In this episode, Christopher Cox, former U.S. congressman and author of the new book, Woodrow Wilson: The Light Withdrawn, and Professor Geoffrey Stone of the University of Chicago discuss Wilson’s presidential legacy, constitutional vision, and impact on American democracy. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates.

Resources

• Christopher Cox, Woodrow Wilson: The Light Withdrawn (2024)
• Espionage Act of 1917 and Sedition Act of 1918
• Committee on Public Information, Free Speech Center (2009; updated 2024)
• The First Amendment, National Constitution Center exhibit
• Susan B. Anthony Amendment, National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House
• Justice Brandeis, Oyez
• Geoffrey Stone, “Woodrow Wilson, Princeton University, and the Battles We Choose to Fight,” Huffington Post (Nov. 21, 2015)

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