The Sound of Silence - Special Guest Ruth Marcus
It's 200 episodes for Amarica's Constitution, and we mark the occasion by bringing you a key expert for an in-depth exploration of a breaking development. Ruth Marcus, long-time Washington Post colum...
30 Okt 20241h 21min
Constitution Things
We are approaching our 200th episode and completing our 4th year of “Amarica’s Constitution,” and it seems appropriate to take stock. By coincidence, the Yale Law School is celebrating its own annive...
23 Okt 20241h 7min
How to Fix - and How Not to Fix - the Immunity Opinion
In Trump v. United States, we have said that the Court went far astray from the Constitution and from its duty, endangering the nation in the short and long terms. Many have shared this opinion and t...
16 Okt 20241h 49min
Ex-Presidents: The Ex-cellent and the Ex-ecrable
The Supreme Court has, through its recent follies, managed to bring the status of ex-presidents into the spotlight. How appropriate, then, that perhaps America’s greatest ex-president reaches a miles...
9 Okt 20241h 28min
The Return of the Enemies List
Donald Trump continues to spout inflammatory rhetoric; he has compounded his talk of being “a dictator on day one” with an intention to conduct a “purge” with extreme violence allowed, again allegedly...
2 Okt 20241h 20min
The Blue Dot
Nebraska is no flyover state; its unusual electoral vote structure puts Omaha’s one electoral vote up for grabs - both as a contest for votes, and a legislative battle to possibly restructure Nebraska...
25 Sep 20241h 25min
The Devil You Know
The New York Times looks at the Constitution as an allegedly anti-democratic, divisive, secession-promoting document. They bring authority to bolster their case in the person of the Dean of the UC Be...
11 Sep 20241h 38min
Your Turn
It’s time for your questions, and having a great audience means there are so many fascinating directions to go. A Canadian listener tells of how a non-originalist purpose-oriented approach to constit...
4 Sep 202459min
