We the People
A weekly show of constitutional debate hosted by National Constitution Center President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen where listeners can hear the best arguments on all sides of the constitutional issues at the center of American life.
Latest episodes
Dec 19, 2014 • 36min
The Constitution and the CIA interrogation report
Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, speaks with Michael Lewis from Ohio Northern University and Chris Anders from the American Civil Liberties Union about the constitutional aspects of the CIA’s detainment and interrogation of terrorists.
Dec 10, 2014 • 37min
The aftermath of Ferguson for the legal system
Our Jeffrey Rosen talks with Tracey L. Meares from Yale Law School and Paul Butler from Georgetown Law about the constitutional and legal fallout from the Ferguson and Staten Island situations.
Dec 4, 2014 • 32min
Free speech, Facebook and the Supreme Court
Our Jeffrey Rosen speaks with Steven M. Freeman from the Anti-Defamation League and Ilya Shapiro from the Cato Institute about a potential landmark Supreme Court case involving Facebook and free speech.
Nov 21, 2014 • 40min
Experts analyze President Obama’s immigration actions and the Constitution
Louis Fisher from the Constitution Project and Chris Edelson from American University analyze President Obama’s speech and executive orders about immigration, in an in-depth conversation with the National Constitution Center’s Jeffrey Rosen.
Nov 13, 2014 • 30min
The Supreme Court considers racial gerrymandering
Rick Hasen from the UC-Irvine School of Law and Roger Clegg from the Center for Equal Opportunity join our Jeffrey Rosen to discuss one of the biggest Supreme Court cases this term, about the roles of race and party in determining election districts.
Nov 5, 2014 • 44min
The discussion over the Supreme Court, passports and Israel
Jeffrey Rosen from the National Constitution Center is joined by Eugene Kontorovich from Northwestern and Mike Ramsey from the University of San Diego to discuss a big Supreme Court case over the use of the word “Israel” on a passport.
Oct 24, 2014 • 39min
Jeffrey Rosen answers your Bill of Rights questions
In the newest installment of our Ask Jeff podcast series, the National Constitution Center’s president, Jeffrey Rosen, answers visitor questions about the Bill of Rights
Oct 10, 2014 • 1h 15min
The real scoop on “The Roosevelts”
Listen to National Constitution Center president Jeffrey Rosen’s incredible one-hour interview with author Geoffrey Ward, the author of the book on “The Roosevelts” that was featured on PBS.
Oct 10, 2014 • 23min
The Supreme Court tackles prison beards and religious liberty
Howard Friedman and Marci Hamilton join the National Constitution Center’s Jeffrey Rosen to discuss a Supreme Court case that could further define the limits of religious liberty in a secular society.
Oct 3, 2014 • 25min
Eastman and Hasen on the Voting Rights debate
Rick Hasen from the University of California-Irvine and John Eastman from Chapman University break down the biggest issues about voting rights and the Constitution, as the Supreme Court considers one case and more cases are in front of federal judges.
