Professor Erwin Chemerinsky talks about why he thinks originalism is not a viable path to interpreting what the framers intended.
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Professor Erwin Chemerinsky talks about why he thinks originalism is not a viable path to interpreting what the framers intended.
Read moreDavid K. Randall, a reporter for Reuters, tells the story of Barnum Brown’s discovery of the T-rex and how this discovery amazed the world.
Read morePulitzer Prize winner Jon Meacham discusses his biography of the 16th president, from birth to assassination, and Lincoln’s conviction that slavery must be ended as a moral evil.
Read moreAssociate professor Daniel Immerwahr talks about why map reading is key to understanding hot spots around the globe and how topography is related to history.
Read moreWill Wilson talks about a collection of the works of more than 30 indigenous artists who have used their lenses to chronicle issues of identity, culture loss and representation.
Read moreClint Smith, a staff writer at The Atlantic, discusses the shortcomings of America’s reckoning with its treatment of indigenous populations and enslaved peoples, and what should be done to address deeper questions of public memory.
Read moreStaff writer Nicholas Lemann discusses the blind spots the Democratic party has – like focusing too heavily on college-educated voters – and which policies the Republicans might be messaging in a clearer fashion.
Read moreWriter Rachel Monroe discusses the moral and legal questions of finding objects – even bodies – in Texas and who has a right to display them, profit off them and even own them.
Read moreAuthor Jeffrey Frank talks about the man who authorized the use of the atomic bomb, his low popularity, and his policies that impacted civil rights.
Read moreAuthor Andrew Lownie talks about George VIII, The Duke of Windsor, his ties to Nazi Germany, and the real story of his marriage to American divorcee Wallis Simpson.
Read moreProducer/director Shayla Harris discusses the networks and towns built for Black people, and the community and safety they brought.
Read moreDavid Hone, paleontologist and senior lecturer at Queen Mary University of London, shares the latest in dinosaur research, from child-rearing to habitats – and what might be the next big dinosaur discovery on the horizon.
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