series and dangler daikema distinguished professor of government at claremont mckenna college his newest book which he ll discuss today is crisis of the two constitutions the rise decline and recovery of american greatness. it s such a pleasure to of you wilfred covington and charles kessler your two books are fascinating because they re both about constitutional history and how we should think about the present although they approach it from different perspectives. so i want to begin just by inviting each of you to put your important arguments on the table and professor cadrington if we if we can begin with you at the end book you identify five factors that have coincided with increased interest in the article 5 amendment process over american history which include discontent over supreme court decisions transformational social change the upheavals of war and other crises policy experimentation in the states and extreme political polarization. there s a lot there but tell us
constitution 200 years 27 amendments and the promise of a more perfect union and charles kessler a senior fellow at the clermont institute editor of the claremont review of books post of the claremonts american mind series and dangler daikema distinguished professor of government at claremont mckenna college his newest book which he ll discuss today is crisis of the two constitutions the rise decline and recovery of american greatness. it s such a pleasure to of you wilfred covington and charles kessler your two books are fascinating because they re both about constitutional history and how we should think about the present although they approach it from different perspectives. so i want to begin just by inviting each of you to put your important arguments on the table and professor cadrington if we if we can begin with you at the end book you identify five factors that have coincided with increased interest in the article 5 amendment process over american history which inclu
of the claremonts american mind series and dangler daikema distinguished professor of government at claremont mckenna college his newest book which he ll discuss today is crisis of the two constitutions the rise decline and recovery of american greatness. it s such a pleasure to of you wilfred covington and charles kessler your two books are fascinating because they re both about constitutional history and how we should think about the present although they approach it from different perspectives. so i want to begin just by inviting each of you to put your important arguments on the table and professor cadrington if we if we can begin with you at the end book you identify five factors that have coincided with increased interest in the article 5 amendment process over american history which include discontent over supreme court decisions transformational social change the upheavals of war and other crises policy experimentation in the states and extreme political polarization.
of the claremonts american mind series and dangler daikema distinguished professor of government at claremont mckenna college his newest book which he ll discuss today is crisis of the two constitutions the rise decline and recovery of american greatness. it s such a pleasure to of you wilfred covington and charles kessler your two books are fascinating because they re both about constitutional history and how we should think about the present although they approach it from different perspectives. so i want to begin just by inviting each of you to put your important arguments on the table and professor cadrington if we if we can begin with you at the end book you identify five factors that have coincided with increased interest in the article 5 amendment process over american history which include discontent over supreme court decisions transformational social change the upheavals of war and other crises policy experimentation in the states and extreme political polarization.