Constitutional Chats Presented By Constituting America

Does TikTok pose a national security risk? Is the app appropriately handling the personal data of its users? Actress Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and Constituting America Student Ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview Shane Tews on the U.S.'s concerns about TikTok's data privacy and global security risks, and what app users can do to protect themselves from such risks. Livestreamed on 07/11/2020. Sign up for our next Constitutional Chat via Zoom at https://www.constitutingamerica.org

How Federalist 62 warned against long and confusing laws! Actress Janine Turner, Constituting America Student Ambassador Tova Love Kaplan, and Peter Roff interview Professor Joseph Knippenberg on Federalist Paper #62, which discusses the setup of the Senate. Livestreamed on 07/07/2020. Sign up for our next Constitutional Chat via Zoom at https://www.constitutingamerica.org

Hear the words of the Declaration of Independence read by Constitutional Chats hosts actress Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and student panelists Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman! Afterwords, our team discusses the global impact of our Declaration, its lasting effects, and more with our guest, author Tony Williams!

Is removing statues of historic figures rewriting history? Actress Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and Constituting America Student Ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview Professor Bill McClay on providing historical context for the figures of the past; how, when, and if to decide to remove statues; and how Americans can ensure that the past is remembered and learned from, even when it is flawed. Guest appearance from We the Future Contest "Best Teacher Lesson Plan" winner Eboni Jenerette to discuss her thoughts on removing statues, and how removing the symbol of the past does not undo the history that occurred.

How Federalist 51 explained the checks and balances and separation of powers delineated in the Constitution! Actress Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and Constituting America Student Ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview Dr. Bobbi Herzberg on Federalist Paper #51 and the strengths of checking power between the branches of the national government, as well as between state and federal government!

The history of Juneteenth! On June 19, 1865, slaves in Galveston, TX were notified - two years after the Emancipation Proclamation - that the Civil War had ended and they were freed from slavery. Actress Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and Constituting America Student Ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview Horace Cooper on the history of Juneteenth in Texas, the context under which Juneteenth celebrations began, and how the rest of the nation is joining in honoring this historic day.

How Federalist 39 explained the intent of the Constitutional Convention to create the framework for a Republican form of government! Actress Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and Constituting America Student Ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview Professor Lucas Morel and Val Crofts on Federalist Paper #39 and how the differences between federal government and national government, and republic and democracy, factored into the way the Constitution was written.

What is the difference between absentee voting and all mail-in voting, and in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, what should be done to ensure voter safety but continue to allow voter access? Actress Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and Constituting America Student Ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview John Fund on differences in voting methods and how states can best proceed for elections during the Coronavirus pandemic.

How Federalist 37 explained the intent of the Constitutional Convention to set aside differences to create a framework for a stable American government! Actress Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and Constituting America Student Ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview Professor David Kopel on Federalist Paper #37 (written by James Madison)

How Federalist 10 explained the purpose of a Constitutional government as preserving liberties and mitigating faction, and what that has meant throughout history and today! Actress Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and Constituting America Student Ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview Hillsdale's Professor Adam Carrington on Federalist Paper #10 (written by James Madison), and what faction looks like in our present society.

How NASA and commercial companies like SpaceX are navigating new missions, and what governs companies and nations as they explore! Actress Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and Constituting America Student Ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview Professor Sean O'Keefe (former NASA Administrator) and Michael Gold (Acting Associate Administrator, NASA's Office of International and Interagency Relations) on the Artemis Accords, the importance of STEM education, NASA's collaborations with SpaceX for the May 2020 SpaceX launch, and how the US government plans to continue commercial partnerships for space exploration in the future.

Celebrating 100 years since the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which states that voting rights cannot be denied on the basis of sex! Actress Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and Constituting America Student Ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview Dr. Colleen Shogan (Vice-Chair of the Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission) on the Suffragists who fought for women's right to vote, the historical context of the fight for women's suffrage, and the impact women have had on voting and politics in the last 100 years.

"Old Enough to Fight, Old Enough to Vote" and how the youth vote has impacted American politics since the ratification of the 26th Amendment in 1971. Actress Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and Constituting America Student Ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview the United States Military Academy at Westpoint's Dr. Robert McDonald on the path to lowering the national voting age to 18, the public's reception of the 26th Amendment, and the impact of the youth vote in the last 49 years. Livestreamed on 05/19/2020. Sign up for our next Constitutional Chat via Zoom at https://www.constitutingamerica.org Robert McDonald's podcast-style audio course (Thomas Jefferson: American Revolutionary) is available exclusively on Apple Books: https://books.apple.com/us/audiobook/thomas-jefferson-american-revolutionary/id1508511080?ign-itsct=books_toolbox&ign-itscg=30200

What is the government's role in regulating social media and online speech? Cathy Gillespie and Constituting America Student Ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview Dr. Brad Smith about free speech, Section 230 of the Communication Decency Act, and the responsibilities of individual social networks and the government.

