Dear John,

It’s been a year to remember at the National Constitution Center! From expanding the reach of our Constitution 101 core curriculum, to the opening of our First Amendment gallery, we’ve brought together students, teachers, and lifelong learners to explore and celebrate the ideas and freedoms enshrined in the U.S. Constitution.

Please consider supporting our mission with a year-end gift, and help us keep educating and inspiring people of all ages and viewpoints with programs like these:

We the People Podcast:

• Roe v. Wade at 50—exploring the Roe decision in an historical and constitutional context, the questions the decision raised beyond abortion rights, and how Dobbs has changed the landscape.
• The Future of Affirmative Action—the history of affirmative action, and how the outcome of the then-pending cases before the Court could affect the future of affirmative action programs across the country.
• Sal Khan on Civics, AI, and the Constitution—a one-on-one conversation with the founder of Khan Academy on the state of civics in America today, including our vision for our Constitution 101 partnership.
• Judge J. Michael Luttig on January 6 and the Indictment of President Trump and The Founders, Demagogues, and the American Presidency—exploring the historical evolution of the presidency, and how to restore the Framers’ constitutional vision of the office, a topic I also addressed for the Wall Street Journal.

America’s Town Hall:

• Civic Virtue and Citizenship—discussing the concepts of civic virtue and citizenship in democratic societies.
• The Shadow Docket Debate—exploring the history and role of the shadow docket and the current debates surrounding the Court’s emergency rulings.
• The State of Free Expression in the U.S. and Abroad—examining the state of free expression in the United States, Russia, Zimbabwe and around the world with free speech advocates like Garry Kasparov and Evan Mawarire.
• From Founders to Politicians: Political Divisions at America’s Birth—exploring political partisanship and nationalism in early America.

Special Programs:

• The 35th Annual Liberty Medal Ceremony—honoring acclaimed journalist Judy Woodruff and patriotic philanthropist David Rubenstein for promoting civil dialogue on the shared values of liberty that unite us.
• National First Amendment Summit—featuring keynote speaker Salman Rushdie and leading First Amendment scholars and free speech champions on increasing threats to freedom of expression.
• Live from the Aspen Ideas Festival: 2022-23 Supreme Court Review—discussing the major decisions from this year’s landmark Supreme Court term.
• Five New Amendments: Next Steps for Constitutional Change—exploring next steps for constitutional reform with the team leaders of our Constitution Drafting Project.

Next year, we’ll be taking these important conversations on the road with our NCC Across America initiative and a series of talks based on my forthcoming book, The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America. It’s an exploration of how the ancient wisdom that inspired the Founders’ quest for the good life can inspire all of us, and I can’t wait to share it with you.

Please consider making a special year-end gift today, so we can continue to provide the nonpartisan civic education and civil dialogue our democracy needs. Here’s to another year of light and learning together!

With appreciation,

Jeffrey Rosen

President and CEO

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