Jeffrey Rosen
@RosenJeffrey
Followers
14,839
Following
683
Media
71
Statuses
2,663
President & CEO, @ConstitutionCtr ; Professor, @gwlaw ; Contributing Editor, @TheAtlantic
Philadelphia/Washington, DC
Joined May 2012
Don't wanna be here?
Send us removal request.
Explore trending content on Musk Viewer
어린이날
• 557030 Tweets
こどもの日
• 530979 Tweets
#HAPPYBAEKHYUNDAY
• 122681 Tweets
#해피큥데이
• 92422 Tweets
GW最終日
• 79113 Tweets
#기다리던_민족대명절_큥탄일
• 71049 Tweets
Al Jazeera
• 67998 Tweets
Vlad
• 54968 Tweets
#HappySkyDay
• 53287 Tweets
Bernard Hill
• 51276 Tweets
Cole Palmer
• 42170 Tweets
سعد اللذيذ
• 35527 Tweets
Theoden
• 26776 Tweets
Gallagher
• 25287 Tweets
Madueke
• 23362 Tweets
Sodoma e Gomorra
• 23121 Tweets
Nicolas Jackson
• 21575 Tweets
#LIVTOT
• 20928 Tweets
D-1 to BLOSSOM
• 20407 Tweets
Happy Cinco de Mayo
• 19169 Tweets
West Ham
• 18158 Tweets
Cucurella
• 15656 Tweets
碧海くん
• 13357 Tweets
LOSE MY BREATH MV TEASER 2
• 12180 Tweets
Rohan
• 11798 Tweets
Anfield
• 11528 Tweets
Thrilled that Justice Ginsburg attended the first concert performance of
#NotoriousRBG
in Song. She, Patrice Michaels, and the performance were magnificent!
Watch LIVE February 4:
#AmericasTownHall
presents
#NotoriousRBG
in Song, a dramatic concert featuring The Long View: A Portrait of Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Nine Songs.
Livestream:
@BFFDC52
@inscapeco
@CapitalHearings
#RBG
#SCOTUS
28
17
26
187
101
476
Thank you, readers, for sharing the light, wisdom, and inspiring words of Justice Ginsburg, a legend we must always remember.
#RBG
Jeffrey Rosen’s “Conversations With RBG” is new this week on the paperback nonfiction best-seller list.
0
12
31
5
81
421
Inspiration from Lincoln’s Proclamation creating
#ThanksgivingDay
in Nov 1861: I "fervently implore the interposition of the Almighty Hand to heal the wounds of the nation and to restore it …. to the full enjoyment of peace, harmony, tranquillity and Union.”
@ConstitutionCtr
9
86
330
Happy
#BillOfRightsDay
! “Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it.” —Learned Hand, The Spirit of Liberty
Happy birthday, Bill of Rights!
#OnThisDay
in 1791, the Constitution's first 10 amendments were ratified.
Learn more:
1
74
128
9
129
338
"Even the Founder with the most expansive view of executive power—so broad that the other Founders considered him a closet monarchist—insisted that there were limits to that power,"
16
108
306
Heartbroken by the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Please watch last night’s Liberty Medal video, where
@ConstitutionCtr
assembled the Justice’s favorite singers and special friends, to offer tribute to her blessed memory.
28
113
282
Thank you,
@AliVelshi
, for all you do to spread light about the U.S. Constitution! Looking forward to the crucially important issues for American democracy we will explore together
@ConstitutionCtr
in the year ahead!
Friends, this is going to be a particularly important year to understand the U.S. Constitution - and what it promises and requires of citizens. I suggest following
@ConstitutionCtr
& it’s great president
@RosenJeffrey
to keep up to date on the latest interpretations.
17
89
469
2
39
229
Happy
#PresidentsDay
! Here’s President Taft on Exec Power: The President can exercise no power which cannot be fairly and reasonably traced to some specific grant...There is no undefined residuum of power which he can exercise because it seems to him to be in the public interest.
11
67
200
Thank you
@FrenchAmbUS
for this great honor. So meaningful to convene conversations about the shared values of liberty, equality, and democracy in the Constitutions of France and the USA!
