Anne Applebaum on Autocratic Threats Around the World

Anne Applebaum, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and staff writer for The Atlantic, joins Jeffrey Rosen to discuss her newest book, Autocracy, Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Rule the World, and the new threats from autocratic leaders at home and around the world and how liberal democracies should fight these threats. Listen now

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Dikembe Mutombo Believed in the American Idea

by Jeffrey Rosen | Read time: 4 minutes

“‘I only want to be remembered as one of the best defensive players to ever play this game,’ Dikembe Mutombo said when he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015. Mutombo, who died yesterday of brain cancer at the age of 58, accomplished that and much more. ...” Read more

10 Fascinating Facts About Former President Jimmy Carter

by NCC Staff | Read time: 3 minutes

“On October 1, we celebrate the birthday of former President Jimmy Carter. The Plains, Georgia, native is certainly unique in comparison with other presidents. ...” Read more

David Rubenstein on American Democracy

Best-selling author, philanthropist, and National Constitution Center Trustee David Rubenstein discusses the importance of voting and increasing participation in America’s representative democracy. Watch now

The First Amendment

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” 

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