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Coronavirus & The Economy (w/ Rachel Greszler) May 11, 2020

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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.

COVID-19, Congress, & China (w/ Rep. Adam Kinzinger, Sen. Marsha Blackburn, and Peter Roff) May 07, 2020

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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.

Edison, Inventions, & Patent Law (w/ Dr. Paul Israel) May 04, 2020

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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

Pandemic in American History: The Spanish Flu (w/ Dr. Jennifer Keene) Apr 30, 2020

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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

Lincoln & The Emancipation Proclamation (w/ Scot Faulkner) Apr 27, 2020

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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/

COVID-19 & Religious Liberty, Elections, & Movement (w/ Joerg Knipprath) Apr 22, 2020

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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

Abraham Lincoln's Address at Cooper Union (w/ James Best) Apr 22, 2020

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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's Promise (w/ Bob Woodson) Apr 21, 2020

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"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/

The Electoral College & Why It's Still Relevant Today (w/ Professor Randy Barnett) Apr 21, 2020

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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

The Constitution and the Morse Code (w/ Professor James Clinger) Apr 16, 2020

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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...

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