Constitution
"[The Constitution] Must Be Maintained, for it is the Only Safeguard of Our Liberties.”
- Abraham Lincoln
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Robert Putnum and Shaylyn Romney Garrett Visit Wheatley Institute
Wheatley gets a visit from authors "The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again"
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Conversation with Noah Feldman Chronicled by Deseret Magazine
Prolific legal Mind shares his thoughts in an article written by Wheatley Director, Paul Edwards, and Wheatley Fellow, Hal Boyd.
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Danielle Allen and W. B. Allen Share Thoughts on the American Experiment
Conversation with Father Daughter Duo of Political Scholars
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The Daily Universe - Governor Cox Town Hall
The Daily Universe breaks down key points shared by Governor Cox at recent BYU town hall
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Deseret News and KSL Cover Governor Cox's Town Hall at BYU
Ashley Imlay of the Deseret News covers many of Governor Cox's talking points including social media, political division, and religion.
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Town Hall with Governor Cox
The BYU campus community was invited to sit down with Utah Governor Spencer Cox.
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Noah Feldman Sits Down the Deseret News Editorial Board Post Wheatley Institute Lecture
After headlining BYU's Constitution Week, Noah Feldman sits down with Deseret News to talk about his fascination with the LDS and love for the constitution.
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Deseret News Recaps Noah Feldman's Consitution Day Lecture
Trent Toone of the Deseret News published a summary overview of the recent Wheatley Institute lecture that took place earlier this month. The excellent lecture was shared by Noah Feldman as part of Brigham Young University's Constitution Week events.
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The Constitution Under Pressure
Harvard Professor, Noah Feldman, shares lessons from Abraham Lincoln
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The Constitution Under Pressure: Lessons From Abraham Lincoln
Author, religion and ethics scholar, historian, and Harvard law professor, Noah Feldman, addressed the BYU community as part of Constitution Week. Feldman's lecture focused on ideas from his book, "The Broken Constitution: Lincoln, Slavery & The Refounding of America." All are welcome to attend the lecture.
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Moving From a Culture that Divides Us to a Culture that Unites Us
On November 11, Timothy Shriver gave a lecture on “Moving From a Culture that Divides Us to a Culture that Unites Us.” The event was sponsored jointly by the Office of Civic Engagement and the Wheatley Institute. Tim and his growing team at UNITE, are building around a bold vision to promote national unity and mutual respect across differences. They are working to find solutions that transcend tired debates and old divides.
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Our Constitutional Order: Freedom, Responsibility, and Power
U.S. Senator Mitt Romney in Conversation with Governor Cox
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Conversation with Ambassador Jeff Flake
How resilient are America’s core institutions in the wake of a tumultuous election?
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The Character of Freedom
Bill Allen, Emeritus Professor of Political Philosophy at Michigan State University
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The Future of Institutions in a 'Post-Truth' Era
When Oxford Dictionaries named “post-truth” the 2016 word of the year, it set off alarm bells. Some in society rushed to assure us that in actuality we “cannot be post-truth”[1]; while others sought to explain “how we arrived in a post-truth era, when ‘alternative facts’ replace actual facts, and feelings have more weight than evidence.”[2]
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