About this episode
Akhil Amar, Sterling Professor of law and political science at Yale, joins Sarah and David for a deep dive into the constitutional battles and amendments that ended slavery, offering a preview of his forthcoming book, Born Equal: Remaking America’s Constitution, 1840–1920 . The Agenda: —Exploring originalism and American identity —Our canonical texts —The Second Amendment and originalism —The evolution of constitutional interpretation —‘His errors were symmetric’ —Harriet Beecher Stowe: America’s first female superstar Show Notes: — Read "Brothers In Law" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices