...and more to celebrate Constitution Day! Founding Stories of America's Founding Documents Constitution Day—the anniversary of the signing of the Constitution on September 17th, 1787—is next week! As we look forward to Constitution Day, this episode shares founding stories of America’s founding documents from three key periods: the Declaration of Independence and the Revolution, the Founding era, and post-Civil War Reconstruction. Renowned teachers of the Constitution, Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and professor Kurt Lash, join host Jeffrey Rosen. Listen > View our schedule of Constitution Day programming > Plato, Aristotle, and the Founders  Jeffrey Rosen and our Chief Learning Officer Kerry Sautner were joined by David Coleman, CEO of the College Board for a constitutional class last week. They discussed the founders, their flaws, and whether they still matter today. They also dove into the ideas of classical philosophers like Aristotle and Plato—and how their ideas influence the continual pursuit of a more perfect union. This conversation was one of our constitutional classes. Listen > Watch > View our schedule of constitutional classes > Constitutional Cases Resulting from the 9/11 Attacks by Michael Boyd Read > On This Day, the Name “United States of America” Becomes Official by NCC staff Read > In celebration of Constitution Day next Thursday, September 17, check out the Center's FREE engaging, educational live programs and award-winning resources. Tune in all week long for special programs, featuring National Constitution Center scholars and other special guests including including U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil M. Gorsuch! The Center will also celebrate U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the recipient of our 2020 Liberty Medal. From the National Constitution Center: Check out the schedule of Constitution Day programming and our educational resources Register for Constitution Day program with Associate Justice Gorsuch Watch the 2020 Liberty Medal ceremony honoring Associate Justice Ginsburg Thursday at 6:30 p.m. ET. The Preamble "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." Read Interpretations on the Interactive Constitution > Read > A roundup of this week's articles from The Battle for the Constitution—a partnership with The Atlantic that explores constitutional debates in American life. SUPPORT OUR WORK ‌ ‌ ‌ Questions or comments? Email us at [email protected]. National Constitution Center | Independence Mall, 525 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA 19106 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | About our service provider Sent by [email protected] powered by Try email marketing for free today!