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EPISODE · Nov 21, 2025 · 42 MIN

Ep. 57: Robert Tsai on America's Forgotten Constitutions

from The Democratic Constitution Podcast · host Lucas De Hart and Luke Pickrell

In this episode, Luke talks with Robert Tsai, author of America’s Fogotten Constitutions. The conversation covers the similarities and differences between various constitutional projects — including John Brown’s abolitionist constitution, the Confederate Constitution, the founding documents of the Icarian Nation and the Republic of New Afrika, and others — what it means to look at the Constitution through a cultural lens, and how discussions of the Constitution have changed over the last decade. The Democratic Constitution Blog is ⁠here⁠.Our YouTube channel is ⁠here⁠. Thank you to our listeners, blog subscribers, and donors.

In this episode, Luke talks with Robert Tsai, author of America’s Fogotten Constitutions. The conversation covers the similarities and differences between various constitutional projects — including John Brown’s abolitionist constitution, the Confederate Constitution, the founding documents of the Icarian Nation and the Republic of New Afrika, and others — what it means to look at the Constitution through a cultural lens, and how discussions of the Constitution have changed over the last decade. The Democratic Constitution Blog is ⁠here⁠.Our YouTube channel is ⁠here⁠. Thank you to our listeners, blog subscribers, and donors.

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