Plus: Upcoming live online programs this month Today at America's Town Hall Renewing the Republic: How to Restore the Guardrails of Democracy FEB 4 | 11 a.m. ET Join the National Constitution Center, in partnership with the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University, for a discussion on how to “restore the guardrails” of democracy—or ways to strengthen American constitutional democracy, structurally and normatively, against future threats and insurrections. Leading commentators Anne Applebaum, SNF Agora Senior Fellow, Pulitzer-prize winning historian, and staff writer for The Atlantic; Daniel Ziblatt, political scientist and a professor at Harvard University and co-author of How Democracies Die; Pulitzer-prize winning journalist George Will; and political scientist William Allen, will join moderator Jeffrey Rosen for a wide-ranging conversation. This program is presented in partnership with the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University. REGISTER NOW Revolutionary Prophecies: The Founders and America’s Future FEB 15 I 7 p.m. ET The America of the early republic was built on a hopeful prophecy that would only be fulfilled if an enlightened people could learn from its past to secure its future. Join Joanne Freeman, Class of 1954 Professor of American History and of American Studies at Yale University, Robert McDonald, professor at the United States Military Academy at West Point, and Peter Onuf, Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation Professor Emeritus at the University of Virginia—all contributors to the new volume Revolutionary Prophecies: The Founders and America’s Future—to discuss the diverse cast of characters that founded the nation, and how their vision for the country’s future shaped American history. REGISTER NOW Our Fun Friday Scholar Exchange this week is: First Amendment: Speech and Press with David French Join us for our free online classes. Part lecture and part lively conversation, they are perfect for lifelong learners. FEB 5 | 1 p.m. ET First Amendment: Speech and Press with David French In this Fun Friday Session, David French, senior editor at The Dispatch, joins us for a discussion on the First Amendment freedoms of Speech and the Press. REGISTER NOW Can't join a live America's Town Hall program? WATCH videos of archived programs at constitutioncenter.org/debate. READ the latest coverage of constitutional issues at constitutioncenter.org/blog. LISTEN to a weekly show of constitutional debate hosted by Center President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen by searching for We the People in your favorite podcast app. Thank you for being a part of the National Constitution Center's community of lifelong learners and for your support of our mission to increase awareness and understanding of the U.S. Constitution among the American people. Your contribution makes our crucially important work possible. Please consider becoming a Member or making a gift to support our new and expanded online learning opportunities and to help us provide constitutional education for all. SUPPORT OUR WORK STAY CONNECTED ‌ ‌ ‌ National Constitution Center | Independence Mall, 525 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA 19106 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | Customer Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected] powered by Try email marketing for free today!