An honor to name
@RosenJeffrey
Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres. He has done incredible work to teach and to preserve democracy and to foster conversation between our two nations on paramount issues. Most recent addition to his successes: the book "The Pursuit of Happiness."
0
7
26
7
26
206
Thank you
@AliVelshi
for a great conversation about the Founders & mobs. Excited to launch our
#MorePerfectUnion
series
@ConstitutionCtr
@VelshiMSNBC
"The whole point of the Constitution is to avoid mob action ... to allow reason rather than passion to prevail."
@RosenJeffrey
&
@VelshiMSNBC
kick off our A More Perfect Union series with a look at mob rule, the founders, & recent storming of the Capitol:
4
48
136
4
41
166
As the January 6 hearings continue, we’re sharing on
#WethePeople
this week a recent conversation with
@judgeluttig
,
@Nedfoley
,
@whignewtons
, and
@ConLawWarrior
on how to prevent another January 6 and preserve the guardrails of democracy.
@ConstitutionCtr
4
38
130
Thrilled that
@ConstitutionCtr
will award the 2021
#LibertyMedal
to Jimmy Lai and Loujain al-Hathloul. Both are freedom fighters and heroes of liberty who have been imprisoned for exercising their fundamental rights of free speech, nonviolent resistance, and peaceful dissent.
JUST ANNOUNCED:
@ConstitutionCtr
to award 2021
#LibertyMedal
to two international freedom fighters, Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai and Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul, on September 21.
Learn more:
15
118
202
8
30
100
What’s the
#SCOTUS
"shadow docket"? Why did Justice Kagan criticize it and Justice Alito defend it?
On this week's We the People, I asked
@steve_vladeck
and
@jennmascott
about the shadow docket and its effect on the Court's legitimacy.
@ConstitutionCtr
4
29
100
All of us
@ConstitutionCtr
are saddened by the passing of
@SenJohnMcCain
& were honored to award him the 2017
#LibertyMedal
. As he said then:“I’ve had the good fortune to spend sixty years in service to this wonderful land.” Read his inspiring speech here:
0
24
97
Such great news for
@constitutionctr
& constitutional education! VPBiden named chair of National Constitution Center
5
45
90
So happy to be married to Lauren Coyle Rosen!
Lauren Coyle, assistant anthropology professor
@Princeton
, weds
@RosenJeffrey
, president of
@ConstitutionCtr
5
1
11
18
0
87
Please join
@AliVelshi
@ksautner
and me for
@ConstitutionCtr
chat at 1pm on the Constitution and the founding principals of America. Can’t wait for our conversation!
join the great
@RosenJeffrey
& me for a chat TODAY 1pET about how the Constitution & the Declaration of Independence set the foundation for America’s form of government.
0
16
63
3
19
89
Enjoyed this conversation with
@PreetBharara
on Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation hearings,
@ConstitutionCtr
’s mission, and life lessons from our parents!
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's historic confirmation hearing is coming to a close. SCOTUS expert
@RosenJeffrey
of
@ConstitutionCtr
joined me to discuss:
14
16
149
4
18
86
@jaketapper
@MensHealthMag
Many thanks for the Taft plug! But Taft lost 76 lbs on a post-presidency paleo diet! Details in my new Taft bio!
9
15
74
Thrilled
All of us
@ConstitutionCtr
are thrilled that Justice Breyer has joined Justice Gorsuch as our Honorary Co-Chair! Looking forward to our work together on behalf of civic education and civil dialogue.
3
18
81
All of us
@ConstitutionCtr
are honored to award
@ZelenskyyUa
with the 2022 Liberty Medal for bravely leading the Ukrainian people in their defense of freedom against Russian tyranny.
JUST ANNOUCED:
@ConstitutionCtr
will award its 34th annual Liberty Medal to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for his heroic defense of liberty in the face of Russian tyranny.
Learn more about the
#LibertyMedal
announcement:
30
73
204
8
12
70
The
#LibertyMedal
ceremony for Justice
#RuthBaderGinsburg
starts at 6:30pm EST! Watch the livestream here as the Justice’s favorite opera singers and special friends join us for an inspiring tribute in words and music!
Join
#AmericasTownHall
for a post-
#LibertyMedal
conversation on September 17!
