We the People

We the People


Latest Episodes

The Founders, the Pursuit of Happiness, and the Virtuous Life
February 15, 2024

A Conversation about Jeffrey Rosens new book, The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America

The Constitution Drafting Project: A Discussion of Five New Amendments
February 08, 2024

Legal scholars reflect on the NCCs Constitution Drafting Project

David Hume and the Ideas That Shaped America
February 01, 2024

Sharing audio from a live Americas Town Hall program about the influence of Scottish philosopher David Hume on the founders and the Constitution

Unpacking the Supreme Court’s Tech Term
January 25, 2024

Exploring key cases at the intersection of technology and the First Amendment

Will The Supreme Court Overturn Chevron?
January 18, 2024

Recapping oral arguments about the future of the administrative state

Should President Trump Be Allowed on the 2024 Ballot?
January 11, 2024

The Supreme Court reviews President Trumps eligibility under the 14th Amendment

From Spies to Leakers: The History of the Espionage Act
January 04, 2024

Sharing an episode from our companion podcast, Live at the National Constitution Center about this WWI-era law

Loyalists vs. Patriots and the American Revolution
December 28, 2023

Sharing an episode from our companion podcast, Live at the National Constitution Center about political division during the Revolutionary War

Jeffrey Rosen Talks With Peter Slen About Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes’ “The Common Law”
December 21, 2023

A conversation from C-SPANs Books That Shaped America

A Conversation with Robert Post on the Taft Court
December 14, 2023

Making Law for a Divided Nation, 1921-1930