Dangers of Constitutional Veneration

Aziz Rana, author of the much-anticipated book, The Constitutional Bind, joins Julie and Zephyr to talk about the origins and history of constitutional veneration, and why this constitutional creed threatens the future of our democracy.

Episode 12 of the Democracy's Future? podcast, hosted by Aziz Rana, Zephyr Teachout, Julie Suk, titled "Dangers of Constitutional Veneration" was published on June 10, 2024 and runs 65 minutes.

June 10, 2024 ·65m · Democracy's Future?

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Aziz Rana, author of the much-anticipated book, The Constitutional Bind, joins Julie and Zephyr to talk about the origins and history of constitutional veneration, and why this constitutional creed threatens the future of our democracy.

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Read Aziz Rana's book The Constitutional Bind: How Americans Came to Idolize A Document That Fails Them (2024)

Read Aziz Rana's recent New York Times op-ed, The Constitution Won't Save Us from Trump.

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