Democracy Checkup: Preparing for the 2024 Election 

Thursday, March 21 | 7 p.m. ET 

Richard Hasen, author of A Real Right to Vote, Sarah Isgur, senior editor of The Dispatch, and Lawrence Lessig, author of How to Steal a Presidential Election, provide a health check on the state of American democracy, and look ahead to potential areas of vulnerability in the run-up to the 2024 election. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates. Learn more

Lincoln’s Lessons: Then and Now 

Wednesday, March 27 | 7 p.m. ET  

Acclaimed Lincoln historians Sidney Blumenthal, author of the three-volume The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln, and Harold Holzer, author of the new book Brought Forth on This Continent: Abraham Lincoln and American Immigration, assess Lincoln’s life and legacy to unveil remarkable similarities between the 19th century and today. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates. Learn more

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Reading the Constitution Book Launch With Justice Stephen Breyer 

Thursday, March 28 | 6:30 p.m. ET 

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer (Ret.) unveils his new book at the National Constitution Center in conversation with NCC President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen. In Reading the Constitution: Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not Textualism, Justice Breyer deconstructs the textualist philosophy of the current Supreme Court’s majority and makes the case for a better way to interpret the Constitution. A book sale and signing with Justice Breyer will follow the discussion beginning at 7:30 p.m. Learn more

Photo by Fred Schilling, Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States

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