President and CEO
@RosenJeffrey
will discuss recipient
#RuthBaderGinsburg
’s life and career with two of the justice’s former law clerks.
Register:
#SCOTUS
#19thAt100
#RBG
1
5
17
2
29
67
So exciting that
@ConstitutionCtr
is now home to the iconic First Amendment marble tablet!
Thanks to
@1stforAll
for donating the tablet and
@judgeluttig
for making the installation possible. May the shining text of the
#1stAmendment
inspire visitors for generations to come!
NOW ON DISPLAY: 50-ton marble tablet, engraved with the 45 words of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, on
@ConstitutionCtr
’s Grand Hall Overlook.
The iconic
#1stAmendment
tablet was previously displayed on the four-story-high, 74-foot-tall façade of the Newseum.
10
87
225
1
16
69
A special
#WeThePeople
on Justice Stephen Breyer's legacy, featuring former clerks
@neal_katyal
and
@Dean_Ruger
on his constitutional vision and the Justice's daughter
@nbreyer
@MarshallAlums
on family memories and life lessons from her dad!
2
19
63
All of us
@ConstitutionCtr
are thrilled and honored to welcome Justice Neil Gorsuch as our new honorary chair, succeeding Vice President
@JoeBiden
! Thanks to both of them for helping us advance our nonpartisan mission of civics and civility!
.
@ConstitutionCtr
announced today that U.S.
#SupremeCourt
Justice Neil M. Gorsuch has been elected Honorary Chair of the Center’s Board of Trustees.
The justice succeeds Vice President
@joebiden
, whose term as Chair ended in April 2019. Learn more:
6
11
42
6
18
59
Sending good wishes and great appreciation to our friend, board member & historic
#SCOTUS
Justice Sandra Day O’Connor from all of us
@ConstitutionCtr
.
Her leadership, vision & passion for teaching the Constitution to all Americans continue to inspire our work every day!
0
14
59
Inspired by Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1789, giving thanks for the Constitution, civil & religious liberty, & education
2
23
56
Thrilled that Justice Ginsburg will receive the 2020
#LibertyMedal
on 9/17! Please tune in for the online ceremony — we’re inviting the Justice’s favorite opera singers and special friends to offer meaningful tributes in words and music!
#SCOTUS
@ConstitutionCtr
BREAKING: The Honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg,
#SCOTUS
associate justice, will receive the 2020
#LibertyMedal
in celebration of 100 years of women’s right to vote.
This year’s ceremony will take place online on Thursday, September 17:
#RBG
#19ThAt100
2
25
60
2
26
55
@jaketapper
@MensHealthMag
For more details on Taft’s remarkably successful paleo diet, check out Andrew Dolan’s The Taft Diet: How The President Lost 76 Lbs. Or my new Taft bio, out in March!
6
6
51
All of us
@ConstitutionCtr
mourning the passing of an American hero, President
#GeorgeHWBush
. He served as our Chair from 2006-8 & inspired all with his service. With his shining decency & love of Constitution that transcended party, he was the heir of the
#FoundingFathers
.
2
17
55
I talked to
@AliVelshi
about the
#SCOTUS
Commission's draft findings on Supreme Court reforms, including court expansion and term limits.
Check back tonight for a longer
@ConstitutionCtr
We the People podcast on the Commission!
1
14
52
Thank you CJ Roberts for superb NCC shout-out! "The National Constitution Center is leveraging its marvelous museum in Philadelphia with videos, online learning, and specialized training—including a “Drafting Table,” which illustrates how provisions of the Constitution evolved."
Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., issued his 2019 Year-End Report on the Federal Judiciary.
106
214
483
5
8
55
0
11
47
Thank you
@BeschlossDC
for illuminating conversation on your great new book PRESIDENTS OF WAR. And thanks for stressing how far we’ve come from Founders' conception that Congress, not president, has the power to declare war! Video here
Thank you to the National Constitution Center and Jeffrey Rosen for an enjoyable evening last night in Philadelphia talking about my book PRESIDENTS OF WAR:
1
13
112
1
13
48
All of us
@ConstitutionCtr
are thrilled to be collaborating with
@KhanAcademy
to create a Constitution 101 course for high school students across America. Thank you
@YassPrize
for supporting this nonpartisan solution to our national civics crisis.
