We speak with author David O. Stewart about his newest book, "Madison's Gift," which illuminates...
We’ve all heard of the Jim Crow era, when African-Americans were barred from most restaurants,...
Ever heard of Frederick Douglass? Sure you have. But how about his contemporary and fellow...
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Earlier this year, we spoke with Mary Kent Whittaker, a teacher at Watauga High School in Boone,...
Beelzebub and his buds have been anything but idle lately. They have been challenging...
Do you believe in democracy? True democracy? This week, Stewart has a wide-ranging,...
Thanksgiving: A Surprisingly Constitutional Holiday
Diana Muir Appelbaum wrote a book back in the 1980's that just recently came to Stewart's...
The Second World War was, at least in Western Europe, a struggle between authoritarianism and...
Here's a hairy subject: the constitutional significance of beards. With the aid of our friend,...
Recognize this? “When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to...
Are Corporations People, My Friend?
Mitt Romney thinks so, and the Supreme Court agrees with him, at least in some circumstances....
States have constitutions, too. And sometimes those constitutions are amended. For example,...
What's so Bad about Citizens United?
Citizens United is perhaps the most-criticized Supreme Court decision in recent memory. But...
Affirmative action, in various forms, has been around for decades. In a number of famous cases,...
Marijuana Update, 2014 Edition
Of the many constitutional issues we've followed over the past several years, two stand out as...
How do we know so much about James Madison? Telepathy? Osmosis? Actually, our knowledge about...
The Drafting of the Irish Constitution
When Stewart made a reservation at the historic Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin, he didn't fully...
Benjamin Franklin: the Last American Englishman
Benjamin Franklin has been called the first American. We might also call him the last American...
In 1940, one constitutional democracy stood alone against the onslaught of Nazi aggression. And...
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