Democracy Paradox
Democracy Paradox
Justin Kempf
Cass Sunstein on Interpreting the US Constitution
49 minutes Posted Aug 15, 2023 at 9:00 am.
Thinking about the Constitution 3:06Different Interpretations - 10:44Textualism - 24:07Amendment or Interpretation - 37:23Key LinksHow to Interpret the Constitution  by Cass SunsteinThe World According to Star Wars  by Cass SunsteinFollow Cass Sunstein on Twitter @CassSunsteinDemocracy Paradox PodcastJoseph Fishkin on the Constitution, American History, and Economic InequalityDonald Horowitz on the Formation of Democratic ConstitutionsMore Episodes from the PodcastMore InformationDemocracy GroupApes of the State created all MusicEmail the show at [email protected] on Twitter @DemParadox, Facebook, Instagram @democracyparadoxpodcast100 Books on DemocracySupport the show
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It would be a miracle if the original understanding of the Constitution just landed time and time again with the views in 2023 of the right-wing of the Republican Party. That would be too amazing a coincidence. That's more than troublesome.Cass SunsteinAccess Bonus Episodes on PatreonMake a one-time Donation to Democracy Paradox.A full transcript is available at www.democracyparadox.com.Cass Sunstein is the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard Law School. During Obama’s first term he was the Administrator for the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. He is the author of dozens of books including Nudge(with Richard Thaler) and The World According to Star Wars. His most recent book is How to Interpret the Constitution.Key HighlightsIntroduction - 0:38Thinking about the Constitution - 3:06Different Interpretations - 10:44Textualism - 24:07Amendment or Interpretation - 37:23Key LinksHow to Interpret the Constitution  by Cass SunsteinThe World According to Star Wars  by Cass SunsteinFollow Cass Sunstein on Twitter @CassSunsteinDemocracy Paradox PodcastJoseph Fishkin on the Constitution, American History, and Economic InequalityDonald Horowitz on the Formation of Democratic ConstitutionsMore Episodes from the PodcastMore InformationDemocracy GroupApes of the State created all MusicEmail the show at [email protected] on Twitter @DemParadox, Facebook, Instagram @democracyparadoxpodcast100 Books on DemocracySupport the show