JUST ANNOUNCED:
@khanacademy
and
@ConstitutionCtr
will launch a FREE online course, providing high school students a nonpartisan opportunity to learn about the core principles of the Constitution and civil dialogue.
10
142
490
10
15
51
Grief and gratitude
@ConstitutionCtr
on the passing of Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. She was one of America’s greatest advocates for civic education and we were so fortunate to work with her and
@icivics
to promote civil dialogue. May her memory inspire America to live up to our…
0
14
49
So excited
@sheldongilbert
is joining us
@ConstitutionCtr
! His passion for the Constitution will help us spread so much learning and light! So grateful to Sheldon and his family for coming to Philly to advance our inspiring mission of constitutional education for all!
0
11
49
What a thrill to award 2016
#LibertyMedal
to
@repjohnlewis
@ConstitutionCtr
. He is an American constitutional hero!
1
17
47
Thank you
@neal_katyal
&
@gtconway3d
for great
@washingtonpost
piece on bi-partisan foundation of the U.S. Constitution — the inspiring charter of human freedom that unites us!
There's a much deeper point than birthright citizenship at stake-one the
@WashingtonPost
captured w/its headline. The Constitution not only transcends our politics, it is what unites us--particularly in these incivil times.
@RosenJeffrey
has been a leader in reminding us of this
4
41
108
1
9
44
RIP
#JohnLewis
, Constitutional hero.
@ConstitutionCtr
honored to award 2016
#LibertyMedal
to a great American crusader for equality for all.
0
9
43
Thrilled that
@ConstitutionCtr
&
@TheAtlantic
have just launched our new
#BattlefortheConstitution
project, convening thinkers of all perspectives to illuminate America’s constitutional debates. Excited to work w/
@beccarosen
@JeffreyGoldberg
& NCC team!
1
22
41
DC friends: please join
@JeffreyGoldberg
and me tomorrow am for
@TheAtlantic
&
@ConstitutionCtr
conversation on the future of the Constitution. Can’t wait to interview
@ChrisCoons
&
@JeffFlake
on their bipartisan efforts to preserve the legitimacy of
@ussenate
and
#SCOTUS
!
Tomorrow,
@TheAtlantic
&
@ConstitutionCtr
explore the health of the building blocks of our democracy.
Speakers include
@RosenJeffrey
,
@JeffFlake
,
@ChrisCoons
,
@JeffreyGoldberg
,
@alexwagner
& others.
WATCH LIVE:
#AmericasTownHall
#AtlanticXNC
14
19
28
6
19
39
Thank you so much
@KenBurns
for joining
@ConstitutionCtr
on Friday for a live discussion of the constitutional lessons of the American Revolution, the Civil War, and the New Deal. Can’t wait for our conversation!
Teachers & students: Join me, along with
@ConstitutionCtr
's
@RosenJeffrey
, on Friday for a live discussion of the American Constitution in Times of Crisis. Sign up at the link below. Can't wait to see you!
5
71
125
1
11
41
All of us
@ConstitutionCtr
saddened by the passing and grateful for the light-filled life of our founding Chair Jack Bogle. His devotion to reason, prudence, and self-mastery made all Americans better investors and better citizens.
1
5
39
After a week of dialogue, deliberation and compromise, a group of ideologically diverse scholars convened by
@ConstitutionCtr
agreed on proposals for five pathbreaking constitutional amendments.
@khanacademy
4
11
38
Thanks to the awe-inspiring
#RBG
for a conversation to remember always, full of light, wisdom, and optimism about liberty, equality, and the Constitution!
@ConstitutionCtr
Tune in!
Watch a conversation with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg:
@PennLaw
#SCOTUS
#RBG
#AmericasTownHall
0
10
15
1
12
39
Thrilled that David Coleman
@CollegeBoard
just announced partnership w/
@ConstitutionCtr
to create 2 wk program for all A.P. students to learn essential principles of
#FirstAmendment
. Using
#InteractiveConstitution
, millions will learn about the
#FiveFreedoms
& why they matter!
@ConstitutionCtr
&
@RosenJeffrey
with
@CollegeBoard
are creating a 2-week online program for high school students to teach about freedom & democracy after AP tests.
