
America's Constitution: A Biography — Why the Constitution Was Designed to Evolve
Can a constitutional system remain stable while continuously changing?
Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world.
Akhil Reed Amar's America's Constitution: A Biography presents the Constitution as more than a legal framework. It reveals an evolving system of popular sovereignty designed to balance institutional stability with democratic adaptation. Rather than viewing constitutional history as a series of isolated amendments or court decisions, this episode explores how incentives, representation, and institutional architecture interact across…
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