"We the People" by Jill Lepore

"We the People" by Jill Lepore

The U.S. Constitution is among the oldest constitutions in the world but also one of the most difficult to amend. Our guest today, Jill Lepore, Harvard professor of history and law, explains why in her latest book, We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution. Published on the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding, the book offers an entirely fresh history of the U.S. Constitution. We the People focuses in particular on the document’s …