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 ...

America’s decentralized system continues to frustrate progressive ambitions.

We are a resilient nation. We have weathered terrible things — wars, slavery, economic crises, pandemics, natural disasters, terrorist attacks. We even survived a brutal and divisive civil war. Our ...

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 ...

You know how important the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were to making the United States. But do you know ...

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 ...

When Benjamin Franklin was asked what form of government the American framers had created, he wryly replied, “A republic, if you can keep it.” This Constitution Day, on the brink of celebrating the ...

As America approaches its 250th anniversary, the biggest question for our democracy is whether a system designed for 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 ...