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Arizona State University: The Sound of the Third Hand Clapping

On April 15, 2020, ASU's School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership hosted JMC faculty partner Michael Zuckert for a virtual lecture on Madison's view of the necessary and proper clause.

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James Madison, Father of the Constitution

Founding father James Madison was born on March 16, 1751 in Port Conway, King George County, Virginia. "Father of the Constitution," he had a significant impact on America's structure of government.

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Partisanship and the Constitution

Professor Zachary Price will discuss the role of the Constitution in times of partisanship.

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America Is Not a Democracy

John McGinnis, a JMC fellow, discusses the role of representative government and rights in the Constitution.

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Birthright Citizenship and the 14th Amendment

This fall, John C. Eastman will deliver the University of Alaska Anchorage's annual Chartwell Lecture.

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Popular Sovereignty and the Constitution

Michael Zuckert, a JMC faculty partner, will discuss popular sovereignty and the Constitution at the University of Montana.

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The Complexities of Birthright Citizenship

JMC faculty partner Rogers Smith and Peter Schuck discuss birthright citizenship in their National Affairs article.

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Orginalism’s Homage to the Constitution

JMC fellow Jeremy Rabkin's review of "A Debt Against the Living" appeared in the Claremont Review of Books.

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Robert George: Civic Virtue and the Constitution

JMC fellow Robert George will visit Notre Dame to deliver the annual Tocqueville Lecture.

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Event: The Bible and the Founding

The John Dickinson Forum at George Fox University has an upcoming talk from Daniel Dreisbach.

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Originalism Isn’t Just for Conservatives

Carson Holloway endorses the originalist method of Constitutional interpretation as the strongest safeguard against politically active judges.

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Podcast: Hamilton and the Clashes over the Constitution

Jay Cost, Nancy Isenberg, and JMC fellow Jeffrey Rosen discuss Alexander Hamilton's influence on Constitutional debates during the Founding.

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When the Court Became Supreme

Kyle Sammin's reviews Without Precedent and describes the fascinating history behind the watershed Supreme Court decision, Marbury v. Madison.

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How to Transform Politics from the Inside

The Program on Constitutional Democracy at UVA, a JMC partner program, will explore institutional and constitutional dissent at its upcoming conference.

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How Should a Majority Actually Rule?

JMC fellow Joseph Postell's article on Jaffa and Kendall's debate over of how a majority should rule was published in Anamnesis.

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What If the Senate Is Supposed to Move Slowly?

James Wallner explains that the widespread frustration with the Senate's sluggishness marks a distinct shift in the public's beliefs about how the Senate is supposed to function.

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The Search for the Common Good in the Constitution

JMC fellow Thaddeus Kozinski considers whether the political community is itself good or whether it is a necessary means of acquiring the common good.

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The Sleeping Sovereign: A Book Panel Discussion of Richard Tuck’s Recent Treatment of Modern Democracy

Hosted by the Yale Center for the Study of Representative Institutions

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Commercial Republic Initiative Events at UCLA

Recent Commercial Republic events at UCLA

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