How Our National Narrative Led to Abolition of Slavery | Interview: Akhil Amar

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