#AspenIdeas
2
1
2
2
20
38
Happy
#ConstitutionDay
from
@ConstitutionCtr
! In collaboration with
@NYTimesLearning
, thrilled to launch Constitutional Exchanges with students across America. Please check them out and learn about
#1A
and
#FreeSpeech
!
3
16
36
Happy
#ConstitutionDay
! Please join
@ConstitutionCtr
for an inspiring day of free online programs, incl:
#Preamble
reading at 8:45, live class with Justice Gorsuch at noon and, at 6:30PM, the award of the 2020
#LibertyMedal
to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg!
2
17
36
Thanks to
@SenJohnMcCain
for receiving 2017
#LibertyMedal
@constitutionctr
and inspiring audience with the best of America
#whatamericaneeds
4
14
36
Thanks
@sheldongilbert
and agreed
@NYCNavid
about the power of
@HamiltonMusical
as a way of engaging citizens in civil constitutional conversations.
@ConstitutionCtr
stands ready to help, convene, and inspire!
0
8
31
Everyone
@constitutionctr
thinking of our neighbors in Pittsburgh with George Washington’s fervent wish to the Hebrew Congregation of Newport: that "every one shall sit in safety under his own vine and fig tree and there shall be none to make him afraid.”
#TreeofLife
1
15
32
Everyone
@ConstitutionCtr
sending good thoughts to
@SenJohnMcCain
, valiant & deserving recepient of 2017
#LibertyMedal
.
#AmericanHero
0
7
31
Thrilled that
@ConstitutionCtr
&
@khanacademy
are partnering on our new Constitution 101 course—check out the preview video!
Launching September 2024,
@khanacademy
and
@ConstitutionCtr
will offer a free online course about the
#Constitution
and how this document shapes the lives of every citizen of the United States.
Sign up for updates:
2
10
31
0
8
33
Congratulations to my brilliant and beloved wife, Professor Lauren Coyle Rosen, for winning the President’s Award For Distinguished Teaching
@Princeton
3
1
32
@Eagles
v
@Patriots
: Greatest triumph of Philly over New England since constitutional convention! Go Birds!
@ConstitutionCtr
0
15
31
Thank you
@reb_roz
@annmariestone
and the amazing teams
@simonschuster
@ConstitutionCtr
for making this great launch week possible!
Congrats to NCC President and CEO
@RosenJeffrey
whose book “The Pursuit of Happiness” debuted as
#12
on the
@nytimes
Bestseller List!
Hear Rosen discuss the book with
@TheAtlantic
’s
@JeffreyGoldberg
:
2
5
18
4
2
31
Happy
#ConstitutionDay
from all of us
@ConstitutionCtr
! Please join all day for an inspiring lineup of online programs, culminating in Gordon Wood and other great historians discussing his new book on the Revolution and the Constitution
#wethepeople
Missed our
#ConstitutionDay
message from President & CEO
@RosenJeffrey
?
Read it now, and join us live for a full day of free online programming!
0
2
9
2
10
30
Thank you so much
@KenBurns
! You’ve inspired America to learn about our founding principles and the daily quest for the pursuit of happiness and your support of the book is so meaningful!
Congrats to the
@ConstitutionCtr
's brilliant President and CEO
@RosenJeffrey
on the release of his latest book, The Pursuit of Happiness, a deep yet accessible exploration of the ideas and values that defined America at its founding.
12
145
583
0
2
31
Thank you
@judgeluttig
&
@kewhittington
for an invaluable debate about whether the Constitution allows the Senate to try a former president. A comprehensive review of the arguments on both sides as the Senate prepares to receive the articles of impeachment on Monday.
Can the senate hold an impeachment trial for a former president?
Judge J. Michael Luttig and
@kewhittington
of
@princeton
turn to the constitutional text and look to history to discuss with
#WTPpodcast
host
@RosenJeffrey
.
#NCCpodcast
1
9
16
4
7
29
Happy
#BillOfRightsDay
! To celebrate, please check out the three Bills of Rights proposed by the conservative, progressive & libertarian teams on the
#ConstitutionDraftingProject
@ConstitutionCtr
. There was far more agreement than we expected!
