Constitutional Chats Presented By Constituting America

What is the difference between absentee voting and all mail-in voting, and in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, what should be done to ensure voter safety but continue to allow voter access? Actress Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and Constituting America Student Ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview John Fund on differences in voting methods and how states can best proceed for...

How Federalist 37 explained the intent of the Constitutional Convention to set aside differences to create a framework for a stable American government! Actress Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and Constituting America Student Ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview Professor David Kopel on Federalist Paper #37 (written by James Madison)

How Federalist 10 explained the purpose of a Constitutional government as preserving liberties and mitigating faction, and what that has meant throughout history and today! Actress Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and Constituting America Student Ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview Hillsdale's Professor Adam Carrington on Federalist Paper #10 (written by James Madison), and wh...

How NASA and commercial companies like SpaceX are navigating new missions, and what governs companies and nations as they explore! Actress Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and Constituting America Student Ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview Professor Sean O'Keefe (former NASA Administrator) and Michael Gold (Acting Associate Administrator, NASA's Office of International and In...

Celebrating 100 years since the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which states that voting rights cannot be denied on the basis of sex! Actress Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and Constituting America Student Ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview Dr. Colleen Shogan (Vice-Chair of the Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission) on the Suffragists who fought for women's right to vo...

"Old Enough to Fight, Old Enough to Vote" and how the youth vote has impacted American politics since the ratification of the 26th Amendment in 1971. Actress Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and Constituting America Student Ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview the United States Military Academy at Westpoint's Dr. Robert McDonald on the path to lowering the national voting age t...

What is the government's role in regulating social media and online speech? Cathy Gillespie and Constituting America Student Ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview Dr. Brad Smith about free speech, Section 230 of the Communication Decency Act, and the responsibilities of individual social networks and the government.

The 17th Amendment made U.S. Senators directly elected by their constituents rather than selected by state legislatures - how does this change affect the way our federal government works? Actress Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and Constituting America Student Ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview Hillsdale College's Professor William Morrisey on how the direct election of sena...

How Do You Afford COVID-19's Bite Into Your Health & Pocketbook? Actress Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and Constituting America Student Ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview economist Rachel Greszler (Heritage Foundation Research Fellow in Economics, Budget, and Entitlements) on the impacts Coronavirus has already had on the American and global economy, and what trend data su...

The Coronavirus pandemic and Congress's role in domestic policy and holding China accountable. Actress Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and Constituting America Student Ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview Representative Adam Kinzinger (IL-16), Senator Marsha Blackburn (TN), and Peter Roff on the federal legislature's role during the COVID-19 crisis.

Thomas Edison's life as an inventor, patent holder, and businessman! Actress Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and Constituting America Student Ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview Dr. Paul Israel on Thomas Edison's creations, impacts on trading and purchasing patents, and legacy. Livestreamed on 05/02/2020. Sign up for our next Constitutional Chat via Zoom at https://www.consti...

How America's past experience with the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918 compares to today's Coronavirus experience. Actress Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and Constituting America Student Ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview Dr. Jennifer Keene on the Spanish Flu and World War I, and how these experiences relate to and inform the US's response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Livestreame...

The causes and effects of Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. Actress Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and Constituting America Student Ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview Scot Faulkner on the Battle of Antietam, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the effects on potential European intervention in the Civil War. Read Scot Faulkner's essay on the Battle of Antietam & Th...

Coronavirus and state stay-at-home orders: what is Constitutional and what is unconstitutional? Actress Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and Constituting America Student Ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview Professor Joerg Knipprath regarding the Constitutionality of the COVID-19 quarantine and government orders, especially as it relates to religious liberty and practice, elect...

How Abraham Lincoln's address at Cooper Union drew upon the viewpoints of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America to urge Northerners to action in the early 1860s. Actress Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and Constituting America Student Ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview author James D. Best on then-Presidential-hopeful Abraham Lincoln's address at Cooper Union...

"America should not be defined by its failures…America should be defined by its promises." Actress Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and Constituting America Student Ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview Bob Woodson on his 1776 Unites project and his views on America's struggles and promise. Livestreamed on 04/16/2020. Sign up for our next Constitutional Chat via Zoom at https://...

How the Electoral College balances power in the American elections. Actress Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and Constituting America Student Ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview Professor Randy Barnett on our nation as a republic, and how the Electoral College factors into elections in the USA. Livestreamed on 04/07/2020. Sign up for our next Constitutional Chat via Zoom at ht...

Samuel Morse's path to the creation of the Morse Code, his battles with the French and American governments to patent his creations, and its ties to the American Constitution! Actress Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and Constituting America Student Ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview Dr. James C. Clinger on Samuel Morse's life, the invention of the telegraph and the Morse Cod...

How the Constitution plays out during a pandemic like Coronavirus! Actress Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and Constituting America Student Ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview Professor Andrew Langer on the federal and state governments' roles during the COVID-19 crisis. Livestreamed on 03/31/2020. Sign up for our next Constitutional Chat via Zoom at https://www.constitutinga...