The 17th Amendment made U.S. Senators directly elected by their constituents rather than selected by state legislatures - how does this change affect the way our federal government works? Actress Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and Constituting America Student Ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview Hillsdale College's Professor William Morrisey on how the direct election of senators altered the balance of power in Congress.

How Do You Afford COVID-19's Bite Into Your Health & Pocketbook? Actress Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and Constituting America Student Ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview economist Rachel Greszler (Heritage Foundation Research Fellow in Economics, Budget, and Entitlements) on the impacts Coronavirus has already had on the American and global economy, and what trend data suggests could happen going forward.

The Coronavirus pandemic and Congress's role in domestic policy and holding China accountable. Actress Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and Constituting America Student Ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview Representative Adam Kinzinger (IL-16), Senator Marsha Blackburn (TN), and Peter Roff on the federal legislature's role during the COVID-19 crisis.

Thomas Edison's life as an inventor, patent holder, and businessman! Actress Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and Constituting America Student Ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview Dr. Paul Israel on Thomas Edison's creations, impacts on trading and purchasing patents, and legacy. Livestreamed on 05/02/2020. Sign up for our next Constitutional Chat via Zoom at https://www.constitutingamerica.org

How America's past experience with the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918 compares to today's Coronavirus experience. Actress Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and Constituting America Student Ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview Dr. Jennifer Keene on the Spanish Flu and World War I, and how these experiences relate to and inform the US's response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Livestreamed on 04/28/2020. Sign up for our next Constitutional Chat via Zoom at https://www.constitutingamerica.org

The causes and effects of Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. Actress Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and Constituting America Student Ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview Scot Faulkner on the Battle of Antietam, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the effects on potential European intervention in the Civil War. Read Scot Faulkner's essay on the Battle of Antietam & The Emancipation Proclamation here: https://constitutingamerica.org/septe... Visit Scot Faulkner's website here: https://www.scotfaulkner.com/

Coronavirus and state stay-at-home orders: what is Constitutional and what is unconstitutional? Actress Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and Constituting America Student Ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview Professor Joerg Knipprath regarding the Constitutionality of the COVID-19 quarantine and government orders, especially as it relates to religious liberty and practice, election accessibility, and movement. Livestreamed on 04/21/2020. Sign up for our next Constitutional Chat via Zoom at https://www.constitutingamerica.org

How Abraham Lincoln's address at Cooper Union drew upon the viewpoints of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America to urge Northerners to action in the early 1860s. Actress Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and Constituting America Student Ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview author James D. Best on then-Presidential-hopeful Abraham Lincoln's address at Cooper Union in New York City. Livestreamed on 04/18/2020. Sign up for our next Constitutional Chat via Zoom at https://www.constitutingamerica.org Read James D. Best's essay on Lincoln's Address at Cooper Union here: https://constitutingamerica.org/febru... Visit Best's website: http://jamesdbest.blogspot.com/

"America should not be defined by its failures…America should be defined by its promises." Actress Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and Constituting America Student Ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview Bob Woodson on his 1776 Unites project and his views on America's struggles and promise. Livestreamed on 04/16/2020. Sign up for our next Constitutional Chat via Zoom at https://www.constitutingamerica.org Learn more about The Woodson Center and 1776 Unites at https://1776unites.com/

How the Electoral College balances power in the American elections. Actress Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and Constituting America Student Ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview Professor Randy Barnett on our nation as a republic, and how the Electoral College factors into elections in the USA. Livestreamed on 04/07/2020. Sign up for our next Constitutional Chat via Zoom at https://www.constitutingamerica.org

Samuel Morse's path to the creation of the Morse Code, his battles with the French and American governments to patent his creations, and its ties to the American Constitution! Actress Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and Constituting America Student Ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview Dr. James C. Clinger on Samuel Morse's life, the invention of the telegraph and the Morse Code, and the ways in which the Constitution protects inventions, creations, and intellectual property. Livestreamed on 04/04/2020. Sign up for our next Constitutional Chat via Zoom at https://www.constitutingamerica.org Read Dr. Clinger's essay, "May 24, 1844: Samuel Morse Sends the First Telegraph Message" here: https://constitutingamerica.org/may-2...

How the Constitution plays out during a pandemic like Coronavirus! Actress Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and Constituting America Student Ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview Professor Andrew Langer on the federal and state governments' roles during the COVID-19 crisis. Livestreamed on 03/31/2020. Sign up for our next Constitutional Chat via Zoom at https://www.constitutingamerica.org Andrew Langer's radio show, WBAL's The Andrew Langer Show: https://www.facebook.com/AndrewLanger... Andrew Langer's Institute for Liberty: http://www.instituteforliberty.org/