Grading the Framers: What the Constitution Got Right and What it Got Wrong
Join Pulitzer Prize-nominated historian and author Bill Brands to discuss the impact of decisions made by the Constitutional framers -- both then and now.
1:00-1:40 p.m. ET
Pulitzer Prize-nominated historian and author Bill Brands will address the historical impact of decisions made by 18th century Constitutional framers and how the Constitution and decisions made then, impact present day society.
He will also explore ways that the Legislative and Executive branches continue to pass legislation that requires interpretation of the Constitution by the Judicial branch.
While there is no way to predict the future, he will demonstrate the ways in which the writers framed personal and civil liberties and the rule of law that continue to be relevant to issues that were unforeseen by our nations’ founders.
1:00-1:40 p.m. ET
Henry William (H.W.) Brands
Henry William (H.W.) Brands was born in Oregon, went to college in California, sold cutlery across the American West, and earned graduate degrees in mathematics and history in Oregon and Texas. He taught at Vanderbilt University and Texas A&M University before joining the faculty at the University of Texas at Austin, where he is the Dickson Allen Anderson Centennial Professor of History.
His books include The Man Who Saved the Union, Traitor to His Class, Andrew Jackson, The Age of Gold, The First American, TR, and The General vs. the President. Both Traitor to His Class and The First American were finalists for the Pulitzer Prize.
He lectures frequently on historical and current events, and can be seen and heard on national and international television and radio programs. His writings have been translated into Spanish, French, German, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Ukrainian.
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