As Trump sends troops into Los Angeles, a look at the U.S. Constitution — an object of great political veneration in this country. Legal scholar Aziz Rana examines the contradictions within it, which have allowed for the authoritarianism of the Trump administration. Aziz Rana, The Constitutional Bind: How Americans Came to Idolize a Document That … Continued
We speak with Eric Foner the author of The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution. The Reconstruction amendments abolished slavery, guaranteed all persons due process and equal protection of the law, and equipped black men with the right to vote. They established the principle of birthright citizenship and guaranteed the … Continued
Today Kris Welch welcomes Pulitzer Prize Winning journalist David Cay Johnston who discusses his bestselling book “The Making of Donald Trump” and discusses what Donald Trump is Doing to You. He also gives listeners a sneak peek into his KPFA event in Berkeley this Thursday, October 19th. [bs_button size=”md” type=”info” value=”Get Tix Here” href=”https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3066530″]
How geography shapes interpretation of the US constitution. Tomorrow the US Supreme Court will begin hearing oral arguments on marriage equality in four cases consolidated under the name Obergefell v. Hodges. We’ll talk about that and more with Yale Political Science Professor Akhil Reed Amar, author of the new book The Law of the Land: … Continued
