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The People’s Constitution 200 Years, 27 Amendments, and the Promise of a More Perfect Union

John F. Kowal

The 233-year story of how the American people have taken an imperfect constitution—the product of compromises and an artifact of its time—and made it more democratic Who wrote the Constitution? That’s obvious, we think: fifty-five men in Philadelphia in 1787. But much of the Constitution was actual...

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Strict Scrutiny

This book was mentioned as a forthcoming work by guest Wilfred Codrington. It examines the history of constitutional amendments and the tension between the progressive arc of constitutional change and the conservative grip on conversations about the Constitution.

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He is also the co-author of the forthcoming book The People's Constitution 200 Years 27 Amendments and the Promise of a More Perfect Union, which examines the history of constitutional amendments and...

— Episode: An Insult to History

Episode: An Insult to History

This book was mentioned as a forthcoming work by guest Wilfred Codrington. It examines the history of constitutional amendments and the tension between the progressive arc of constitutional change and the conservative grip on conversations about the Constitution.

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He is also the co-author of the forthcoming book The People's Constitution 200 Years 27 Amendments and the Promise of a More Perfect Union, which examines the history of constitutional amendments and the tension between the overall progressive arc of constitutional change and the conservative grip on the broader conversation about the Constitution.

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