17
6
26
Thank you
@cspan
for replaying
@SenJohnMcCain
’s unforgettable speech at the 2017
#LibertyMedal
@ConstitutionCtr
. Such a moving tribute to an American patriot.
.
@ConstitutionCtr
montage when Sen. John McCain was honored with the National Constitution Center’s 2017 Liberty Medal. Full video here:
8
93
265
0
9
29
Wisdom from
#Madison
on a beautiful Saturday
@JMMontpelier
! Thanks to
@KatImhoff1
for all she is doing to spread the light from Madison’s temple of reason!
@ConstitutionCtr
@CntConstitution
1
7
27
Great idea!
@jbf1755
, please consider
@ConstitutionCtr
as the venue for your convening of historians for a non-partisan national history Teach-In! We would love to host!
@jbf1755
Doc, been wanting to add a request.
Could you live stream it so a few of us living in rural parts of the USA where the need is just as great could at least listen? Maybe
@RosenJeffrey
could help as he's always using innovative outreach.
I just fear urban in person closes us out.
0
0
9
4
3
29
Such an honor for
@constitutionctr
to award the 2021 Liberty Medal to
@LoujainHathloul
and
#JimmyLai
. This inspiring video tells the story of their heroic struggles for liberty in Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong, and around the globe.
1
12
28
Justice Ginsburg continues to speak out: read her interviews with
@AP
(
http://t.co/hheJFa6CrD)
and
@Reuters
(
http://t.co/scZAIC59bS)!
3
45
26
"When the architects of our Republic wrote the magnificent. words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir.”
#MartinLutherKing
,
#IHaveADream
. Happy
#MLKDay2020
!
“I have a dream...”
Don't miss a live reading of
#MartinLutherKing
Jr.’s iconic speech performed by a diverse ensemble of local actors and students.
Today at 12 and 2 p.m.:
#MLKDay
#IHaveADream
1
4
7
0
14
28
All of us
@ConstitutionCtr
are so excited to partner with
@AP_Trevor
@CollegeBoard
to launch our Classroom Exchanges on
#ConstitutionDay
!
#APteachers
: please sign up your great classes to have moderated conversations about the
#Constitution
with other classrooms across America!
#AP
teachers: Discuss your class’s constitutional questions with peers from around the U.S. with the
@ConstitutionCtr
classroom exchange. Sign up today:
1
15
29
3
10
27
Thank you so much
@SteveForbesCEO
for great review and appreciation of our most constitutional president! It would be an honor to welcome you to
@ConstitutionCtr
to talk about freedom and the Constitution!
Great book by
@RosenJeffrey
that documents how Taft wasn't fit for the presidency, but later became an effective Chief Justice for the Supreme Court.
1
7
13
1
3
23
Thank you
@WTPclark
for convening your superb Reno High School students
@ConstitutionCtr
for a constitutional conversation to remember! You are an inspiring teacher and they are inspiring models of citizen-scholars!
@khackbusch
#NCCed
Had a wonderful, reasoned debate with
@RosenJeffrey
on hyper-partisanship, majority rule v. minority rule, and unalienable rights in the
@ConstitutionCtr
.
@CivicEducation
2
3
25
0
4
27
Happy Birthday
#19thAmendment
! Explore early drafts of the Amendment at this new
@ConstitutionCtr
Drafting Table interactive, which just went live today! More interactives to celebrate
#19thAt100
go live next week!
0
5
26
Thank you Justice Kennedy for unforgettable and inspiring talk about the importance of Constitutional education for all. All of us
@ConstitutionCtr
so honored to award you the 2019
#LibertyMedal
!
ICYMI:
#SupremeCourt
Justice Neil Gorsuch presented the 2019
#LibertyMedal
to Justice Anthony Kennedy for his efforts to inspire Americans to learn about the Constitution through civic education and civil dialogue.
Video:
@RosenJeffrey
1
3
7
1
2
25
Thanks to the inspiring
@KenBurns
for an unforgettable conversation about storytelling, the Constitution, and the ongoing quest for freedom and equality, from the Civil War and Reconstruction to today!
