Amarica's Constitution

"Amarica's Constitution" welcomes our guest, Professor Michael Gerhardt, who pulls himself away from his work as Congress' go-to expert on the impeachment to share a postmortem with us from the inside...

31 Mar 20211h 39min

Andrew Jackson takes the stage in this, the fourth of four sets of readings from Akhil’s forthcoming (May) book, “The Words That Made Us.”  Jackson’s complex makeup, combining qualities from Washingto...

24 Mar 20211h 29min

As “The Words That Made Us” approaches its May release, we continue to explore new perspectives on the early Presidents.  Akhil’s disillusionment with Jefferson is explained, and the rise of the third...

17 Mar 20211h 27min

We continue “Presidential Month” with the second set of readings - this time on Jahn Adams - from the forthcoming (in May) “The Words That Made Us.”  Adams’ unique combination of bombast, verbosity, g...

10 Mar 20211h 43min

Akhil’s new book, “The Words That Made Us,” will be available in May.  This widely anticipated tome has already garnered a starred review from Kirkus Reviews.  In this episode Akhil provides a preview...

3 Mar 20211h 18min

How does Akhil dislike the Presidential Succession Act?  Andy tries to count the ways.  This Constitutional disaster-in-waiting is definitively dissected.  We could have had President Pelosi being sue...

24 Feb 20211h 20min

The many dangers of the lame duck that gave rise to our "Bullets Dodged" series raise the question - do we really need a lame duck period at all?  Akhil and Andy recall the "secession winters" of the ...

17 Feb 20211h 1min

Philip Bobbitt is a top academic expert on Impeachment.  He has led the lonely chorus of those who have maintained that Trump’s second impeachment trial is unconstitutional, since it takes place when ...

12 Feb 20211h 3min