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Questions or comments about the show? Email us at Ĭontinue today’s conversation on Facebook and Twitter using up to receive Constitution Weekly, our email roundup of constitutional news and debate, at bit.ly/constitutionweekly. Linda Colley and David Armitage, We the People podcast, " The Gun, the Ship, and the Pen".Jill Lepore, These Truths: A History of the United States (2018).Rosen is also professor of law at The George Washington University Law School and a contributing editor of The Atlantic. Jeffrey Rosenis the president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, a nonpartisan nonprofit organization devoted to educating the public about the U.S. She is currently working on a study of the history of attempts to amend the U.S. Her latest book is IF THEN: How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented the Future, longlisted for the National Book Award. She is the author of many award-winning books, including the international bestseller, These Truths: A History of the United States (2018). She is also a staff writer at The New Yorker, and the host of the podcast, The Last Archive.

Jill Lepore is the David Woods Kemper ’41 Professor of American History at Harvard University. This episode was produced by Jackie McDermott, Tanaya Tauber, Lana Ulrich, Kerry Sautner, and the education team at the National Constitution Center. Or, listen on Apple Podcasts or S potify. She also answers questions about the convention and more from both National Constitution Center President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen and from the students in our virtual audience, via our Chief Learning Officer Kerry Sautner.įor more information on past and upcoming National Constitution Center classes, visit /interactive-constitution/online-civic-learning-opportunities. Professor Lepore explores the ideas that animated the founding of America, sparked the Constitutional Convention, and continue to shape American life today. This week we’re sharing a constitutional class taught online featuring Harvard historian, New Yorker staff writer, and podcast host Jill Lepore.
