A LIVING FRAMEWORK
The Constitution is the world's oldest written national constitution still in continuous operation, but continuity has required change. Twenty-seven amendments...
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THE BILL OF RIGHTS
J ames Madison introduced amendments in the First Congress, drawing upon state declarations of rights and ratification proposals. Congress sent...
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RATIFICATION: THE PEOPLE ARGUE
The Convention signed the Constitution on September 17, 1787. It would take effect after ratification by nine state conventions. The...
Read More“WE THE PEOPLE” – AND WHO COUNTED
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union… The Preamble begins not "We...
Read MoreTHE COMPROMISE WITH SLAVERY
The Constitution avoided the words slave and slavery, but it protected the institution through structure and compromise. This was not...
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A GOVERNMENT OF DIVIDED POWER
The framers sought a national government strong enough to tax, regulate commerce, conduct foreign affairs, provide defense and enforce law....
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THE CONVENTION: COMPROMISE IN A CLOSED ROOM
Fifty-five delegates attended at various times; thirty-nine ultimately signed. They were lawyers, merchants, planters, physicians, soldiers and public officials-experienced and...
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From Cold War Hesitation to $210 Billion Synergy: The Evolving Calculus of US–India Economic Ties
BY TIP TEAM As two of the world’s largest democracies navigate an increasingly fragmented global order, few bilateral partnerships carry...
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THE PROMISE AND THE CONTRADICTION
The assertion that all men are created equal was revolutionary in scope and radically incomplete in application. The political community...
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