Jeffrey Rosen is the president and CEO of the National Constitution Center and the author of The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America. We discuss how the Constitution is a framework for a productive conversation for people with fundamentally different points of view.
For the Founders, personal self government was a pre-requisite for political self government. In order to deliberate with fellow citizens and vote wisely, citizens ought first be their best selves, which puts a high bar for citizens to educate themselves. In fact, the founders thought education was central to creating the perfect citizen. Thinking in constitutional terms opens citizens up to hear arguments they might disagree with, which in turn makes it possible to change their minds. Jeffrey Rosen stresses that “that openness, that curiosity to diverse points of view is exactly the point of the Constitution”.
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Credits:
Host: Mila Atmos
Guests: Jeffrey Rosen
Executive Producer: Mila Atmos
Producer: Zack Travis
Power to the Polls: Mandela Barnes
Fixing Immigration: Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
America’s Half a Billion Guns: Jonathan Metzl
Everyday Freedom: Philip K. Howard
Power Sharing Liberalism: Danielle Allen
Cancel Student Debt: Braxton Brewington
Employ Negative Partisanship: Rachel Bitecofer
A Real Right to Vote: Richard L. Hasen
Policing Equity and Justice: Phillip Atiba Solomon
Make Your Vote Pack a Punch: Sam Wang
Rural Democrat: Jess Piper
Patriotism vs. Extremism: Ken Harbaugh
Leveling the Playing Field for Women: Cynthia Richie Terrell
Identify as a Voter: Anat Shenker-Osorio
Make A.I. Work for Democracy: Marietje Schaake
Montana is a Bulwark: Ryan Busse
A Better Way to Vote: Deb Otis
State Races Matter: Lala Wu
Why Dissent is a Part of Democracy: Democracy-ish
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