Videos

Former Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer explained his judicial philosophy and approach to the U.S. Constitution, summed up in his book’s subtitle, “Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not Textualism…

National Constitutional Center president and CEO Jeffrey Rosen talked with Jeffrey Goldberg, editor in chief of The Atlantic, about how the Founding Fathers thought about virtue and were inf…

Authors Kate Masur and Dylan Penningroth discussed the role of African Americans in the civil rights movement prior to the 1950s and 1960s. The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia h…

Political scientists discussed threats and challenges to democracy during a virtual conversation hosted by the National Constitution Center. Topics included populism and authoritarian rule, …

The National Constitution Center looked at how the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution evolved and its role in the American democratic system. This event was held at the Constitution Ce…

Jeffrey Rosen gave a tour of the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia and spoke about the creation of the U.S. Constitution in 1787. He also showed several rare early drafts.

Abraham Lincoln scholars Michael Burlingame, Noah Feldman, and Diana Schaub talked about the 16th president’s speeches and what they revealed about his views on the Constitution. The Nationa…

Legal scholars discussed “originalism,” which aims to interpret the U.S. Constitution according to how it might have been understood or was intended to be understood at the time it was writt…

Advocates, including world chess champion and Renew Democracy Initiative Chair Garry Kasparov, discussed the state of free speech in the U.S. and abroad during a discussion hosted by the Nat…

Scholars Wilfred Codrington III and Charles Kesler discussed two interpretations of the Constitution - the original intent of the Founders versus viewing the Constitution as a living documen…

Historians discussed how Supreme Court justices, such as John Jay, shaped the role of the court in the first decades of the United States. The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia ho…

Historians talked about the passage of the 15th and 19th Amendments and the struggle for Black women’s suffrage. This virtual event was hosted by the National Constitution Center in Philadel…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made remarks via video about the importance of protecting freedom and democracy after receiving the Liberty Medal from the National Constitution Center…

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Gordon Wood examined the political debates that surrounded the creation of the U.S. Constitution. He was joined in discussion by other panelists who explored…

In France, freedom of speech is guaranteed under their Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, but with exceptions - in particular, hate speech. In this program, a panel of jour…

The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia hosted a discussion on Congress, political parties, and polarization from the time of America’s founding through the Civil War to today. Spea…

Jeff Rosen and Paul Cassel talked about the 1966 U.S. Supreme Court case Miranda v. Arizona, in which the court ruled 5-4 that criminal suspects must be informed of their right against self-…

A panel of scholars discussed the relationship between American literature and the Constitution. They argued that this intersection is where ideas on American democracy are expressed and dis…

A panel of scholars discussed the intellectual sources of the U.S. Constitution. From French philosopher Montesquieu to Sir William Blackstone, the founders looked to various writers and tex…

French and American political scientists and law professors compared religious freedom in the American and French republics. They focused on recent court cases and the influence of constitut…