Live at America's Town Hall

American historian J.M. Opal discusses his new book, Avenging the People: Andrew Jackson, the Rule of Law, and the American Nation  — a bold reinterpretation of the seventh president, whose populist vision continues to shape American democracy today.

John Avlon, editor-in-chief of The Daily Beast, discusses the first president’s momentous and prescient farewell address to the nation and how the address could help reunite America through the lessons rooted in Washington’s experience as described in his new book, Washington’s Farewell: The Founding Father’s Warning to Future Generations. 

Josh Chafetz, author of Congress’s Constitution, Carl Hulse, chief Washington correspondent for The New York Times, and David Mayhew, author of The Imprint of Congress, discuss why and what, if anything, Congress can do to take its power back. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates.

Birmingham bomb survivor Sarah Collins Rudolph and Washington Post editor and author of Kennedy and King Steve Levingston discuss how the bombing impacted the meaning of “equality” in America and how local events can bring about constitutional change.

Historian Carol Berkin explores how the Founders navigated the early republic through four major crises and encourage the first stirrings of American nationalism. Tom Donnelly, senior fellow for constitutional studies at the National Constitution Center, moderates. (May 18, 2017) Get the latest constitutional news, and continue the conversation, on Facebook and Twitter. Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly, our email roundup of constitutional news and debate. We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org. Please subscribe to Live at America's Town Hall and our companion podcast, We the People, on iTunes, Podbean, or your favorite podcast app. Despite our congressional charter, the National Constitution Center is a private nonprofit; we receive little government support, and we rely on the generosity of people around the country who are inspired by our nonpartisan mission of constitutional debate and education. Please consider becoming a member to support our work, including this podcast. Visit constitutioncenter.org to learn more. This show was engineered by David Stotz and edited by Jason Gregory. It was produced by Nicandro Iannacci. Our director of Town Hall programs is Tanaya Neal. Our president and CEO is Jeffrey Rosen.

In the second part of a program exploring privacy in the digital age, experts consider the future of the Fourth Amendment. The participants are Jennifer Daskal of American University, Jim Harper of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, and Christopher Slobogin of Vanderbilt University. Tom Donnelly, senior fellow for constitutional studies at the National Constitution Center, moderates. This program was made possible with the support of Microsoft. (May 10, 2017) Get the latest constitutional news, and continue the conversation, on Facebook and Twitter. Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly, our email roundup of constitutional news and debate. We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org. Please subscribe to Live at America's Town Hall and our companion podcast, We the People, on iTunes, Podbean, or your favorite podcast app. Despite our congressional charter, the National Constitution Center is a private nonprofit; we receive little government support, and we rely on the generosity of people around the country who are inspired by our nonpartisan mission of constitutional debate and education. Please consider becoming a member to support our work, including this podcast. Visit constitutioncenter.org to learn more. This show was engineered and edited by Jason Gregory. It was produced by Nicandro Iannacci. Our director of Town Hall programs is Tanaya Neal. Our president and CEO is Jeffrey Rosen.

In the first part of a program exploring privacy in the digital age, National Constitution Center president and CEO Jeffrey Rosen asks what Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis would think of privacy today. This program was made possible with the support of Microsoft. (May 10, 2017) Get the latest constitutional news, and continue the conversation, on Facebook and Twitter. Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly, our email roundup of constitutional news and debate. We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org. Please subscribe to Live at America's Town Hall and our companion podcast, We the People, on iTunes, Podbean, or your favorite podcast app. Despite our congressional charter, the National Constitution Center is a private nonprofit; we receive little government support, and we rely on the generosity of people around the country who are inspired by our nonpartisan mission of constitutional debate and education. Please consider becoming a member to support our work, including this podcast. Visit constitutioncenter.org to learn more. This show was engineered and edited by Jason Gregory. It was produced by Nicandro Iannacci. Our director of Town Hall programs is Tanaya Neal. Our president and CEO is Jeffrey Rosen.

