are the same. … That gives ...
Walter Isaacson on The Greatest Sentence Ever Written
Walter Isaacson on The Greatest Sentence Ever Written
At the heart of the Declaration of Independence is a single sentence that has defined, inspired, and challenged Americans for 250 years: "We hold these truths to be self-evident." In his new book, ...
In Tradition We Trust?: An Examination of the Supreme Court's 'History and Tradition' Test
In Tradition We Trust?: An Examination of the Supreme Court's 'History and Tradition' Test
...stently – the Court has applied this test across Establishment Clause and other constitutional cases. Speakers: Frank S. Ravitch – Professor of Law & Walter H. Stowers Chair of...
The clause that keeps changing America
The clause that keeps changing America
The Declaration of Independence declared that legitimate government rests on the ‘consent of the governed.’ Where does the social contract between Americans and government stand today? In this epis...
The one reform that could save American democracy
The one reform that could save American democracy
The Declaration of Independence declared that legitimate government rests on the ‘consent of the governed.’ Where does the social contract between Americans and government stand today? In this epis...
What are Americans actually consenting to when they vote?
What are Americans actually consenting to when they vote?
The Declaration of Independence declared that legitimate government rests on the ‘consent of the governed.’ Where does the social contract between Americans and government stand today? In this epis...