| Leading off this week’s curation is the companion piece to Michael Warren’s op-ed last week, which catalogued the top five reasons why all Americans should revere the Constitution. Expanding on those arguments, Warren lists federalism, equality under the law, unalienable rights, voting, and the amendment process as five additional reasons why the Constitution should be honored. As Warren concludes, “To preserve our liberties, revere the Constitution, and convince others to do the same.” Tony Williams reviews “A Glorious Liberty,” a new book by the journalist Damon Root on Frederick Douglass and the anti-slavery character of the U.S. Constitution. Though early in his public life Douglass agreed with the abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison that the Constitution supported slavery, he eventually changed his mind and concluded that it did not sanction the idea of a person being counted as property. As Williams writes, Douglass came to believe that “slavery was antithetical to a constitutional republic founded on the natural rights evident in the principles in the Preamble and due process clause of the Fifth Amendment.” At 1776 Unites, Ismael Hernandez sheds light on two alternative approaches to studying race in America. The first approach views history through the lens of the expansion of individual freedom, an optimistic account that notes the importance of Christianity and natural law as “indispensable elements in the development of American constitutionalism.” The other approach, which Hernandez calls the dialectical approach, sees history as competing groups based on ethnicity and race vying for power. This account lends itself to thinking that America was founded on racism and slavery, a view best exemplified in the New York Times’s 1619 Project. Original Posts Michael Warren, RealClearPublicAffairs In the News Harold Holzer, Wall Street Journal Ismael Hernandez, 1776 Unites Associated Press Chicago Tribune Joanne Florino, Philanthropy Roundtable Richard D. Wilkins, Syracuse.com Isabella B. Cho, Harvard Crimson John O. McGinnis, Law & Liberty Karlyn Bowman, AEI Dan McLaughlin, National Review Dana Devon, The Hill Ray Tyler, Teaching American History Ria Agarwal, Tufts Daily Tony Williams, Law & Liberty Deborah Yaffe, Princeton Alumni Weekly Conor Friedersdorf, Bob Woodson, & Jason Ross, National Association of Scholars There are many dates that vie for the year that America was truly founded: 1619, as the New York Times argues; 1620, as we discussed... Center for Education Reform Our mission is to expand educational opportunities that lead to improved economic outcomes for all Americans, particularly our youth... Michael Pack, William F. Buckley, Jr. Program Filmmaker Michael Pack speaks about his movie on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and answers questions from the... Senator Ben Sasse, U.S. Senate Mr. President, the debate about the legislative filibuster is not a debate about S.1, or S.101, or S.901. No. This is a debate about... Amity Shlaes & Allen Guelzo, James Madison Program Today, a battle rages in our country. Many Americans are attracted to socialism and economic redistribution while opponents... Chris Flannery, American Story This episode is about an American warship that carries on the name and the work of an American warrior. The ship and her crew... Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, National Constitution Center In this video lesson, explore the landmark Supreme Court case Dred Scott v. Sandford. U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Neil M. Gorsuch... Carl Cannon's Great American Stories Good morning, it's Friday, March 26, 2021, the day of the week when I reprise a quotation meant to be ... As I noted in this space a few years ago, the events that led to Maryland Day took place over ... Thirty-two years ago today, in a speech to the National Association of Manufacturers, President George H.W. Bush reprised an old ... | 
