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.

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.