Constituting America’s ‘Constitutional Scholars’ available for media interviews
Two dozen historians, scholars, authors and legal experts to offer constitutional analysis, insight
As Constitution Day (September 17) approaches, more than two dozen of the nation’s leading constitutional scholars, historians, authors and legal experts will be available for media interviews to discuss the U.S. Constitution’s continued relevance in Americans’ daily lives.
The scholars – participants in Constituting America’s 90-day “Analyzing the Constitution” project – will be available to comment on a wide range of constitutional issues as well as their participation in the recent Analyzing the Constitution Project, through which the scholars joined with citizens around the country to read their essays and analyze the Constitution over a 90-day period.
“The mission of Constituting America is to engage America’s adults and students in learning about the Constitution and America’s founding principles,” said actress, author and radio host Janine Turner, who founded the non-profit organization with co-chair Cathy Gillespie in 2010. “By making our constitutional scholars available for media interviews, analysis and commentary, we hope to spark a national discussion surrounding the importance of the Constitution in contemporary civic life.”
Turner noted that the Constituting America website – www.constitutingamerica.org – offers a wealth of additional constitutional resources. In addition to scholarly essays contributed by the scholars, the site features essays by Turner herself, as well as essays aimed at kids contributed by Turner’s 13-year-old daughter, Juliette, who serves as Constituting America’s national youth director.
The website also offers links to complete copies of the Constitution, Declaration of Independence, the Federalist Papers and a variety of other educational resources.
“It was John Adams who said, ‘Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people,’” said Turner, an American history buff. “Our constitutional scholars are ready and willing to share their knowledge and insight in order to foster an informed and thoughtful discussion on America’s founding principles.”
Following is the list of scholars, historians, authors and legal experts participating in Constituting America’s Analyzing the Constitution project who are available for interviews and comments. To schedule an interview with one of these scholars or with Constituting America co-chair Janine Turner, please contact Amanda Hughes at (512) 573-8505 or amandahughesmail@gmail.com.
Constituting America’s Analyzing the Constitution Scholars
David Addington
Vice President for Domestic and Economic Policy
The Heritage Foundation
Steven H. Aden, Esq.
Senior Counsel
Alliance Defense Fund
W. B. Allen
Dean Emeritus James Madison College
Emeritus Professor of Political Science
Michigan State University
John S. Baker
Professor of Law Emeritus
Louisiana State University Law School
Andrew Baskin
Legal Assistant and Researcher
The Constitutional Sources Project
James D. Best
Author, Tempest at Dawn
David J. Bobb, Ph.D.
Director and Lecturer in Politics, Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship
Hillsdale College
Justin Butterfield
Constitutional Attorney, Liberty Institute
Robert Chapman-Smith
Instructional Design Associate, Bill of Rights Institute
Horace Cooper
Legal Commentator and Senior Fellow, The Heartland Institute
Carol Crossed
Owner and President
Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum
Cynthia Dunbar
Asst. Prof. of Law
Liberty University School of Law
William Duncan
Director, Marriage Law Foundation
Scot Faulkner
Executive Director
The Dreyfuss Initiative
Colin Hanna
President, Let Freedom Ring
Allison Hayward
Vice President of Policy, Center for Competitive Politics
Hadley Heath
Senior Policy Analyst, Independent Women’s Forum
Troy Kickler, Ph.D.
Founding Director, North Carolina History Project
Joerg W. Knipprath
Professor of Law, Southwestern Law School
David B. Kopel
Research Director, Independence Institute
Adjunct Professor of Advanced Constitutional Law, Denver University, Sturm College of Law
Marc Lampkin
Quinn Gillespie and Associates
Andrew Langer
President
The Institute for Liberty
Gary McCaleb
Senior Counsel
Alliance Defense Fund
Dan Morenoff
Attorney
Prof. Will Morrisey
Hillsdale College
Joe Postell
Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Colorado – Colorado Springs
Jeff Reed
Former Constitutional Law Professor, Western Kentucky University
Professor Charles Rice
Professor Emeritus of Law at the University of Notre Dame
Judge Jim Rogan
Superior Court of California
Tara Ross
Author, Enlightened Democracy: The Case for the Electoral College
Dr. Charles K. Rowley
Duncan Black Professor of Economics at George Mason University and General Director of The Locke Institute
George Schrader
Student of Political Science, Hillsdale College
Prof. Kyle Scott
Department of Political Science
University of Houston
Mr. Kelly Shackelford
President and CEO of Liberty Institute
Julia Shaw
Research Associate and Program Manager
B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies
Lawrence J. Spiwak
President, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
W. David Stedman
Editor, Our Ageless Constitution
Nathaniel Stewart
Attorney, Paul S. Teller, Ph.D.
Executive Director of the Republican Study Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives
Kevin Theriot
Senior Counsel, Alliance Defense Fund