Celebrated First Amendment attorney Floyd Abrams examines the extraordinary degree to which American law protects free speech – more than anywhere else in the world. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates. (May 8, 2017) Get the latest constitutional news, and continue the conversation, on Facebook and Twitter. Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly, our email roundup of constitutional news and debate. We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org. Please subscribe to Live at America's Town Hall and our companion podcast, We the People, on iTunes, Podbean, or your favorite podcast app. Despite our congressional charter, the National Constitution Center is a private nonprofit; we receive little government support, and we rely on the generosity of people around the country who are inspired by our nonpartisan mission of constitutional debate and education. Please consider becoming a member to support our work, including this podcast. Visit constitutioncenter.org to learn more. This show was engineered by David Stotz and edited by Jason Gregory. It was produced by Nicandro Iannacci. Our director of Town Hall programs is Tanaya Neal. Our president and CEO is Jeffrey Rosen.

Susan Glasser of POLITICO, Glenn Kessler of The Washington Post, and Brian Stelter of CNN discuss the problem of defining common truth in politics and suggest solutions. Tom Donnelly, senior fellow for constitutional studies at the National Constitution Center, moderates. (May 1, 2017) Get the latest constitutional news, and continue the conversation, on Facebook and Twitter. Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly, our email roundup of constitutional news and debate. We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org. Please subscribe to Live at America's Town Hall and our companion podcast, We the People, on iTunes, Podbean, or your favorite podcast app. Despite our congressional charter, the National Constitution Center is a private nonprofit; we receive little government support, and we rely on the generosity of people around the country who are inspired by our nonpartisan mission of constitutional debate and education. Please consider becoming a member to support our work, including this podcast. Visit constitutioncenter.org to learn more. This show was engineered and edited by Jason Gregory. It was produced by Nicandro Iannacci. Our director of Town Hall programs is Tanaya Neal. Our president and CEO is Jeffrey Rosen.

Joan Biskupic of Reuters News, Brianne Gorod of the Constitutional Accountability Center, and Ilya Shapiro of the Cato Institute discuss how Justice Neil Gorsuch could change the Supreme Court. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates. (April 20, 2017) Get the latest constitutional news, and continue the conversation, on Facebook and Twitter. Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly, our email roundup of constitutional news and debate, at bit.ly/constitutionweekly. We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org. Please subscribe to Live at America's Town Hall and our companion podcast, We the People, on iTunes, Podbean, or your favorite podcast app. Despite our congressional charter, the National Constitution Center is a private nonprofit; we receive little government support, and we rely on the generosity of people around the country who are inspired by our nonpartisan mission of constitutional debate and education. Please consider becoming a member to support our work, including this podcast. Visit constitutioncenter.org to learn more. This show was engineered by David Stotz and edited by Jason Gregory. It was produced by Nicandro Iannacci. Our director of Town Hall programs is Tanaya Neal. Our president and CEO is Jeffrey Rosen.

Historians Brian Balogh of the University of Virginia, Will Englund of The Washington Post, and Michael Kazin of Georgetown University and Dissent magazine discuss the impact of World War I on American life. Tom Donnelly, senior fellow in constitutional studies at the National Constitution Center, moderates. (April 12, 2017) Get the latest constitutional news, and continue the conversation, on Facebook and Twitter. Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly, our email roundup of constitutional news and debate, at bit.ly/constitutionweekly. We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org. Please subscribe to Live at America's Town Hall and our companion podcast, We the People, on iTunes, Podbean, or your favorite podcast app. Despite our congressional charter, the National Constitution Center is a private nonprofit; we receive little government support, and we rely on the generosity of people around the country who are inspired by our nonpartisan mission of constitutional debate and education. Please consider becoming a member to support our work, including this podcast. Visit constitutioncenter.org to learn more. This show was engineered and edited by Jason Gregory. It was produced by Nicandro Iannacci. Our director of Town Hall programs is Tanaya Neal. Our president and CEO is Jeffrey Rosen.

