We the People

National Constitution Center

A weekly show from the National Constitution Center hosted by Julie Silverbrook and Tom Donnelly where listeners can hear the best arguments on all sides of the constitutional issues at the center of American life.

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20 episodes
Updated Thursday

Episodes20

Newest first

Thursday · 58 min
Free Speech in a Changing World
A Conversation about the First Amendment with Nadine Strossen and Jacob Mchangama
July 23 · 1 hr 11 min
Does Article II of the Constitution Grant the President Power to Fire Anyone in the Executive Branch?
Scholars Michael Ramsey and Jed Shugerman debate recent Supreme Court decisions on the president’s removal power
July 16 · 48 min
Civil Discourse and the Supreme Court
Scholars Jonathan Adler, Greg Garre, Katherine Mims Crocker, and Howard Wasserman explore the issue of civil discourse surrounding the Supreme Court
July 9 · 49 min
The Supreme Court and Executive Power
Scholars Gillian Metzger, Julian Mortenson, and Ilya Somin explore the Supreme Court’s approach to executive power
July 2 · 1 hr 4 min
The Supreme Court Strikes Down President Trump’s Executive Order on Birthright Citizenship
Richard Epstein and Martha Jones unpack the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Trump v. Barbara
June 25 · 1 hr 4 min
The Ideas at the Heart of the Declaration and the Constitution
David Blight, Robert P. George, and Annette Gordon-Reed explore the enduring ideas at the core of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution
June 18 · 49 min
Eric Slauter on The Declaration’s Promises
The enduring promises and tensions at the heart of the Declaration of Independence
June 11 · 1 hr 7 min
Carol Berkin on the Declaration’s lesser-known signers
Historian Carol Berkin explores the fascinating lives of some of the lesser-known signers of the Declaration of Independence
June 4 · 58 min
Justice Stephen Breyer on The Promise of America: Reflections on Our Enduring Ideals
Justice Breyer reflects on the enduring constitutional ideals explored in a new book from the NCC and their continued relevance today
May 28 · 45 min
David Armitage on the Declaration’s Influence Around the World
David Armitage explores the Declaration of Independence’s impact on world history as well as its significance within the United States, though for different reasons.
May 21 · 58 min
Michael Auslin on National Treasure
Michael Auslin offers a sweeping and vivid history of the Declaration of Independence from its drafting to its enduring role in American life today
May 14 · 1 hr 6 min
Jonathan Adler and Stephen Vladeck Debate the Use of the “Shadow Docket” on the Roberts Court
Experts debate part of the Supreme Court’s work that has drawn growing public attention
May 7 · 1 hr 2 min
Supreme Court Strikes Down Louisiana Congressional Map
Unpacking the Supreme Court‘s decision in Louisiana v. Callais and the future of the Voting Rights Act
April 30 · 59 min
Sarah Isgur on Last Branch Standing
Sarah Isgur on Last Branch Standing: A Potentially Surprising, Occasionally Witty Journey Inside Today’s Supreme Court
April 23 · 1 hr 1 min
Revolutionary State Constitutions
Constitutional scholars Nicholas Cole and Robert Williams discuss the significance of Revolutionary-era state constitutions
April 16 · 57 min
Women and the American Revolution
Acclaimed historians Mary Beth Norton and Rosemarie Zagarri examine how women influenced the political, social, and intellectual currents of the American Revolution
April 9 · 51 min
Emily Sneff on When the Declaration of Independence Was News
Historian Emily Sneff discusses her new book which explores how the Declaration was communicated to people in the new nation and around the world
April 2 · 46 min
Madison's Vision and Revisions: Looking Back on the Constitution's Father
With scholars Mary Sarah Bilder, Robert P. George, and Jonathan Rauch
March 26 · 54 min
Ellen DuBois on the Revolutionary Life of Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Exploring women’s suffrage and the legacy of the 19th Amendment
March 19 · 50 min
The Revolutionary Lives of Catharine Macaulay and Mercy Otis Warren
The intellectual legacy of two women at the heart of revolutionary thought

We the People

Free Speech in a Changing World

Does Article II of the Constitution Grant the President Power to Fire Anyone in the Executive Branch?

Civil Discourse and the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court and Executive Power

The Supreme Court Strikes Down President Trump’s Executive Order on Birthright Citizenship

The Ideas at the Heart of the Declaration and the Constitution

Eric Slauter on The Declaration’s Promises

Carol Berkin on the Declaration’s lesser-known signers

Justice Stephen Breyer on The Promise of America: Reflections on Our Enduring Ideals

David Armitage on the Declaration’s Influence Around the World

Michael Auslin on National Treasure

Jonathan Adler and Stephen Vladeck Debate the Use of the “Shadow Docket” on the Roberts Court

Supreme Court Strikes Down Louisiana Congressional Map

Sarah Isgur on Last Branch Standing

Revolutionary State Constitutions

Women and the American Revolution

Emily Sneff on When the Declaration of Independence Was News

Madison's Vision and Revisions: Looking Back on the Constitution's Father

Ellen DuBois on the Revolutionary Life of Elizabeth Cady Stanton

The Revolutionary Lives of Catharine Macaulay and Mercy Otis Warren