Constitution Archives - The American Scholar

The Virtue of an Educated Voter

By Alan Taylor | 09/06/2016 |

The Founders believed that a well-informed electorate preserves our fragile democracy and benefits American society as a whole

Courting All Voters

By Lincoln Caplan | 06/06/2016 |

The judicial effects of American civic engagement

The Embattled First Amendment

By Lincoln Caplan | 03/04/2015 |

The Supreme Court is interpreting free speech in new ways that threaten our democracy