We the People

by Jill Lepore

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Book of the Day, NPR · February 20, 2026

Brush up on American history with 'Common Sense' and 'We the People'

A new history of the U.S. Constitution, in which Jill Lepore speaks with NPR's Steve Inskeep about historical attempts to reinterpret American law long after the Constitution was first drafted.

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