I recently made a pilgrimage to the National Archives in Washington, D.C., to see the United States Constitution — the one that George Washington and 38 other Founders signed with a goose quill 238 ...

This is part of How Originalism Ate the Law, a Slate series about the legal theory that ruined everything. One of the inescapable conclusions that came from diving deep into the allure of originalism ...

The president of the United States appears to have long ago forgotten that Americans fought the Revolutionary War not merely to secure their independence from the British monarchy but to establish a ...

The oldest constitution in the world is also the oldest uncodified (not written law) document. The US Constitution is technically the oldest in the world. Almost all of these documents are living ...

Citadel CEO Ken Griffin will loan his rare first-edition copies of the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights to a Pennsylvania museum for public display ahead of American's 250th anniversary. The ...

For more than two centuries, amendments have allowed our Constitution to grow with the country. The 13th Amendment, for instance put an end to slavery, while the 19th gave women the vote. It was ...

When the founding fathers signed the US Constitution on September 17, 1787, they laid the foundations for a national government that was strong, but not omnipotent. The federal government was divided ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Euny Hong is a journalist and author living in Paris. She is the author of three books, including “The Birth of Korean Cool.” The views expressed here are her own. Read more opinion on ...

With America’s constitution undergoing a stress test, it’s important to revisit and understand its fundamental structure and design. America’s Constitutional convention occurred in 1787, several years ...

Anyone who wants to put America first needs to start by putting the Constitution first. This should be non-negotiable. Winning an election does not give President Trump—or any politician—the authority ...

Back in January, Donald Trump once again swore to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States” to the ‘best of his ability’ before becoming president for the second time – but ...

For years now, President Donald Trump and his political movement have rallied supporters around the slogan “Make America Great Again.” It is a phrase that resonates with many Americans. But it also ...