Word: conventioners
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Of the making of books about the Constitution there is no end, especially in this bicentenary year, when thousands of people from the President to the most unassuming kindergarten teacher are trying to define, not always with impartial clarity, the document's conception and meaning. But for an authentic and...
On the opposite side stand "separationists," who adhere to Thomas Jefferson's famous metaphor that the Constitution built a "wall of separation between church and state" and who embrace most of the Supreme Court's establishment rulings. Exponents include many Jewish lobbies and the National Council of Churches. The 14.6...
Law: Does the framers' handiwork need fixing? Changing the charter has never been easy, but that has not stopped a lot of Americans from trying. A new convention is even possible. People: A sampling of opinion in the U.S. and abroad on the Constitution's strengths and weaknesses, its gifts...
The Convention: How 55 strong-minded "demigods" actually drafted the Constitution in the hot summer of 1787. Living: Across the country, the Bicentennial inspires revelry, pageantry and serious debate. -- What if the Founding Fathers were to face a modern media blitz? Food: Philly is a cradle of American cuisine.
Art: What style suited the young Republic? Architects, especially, found new answers in old models. Books: The first commentators on the work of the convention are still among the best. Video: Fairness may now be defined by broadcasters instead of Government. Science: America's performance on metrics does not measure...