A Lecture On the Constitution + Meet, Drink, and Discuss Afterwards

We are going to meet at the Commonwealth Club to hear Jeffrey Rosen speak about the Constitution, and then we will meet Cafe Terminus afterwards to discuss.

You will need to buy a ticket ($22) from the Commonwealth Club to hear the lecture. You can use this link to buy your ticket(s).

The schedule of events:

5:00 Meet at the Commonwealth Club to Listen to Jeffrey Rosen.
6:30 Lecture Concludes.
7:00 Meet at Cafe Terminus to discuss the talk.

Here is the promotional text from the Commonwealth Club:

Commonwealth Club World Affairs welcomes back Jeffrey Rosen, this time to explore the clashing visions of Hamilton and Jefferson about how to balance liberty and power in a debate that continues to define—and divide—our country. Hamilton pushed for a strong federal government and a powerful executive, while Jefferson championed states’ rights and individual liberties. This ongoing tug-of-war has shaped all the pivotal moments in American history, including Abraham Lincoln’s fight against slavery and Southern secession, the expansion of federal power under Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal, and Ronald Reagan’s and Donald Trump’s conservative pushes to attempt to shrink the size of the federal government.

Rosen will explain how Hamilton’s and Jefferson’s disagreement over how to interpret the Constitution has shaped landmark debates in Congress and the Supreme Court about executive power, from John Marshall’s early battles with Andrew Jackson to the current divisions among the justices on issues from presidential immunity to control over the administrative state.

Hope to see you there!