Russia, Ukraine, Constitutionalism, and the Rule of Law

Run time: 54 minutes

Jeffrey Rosen is joined by Kim Lane Scheppele and Jeffrey Kahn to unpack the causes of the war between Russia and Ukraine, the implications it has on liberal democracy, and whether international law has any power to stop the fighting. Listen now

Former Secretaries of Education on What Education Means for Democracy

Run time: 56 minutes

Jeffrey Rosen moderated a panel hosted by the National Council for the Social Studies featuring three former U.S. Secretaries of Education: Rod Paige, Arne Duncan, and John B. King, Jr. Listen now

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The Man Who Delivered California to the U.S., and Was Fired for It

by Scott Bomboy | Read time: 3 minutes

"On March 10, 1848, the Senate approved a treaty that led to California and much of the Southwest joining the United States. But the man who negotiated the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was promptly fired on his return to Washington. ..." Read more

An Important Date in Supreme Court History for the Press

by NCC Staff | Read time: 2 minutes

"March 9 is the anniversary of one of the most important decisions in Supreme Court history that affected the civil rights movement and defined the free speech powers of the press: the case of the New York Times v. Sullivan. …" Read more

Martha S. Jones, Society of Black Alumni Presidential Professor and Professor of History at The Johns Hopkins University, discusses the 19th Amendment, with a focus on voting rights of African American women—a topic Jones explores in her newest book, Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All. Watch now

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."

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