@PBS
@ConstitutionCtr
The Constitution is itself a story, one that changes with time but lives true, hopefully, to our values and goals as a country. Listen to my conversation with
@RosenJeffrey
on the
@ConstitutionCtr
’s We the People podcast
@PBS
0
33
79
0
7
26
Happy 230 Birthday, U.S. Constitution!
#ConstitutionDay
podcast: what would Madison think of American democracy today?
@ConstitutionCtr
How can we resurrect Madisonian values today? Vikram Amar
@UIllinoisLaw
& Steven Calabresi
@NorthwesternLaw
discuss:
3
3
7
2
19
23
Thanks to Chris McGinnis for best
@ConstitutionCtr
Costume: the walking
#InteractiveConstitution
!
1
4
23
RIP Justice Stevens, who believed the Constitution requires the government to be neutral at all times
@TheAtlantic
#SCOTUS
2
16
25
Happy
#Constitution
Day! All of us
@ConstitutionCtr
are thrilled to launch the new
#interactiveconstitution
! Learn from leading liberal & conservative voices discussing every provision of the Constitution w/ essays, videos, blogs, podcasts & more!
2
15
25
Thank you
@KenBurns
for encouraging remote learners to check out
@ConstitutionCtr
’s live constitutional classes in the Fall! We’re excited to post the 20-21 schedule and hope to have you back to inspire students and teachers everywhere!
Please check out
@ConstitutionCtr
's free virtual classes this Fall. I had the pleasure of joining
@RosenJeffrey
in the Spring for a class on constitutional battles amid moments of crisis. Civic education is essential to preserving our democracy.
1
23
53
0
2
23
Thanks
@GeorgeWill
for shining light on the achievements of our most constitutional president!
#TaftNostalgia
#WWWHTD
1
7
24
So proud of my
@ConstitutionCtr
colleagues for making possible this remarkable theatrical experience! Teaching history through theater and primary sources is so inspiring!
3
5
23
Such an inspiring reading of
#MLKDay
i have a dream speech from students and actors
@ConstitutionCtr
. As Dr. King said: "When the architects of our republic” wrote the Constitution & Declaration, "they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir."
"I have a dream ..."
In this 2018 clip, a volunteer cast of students and actors gathered at
@ConstitutionCtr
for a live reading of Martin Luther King Jr.’s iconic speech.
Learn more with this year's FREE virtual programming:
#sschat
#apgov
#NCCed
0
3
6
0
9
23
Thank you
@profamandatyler
for working with
#RBG
to give us this final collection of her inspiring words—every one of them is a gift!
So grateful to
@RosenJeffrey
of the
@ConstitutionCtr
for this review in the
@washingtonpost
of the book that
#RBG
and I compiled together on her life and career, "Justice, Justice Thou Shalt Pursue":
2
12
49
2
2
23
So excited to launch the new
#FoundersLibrary
@ConstitutionCtr
! Thank you
@TheGNapp
and Paul Rahe for joining the panel of scholars that selected 150 primary texts and 50 Supreme Court cases for our Constitution101 core curriculum.
Here's the link:
This week on
#WTPpodcast
, historians Paul Rahe and
@TheGNapp
both contributors to the new
#FoundersLibrary
, join
@RosenJeffrey
to examine texts that inspired the founders before and during the Constitutional Convention.
Listen now:
0
4
7
5
13
21
#ConversationsWithRBG
is out Today! Philly friends: please join
@Dahlialithwick
and me for launch
@ConstitutionCtr
tomorrow evening!
@macmillanbooks
@HenryHolt
2
12
23
Thank you
@triviapotus
for a great review!
‘The Pursuit of Happiness’ by Jeffrey Rosen
Our rating: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5 stars)
Follow the thread for our brief review.🧵1/4
1
9
87
0
2
23
Thank you
@kateashaw1
&
@dfarber
for a memorable celebration of the life and legacy of Justice Stevens.
We the People: Two of Justice John Paul Stevens' former law clerks,
@dfarber
of
@BerkeleyLaw
and
@kateashaw1
of
@CardozoLaw
, join host
@RosenJeffrey
to commemorate the late justice’s life and legacy.
