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How Our Constitution Works ... And Why It Doesn’t
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How Our Constitution Works ... And Why It Doesn’t

Hosted by constitution · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 15 episodes

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15
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Exploring the US Constitution with a critical eye looking forward and back with author, lawyer, and syndicated columnist William Cooper and Pulitzer Prize-winning American legal historian Ed Larson. Ed: law.pepperdine.edu/faculty-research/edward-larson Will: will-cooper.com

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constitution hosts How Our Constitution Works ... And Why It Doesn’t, a news show with 15 episodes published.

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Trump's Ballroom

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An easy question to answer: it violates the constitution. Here's why.

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Voting Rights with Ned Foley

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An in-depth discussion on this essential topic with law professor Ned Foley of Ohio State, the leading scholar in this area. https://moritzlaw.osu.edu/edward-b-foley-ba-jd

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A discussion with Erwin Chemerinsky

May 5, 202626mEp. 170

We discuss the legendary legal scholar's new The New York Times opinion piece, By Week's End, Trump's War Will Be Plainly Illegal. We also hear about his new book, Campus Speech and Academic Freedom: A Guide for Difficul

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How To Stop Partisan Gerrymandering

Apr 28, 202631mEp. 160

There is a pathway in the constitution. Allow us to explain.

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Ken Belson, The New York Times

Apr 25, 202634mEp. 120

Ken is the lead NFL reporter for The New York Times. We discuss the recent NFL meetings, the upcoming draft, and his hit book, Every Day Is Sunday: How Jerry Jones, Robert Kraft, and Roger Goodell Turned the NFL into a C

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Presidential Immunity from Criminal Prosecution

Apr 22, 202638mEp. 140

A substantive discussion about one of constitutional law's most controversial topics.

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Federalizing Elections

Apr 20, 202635mEp. 40

A deep dive into this key constitutional battleground. Trump is very focused on the 2026 midterm elections. What can he do from a constitutional perspective? A huge question for the country.

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Independent Agencies

Apr 16, 202644mEp. 70

On the latest episode of How Our Constitution Works … And Why It Doesn’t, we discuss whether, and to what extent, executive agencies can operate outside the president’s control. It’s a complicated and fascinating questio

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The War Powers

Apr 14, 202639mEp. 130

Law Professor Richard Epstein (one of the most-cited legal scholars of all time) joins to discuss the war powers. His new book The Myth of Birthright Citizenship: What the Fourteenth Amendment Really Says comes out May 1

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The Major Questions Doctrine

Apr 7, 202652mEp. 110

A stimulating conversation with Yale law professor William Eskridge, one of the most-cited legal scholars of all time.

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The Shadow Docket: A conversation with Professor Steve Vladeck

Mar 31, 202645mEp. 100

Georgetown Law Professor Steve Vladeck joins the show to discuss his New York Times bestselling book The Shadow Docket. Steve a leading authority on the Supreme Court and his wildly popular Substack newsletter One First

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Elections During Wartime

Mar 25, 202634mEp. 90

On this episode of How Our Constitution Works ... And Why It Doesn't, we delve into a very timely and important topic: elections during wartime.

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The Spending Power

Mar 21, 202635mEp. 50

We discuss how the constitution works with respect to federal spending and why, today, it's not working. Highlights include the recent opinion from the high court striking down Trump's tariffs and his efforts to impound

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Partisan Primaries

Mar 17, 202636mEp. 80

In this episode we explore partisan primaries, a key factor in our highly polarized politics.

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The War Power

Mar 3, 202643mEp. 60

We analyze how the Constitution's power to declare war works ... and why it doesn't. Donald Trump's war with Iran charts new territory in this controversial area.

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Trump's Plan to Federalize Elections

Feb 17, 202635mEp. 30

We explore one of the most consequential constitutional questions in many years: President Trump's stated plan to nationalize elections in the upcoming 2026 midterms.

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How The Constitution Works ... And Why It Doesn't: Episode 1

Feb 10, 202622mEp. 20

The first episode of our new podcast. We delve into several ways the constitution isn’t working the way it’s supposed to, including Trump’s efforts to nationalize elections and impose tariffs without congressional suppor

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