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Holes punched in the Constitution.

There’s No Historical Justification for One of the Most Dangerous Ideas in American Law

The Founders didn’t believe that broad delegations of legislative power violated the Constitution, but conservative originalists keep insisting otherwise.
by Julian Davis Mortenson, Nicholas Bagley via The Atlantic on May 26, 2020

The Corrupt Bargain

Eric Foner reviews two new books that make the case against the Electoral College.
by Eric Foner via London Review of Books on May 21, 2020

The President's Cabinet Was an Invention of America's First President

A new book explores how George Washington shaped the group of advisors as an institution to meet his own needs.
by Lindsay M. Chervinsky, Karin Wulf via Smithsonian on April 7, 2020

A Post-Mortem

A look at the impeachment of Warren Hastings and the nature of American power.
by Malick W. Ghachem via Age of Revolutions on February 13, 2020

American Slavery and ‘the Relentless Unforeseen’

What 1619 has become to the history of American slavery, 1688 is to the history of American antislavery.
by Sean Wilentz via New York Review of Books on November 19, 2019
Nancy Pelosi
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What We Get Wrong About Ben Franklin’s ‘A Republic, If You Can Keep It’

Erasing the women of the founding era makes it harder to see women as leaders today.
by Zara Anishanslin via Made By History on October 29, 2019

The Fourth Battle for the Constitution

The latest struggle to define America's founding charter will define the country for generations to come.
by Jeffrey Rosen via The Atlantic on September 25, 2019
Trial of Warren Hastings in the Court of Peers, Westminster Hall.

Why the Founders Added ‘High Crimes and Misdemeanors’

In defining the scope of impeachment, they had in mind the alleged crimes of Warren Hastings.
by Rob Goodman via The Atlantic on September 25, 2019

Here’s Every Defense of the Electoral College — and Why They’re All Wrong

Most of the arguments for preserving our insane system are morally odious, unsubstantiated, and/or factually incorrect.
by Eric Levitz via Intelligencer on March 20, 2019

Voter Suppression Carries Slavery's Three-Fifths Clause into the Present

The Georgia governor’s election was the latest example of how James Madison’s words continue to shape our views on race.
by Imani Perry via The Guardian on January 31, 2019

The Case for Impeachment

Starting the process will rein in a president undermining American ideals—and bring the debate into Congress, where it belongs.
by Yoni Appelbaum via The Atlantic on January 17, 2019

America Is Living James Madison’s Nightmare

The Founders designed a government that would resist mob rule. They didn’t anticipate how strong the mob could become.
by Jeffrey Rosen via The Atlantic on September 12, 2018

The Second Amendment Does Not Transcend All Others

Its text and context don’t ensure an unlimited individual right to bear any kind and number of weapons by anyone.
by Garrett Epps via The Atlantic on March 8, 2018

Medical Mystery: James Madison's Sudden Collapse

The Father of the U.S. Constitution fought a life-long physical battle, too.
by Allan B. Schwartz via Philly.com on January 24, 2018

History Frowns on Partisan Gerrymandering

On the eve of a major redistricting case at the Supreme Court, a look back at what the nation's founders would have thought.
by Michael Waldman, Cliff Sloan via Washington Post on October 1, 2017
Benjamin Franklin

A “Thorough Deist?” The Religious Life of Benjamin Franklin

Historian Thomas S. Kidd examines the tension between Benjamin Franklin's deism and his frequent religious rhetoric.
by Thomas S. Kidd via Age of Revolutions on June 5, 2017

Constitutional Originalism and History

Does the most historically minded school of constitutional law push history aside?
by Jonathan Gienapp via Process: A Blog for American History on March 20, 2017
Delegates on the floor at the Democratic National Convention at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, August 26, 1964.

How to Steal an Election

The crazy history of nominating Conventions.
by Jill Lepore via The New Yorker on June 27, 2016

How Corrupt Are Our Politics?

A review of Zephyr Teachout's "Corruption in America: From Benjamin Franklin’s Snuff Box to Citizens United."
by David Cole via New York Review of Books on September 25, 2014

How the NRA Rewrote the Second Amendment

The Founders never intended to create an unregulated individual right to a gun.
by Michael Waldman via Politico Magazine on May 19, 2014
Fisher Ames, Founding Father and arch-foe of democracy.

Died on the 4th of July

Fisher Ames’s philosophy can be summed up as follows: the “power of the people, if uncontroverted, is licentious and mobbish.”
by Stephen B. Tippins via The American Conservative on July 3, 2012

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