Ganesh Sitaraman of Vanderbilt Law School and Barry Lynn of New America explore how the Constitution informs our current debates about income inequality, monopolies, and more. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates. (April 6, 2017) Get the latest constitutional news, and continue the conversation, on Facebook and Twitter. Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly, our email roundup of constitutional news and debate, at bit.ly/constitutionweekly. We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org. Please subscribe to Live at America's Town Hall and our companion podcast, We the People, on iTunes, Podbean, or your favorite podcast app. Despite our congressional charter, the National Constitution Center is a private nonprofit; we receive little government support, and we rely on the generosity of people around the country who are inspired by our nonpartisan mission of constitutional debate and education. Please consider becoming a member to support our work, including this podcast. Visit constitutioncenter.org to learn more. This show was engineered and edited by Jason Gregory. It was produced by Nicandro Iannacci. Our director of Town Hall programs is Tanaya Neal. Our president and CEO is Jeffrey Rosen.

In the sixth and final part of Freedom Day 2017, Washington Post opinion writer George Will offers his take on the Madisonian Constitution and the future of freedom in a keynote address. (April 13, 2017) Get the latest constitutional news, and continue the conversation, on Facebook and Twitter. Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly, our email roundup of constitutional news and debate, at bit.ly/constitutionweekly. We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org. Please subscribe to Live at America's Town Hall and our companion podcast, We the People, on iTunes, Podbean, or your favorite podcast app. Despite our congressional charter, the National Constitution Center is a private nonprofit; we receive little government support, and we rely on the generosity of people around the country who are inspired by our nonpartisan mission of constitutional debate and education. Please consider becoming a member to support our work, including this podcast. Visit constitutioncenter.org to learn more. This show was engineered and edited by Jason Gregory. It was produced by Nicandro Iannacci. Our director of Town Hall programs is Tanaya Neal. Our president and CEO is Jeffrey Rosen.

In the fifth part of Freedom Day 2017, John Harrison of the University of Virginia, Susan Herman of the American Civil Liberties Union, and John Malcolm of the Heritage Foundation discuss the rising conflict between the so-called “imperial presidency” and the Constitution. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the Constitution Center, moderates. (April 13, 2017) Get the latest constitutional news, and continue the conversation, on Facebook and Twitter. Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly, our email roundup of constitutional news and debate, at bit.ly/constitutionweekly. We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org. Please subscribe to Live at America's Town Hall and our companion podcast, We the People, on iTunes, Podbean, or your favorite podcast app. Despite our congressional charter, the National Constitution Center is a private nonprofit; we receive little government support, and we rely on the generosity of people around the country who are inspired by our nonpartisan mission of constitutional debate and education. Please consider becoming a member to support our work, including this podcast. Visit constitutioncenter.org to learn more. This show was engineered and edited by Jason Gregory. It was produced by Nicandro Iannacci. Our director of Town Hall programs is Tanaya Neal. Our president and CEO is Jeffrey Rosen.

In the fourth part of Freedom Day 2017, Mickey Edwards of the Aspen Institute and Norm Ornstein of the American Enterprise Institute discuss Congress and the Constitution. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the Constitution Center, moderates. (April 13, 2017) Get the latest constitutional news, and continue the conversation, on Facebook and Twitter. Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly, our email roundup of constitutional news and debate, at bit.ly/constitutionweekly. We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org. Please subscribe to Live at America's Town Hall and our companion podcast, We the People, on iTunes, Podbean, or your favorite podcast app. Despite our congressional charter, the National Constitution Center is a private nonprofit; we receive little government support, and we rely on the generosity of people around the country who are inspired by our nonpartisan mission of constitutional debate and education. Please consider becoming a member to support our work, including this podcast. Visit constitutioncenter.org to learn more. This show was engineered and edited by Jason Gregory. It was produced by Nicandro Iannacci. Our director of Town Hall programs is Tanaya Neal. Our president and CEO is Jeffrey Rosen.