PODCAST:
#WTPpodcast
#NCCpodcast
#SCOTUS
0
2
14
0
7
21
Looking forward to memorable commemoration
@ConstitutionCtr
tomorrow of the 150th Anniversary of the
#14thAmendment
with
@TMI_LDF
&
@Sifill_LDF
! Please join in Philly or by livestream!
Tomorrow, LDF's
@TMI_LDF
&
@ConstitutionCtr
commemorate the 150th anniversary of the 14th Amendment's ratification. Don't miss 3 daytime panels & an evening keynote with
@EricHolder
!
@Sifill_LDF
&
@RosenJeffrey
moderate.
WATCH LIVE:
#AmericasTownHall
0
15
15
0
6
22
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men,…
0
5
22
#WilliamHowardTaft
is out today! Philly friends: please join Judge Doug Ginsburg and me
@ConstitutionCtr
for launch and convo about our most judicial president and presidential Chief Justice!
2
11
22
Inspiring
#ConstitutionDay
@ConstitutionCtr
. Simon Tam from
@theslants
just sang a beautiful song about his
#SCOTUS
case: “Art is like a mirror or a piece of glass. It teaches us what’s possible.”
1
7
22
Thank you so much
@salkhanacademy
for a memorable conversation about the current crisis and the Constitution. Look forward to working together as
@ConstitutionCtr
’s launches a new Constitution 101 class for adults!
Always enjoy talking to Jeff Rosen at the National Constitution Center and the conversation was especially relevant this week:
1
7
65
8
6
22
On the 158th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address, I talked to
@katemasur
&
@seanwilentz
about every line of the speech, from "Four score & seven" to "of the people, by the people, for the people.” From all of us
@ConstitutionCtr
,
#HappyThanksgiving
!
0
7
21
Thank you
@EHSlattery
for including me in this remarkable episode on the Dred Scott dissents. As you say, quoting Dred Scott’s descendants, “Americans should learn from their history, not bury their history.”
#DissedPod
@ConstitutionCtr
3
6
20
Happy
#ConstitutionDay
! Great conversation
@ConstitutionCtr
with
@emilybazelon
,
@stevenmazie
,
@RichLowry
, and
@ilan_wurman
about originalism and whether the Supreme Court applies it consistently

1
12
20
On this
#January6thAnniversary
the
#WeThePeople
episode we ran
@ConstitutionCtr
the day after the assault on the Capitol, w/
@judgeluttig
&
@BerkeleyLaw
Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, continues to spread light about preserving the guardrails of American democracy
1
10
21
It was so meaningful to talk with
@KenBurns
about the pursuit happiness as the pursuit of lifelong learning. As he,
@ericaadunbar
and Benjamin Franklin remind us, the quest for the good life is daily practice.
Watch
@KenBurns
discuss Benjamin Franklin’s lifelong pursuit of knowledge and happiness in last week’s
#NCCed
class takeover.
The full class with Burns,
@ericaadunbar
, and
@RosenJeffrey
is available on
@ConstitutionCtr
’s YouTube:
5
37
159
1
6
21
Thank you
@AlanDersh
&
@JoshuaMatz8
for remarkably substantive, civil, and illuminating debate about impeachment & the Constitution!
We the People: What constitutes an impeachable offense?
@AlanDersh
and
@JoshuaMatz8
join host
@RosenJeffrey
for a spirited debate on when and how the Framers intended for the impeachment power to be used.
PODCAST:
2
13
19
4
9
17
Happy
#July4th
! Please join the conversation
@constitutionctr
about how to interpret the
#Constitution
in light of the
#DeclarationOfIndependence
!
#TweettheDeclaration
via
@WSJ
2
11
18
I love chatting with
@nicolewong
for the exactly the same reasons! And I always learn so much from her creative and urgently relevant ideas about how to translate constitutional values online. Loved our conversation and look forward to the next one!
I love chatting with
@RosenJeffrey
. He is brilliant and eloquent and has the most gracious way of making me sound smarter than I am. Catch our conversation at
#FutureofSpeech
#FOSO18
.
0
3
22
1
3
20
Thanks
@ishapiro
to you and
@LeahLitman
for a great
#WTPNCC
podcast! Loved your constitutional repartee and let’s reconvene soon — the more the better!
1
1
20